Flight Screening of Military Pilots in Poland

• Authors: Dariusz Bogusz

Abstracts

EN

This article diagnoses and evaluates the process of selecting and preparing candidates for military pilots in Poland. The presented changes in the screening training system are to help with understanding the principles of organizing an effective system of recruitment and selection of military pilots at present. It also indicates directions for improvement. The organization of initial flight screening contributes to improving the efficiency of flight training and can serve as a model for use by flight training systems in other countries. The purpose of the article is to diagnose and evaluate recruitment and selection of candidates for military pilots in Polish Armed Forces. The problem that the author addresses is expressed in the following question: in what directions should the current solutions in the selection and training of candidates for military pilots, be improved in order to reduce the attrition rate at subsequent stages of flight training in the future? The research has been conducted at the Military University of Aviation using case study methods. The theoretical research methods, such as analysis and synthesis of information contained in literature and source materials, conclusions and comparison were used to develop the article. In order to confirm the conclusions drawn with the use of theoretical methods, an empirical method was used, which consisted in examining the opinions with the use of expert interviews. Experts were selected from the group of commanders of training units and military pilots involved in selection training, who had an impact on the applicable aviation training and recruitment system in Polish Armed Forces. The results shows main directions of military pilots initial flight screening improvement.

Keywords

EN

air force; aviation training safety; flight screening; military pilots; safety

PL

siły powietrzne; bezpieczeństwo szkolenia lotniczego; kontrola lotu; pilot wojskowy; bezpieczeństwo

• Publisher: Centrum Rzeczoznawstwa Budowlanego Sp. z o.o.
• Journal: Safety & Defense
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 119-131

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Dariusz Bogusz

• Military University of Aviation, Dęblin, Poland

References

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Identifiers

DOI

10.37105/sd.120

Biblioteka Nauki

2010489