ABSTRACT
The 20 pilots that participated in the study were recruited through an advertisement placed on the British Helicopter Association website and via word-of-mouth. The sample consisted of 19 males and 1 female. Twenty five percent of the sample was aged between 31 and 40 years, 40% were aged between 41 and 50 years, and 35% were aged between 51 and 60 years. The pilots were all relatively experienced; flying hours ranged from 1150 to 13,000 (mean = 5942, SD = 3304, median = 5000). The pilots were employed in a variety of occupations including search and rescue, military, personal passenger transport, North Sea transport, and as test pilots. This study was granted ethical permission by the University of Southampton Research Ethics Committee.
