ABSTRACT
Errors involving failures in decision-making and information processing contribute significantly to aircraft accident and incident rates involving general aviation aircraft (O'Hare, Wiggins, Batt, & Morrison, 1994). This has prompted the development of a series of training initiatives which have been designed to focus upon a variety of cognitive skills including decision-making (Jensen, 1992; Lester, Diehl, & Buch, 1985), risk management (Brecke, 1982), and fatigue and stress management (Adams & McConkey, 1990). These initiatives have formed the basis of training programs which have been implemented to the extent that a significant proportion of general aviation pilots are now familiar with concepts such as "Hazardous Thoughts" and "IMSAFE" (Buch, 1984; Harris, 1994; Holt, BoehmDavis, Fitzgerald, Matyuf, Baughman, & Littman, 1991; Lester et al., 1985). Moreover, subjective responses from pilots have suggested that there is a considerable level of face validity involved in the application of these concepts within general aviation (Buch, 1984; Lester et al., 1985; Telfer, 1988).
