Whither workload?
Although the demands placed on flight deck personnel are not continuously excessive, the short periods of high load combine to produce a cumulative effect at the end of an operation. At the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, aircrew are examined on their in-flight workload by a questionnaire method and this is compared with other methods including physiological measurement. The effects of work away from the flight deck, and of factors peripheral to the job situation, are considered, and it is suggested that care must be taken to avoid eliminating job satisfaction with reduction in workload.
Rolfe
J M
JM
Institute of Aviation Medicine.