Military Aircrew & High Altitude Hypoxia Training … erm … Remembering Stuff!

Research Paper Title Mechanisms of Memory Dysfunction during High Altitude Hypoxia Training in Military Aircrew. Background Cognitive dysfunction from high altitude exposure is a major cause of civilian and military air disasters. Pilot training improves recognition of the early symptoms of altitude exposure so that countermeasures may be taken before loss of consciousness. Little is… Read More

Nephrolothiasis: US Navy Pilots & Kidney Stones

Research Paper Title A 10-Year Retrospective Review of Nephrolithiasis in the Navy and Navy Pilots. Background Little is known about the incidence of nephrolithiasis in the United States Navy. Navy pilots must be kidney stone-free and are often referred for treatment of small asymptomatic stones. The primary objectives of this study were to determine the… Read More

An Historic Evaluation of the RAAF’s Navigator Course (1990)

Research Paper Title A Study to Evaluate the Syllabus of Training for the Royal Australian Air Force Navigator Course. Background The primary aim of the thesis was to address a need for an independent evaluation of the RAAF Navigator Course which was expressed by staff officers in Air Force Office in early 1989. Although several occupational analyses have been… Read More

How Many Pilots are in the British Armed Forces?

Using information from the Joint Personnel Administration system (for RAF, Royal Navy and Royal Marines) and the Army Air Corps (for the British Army), Defence Statistics can identify that as at: 01 December 2014 there were 1,790 trained regular pilots in the RAF. 01 February 2015 there were 550 trained pilots in the Army. 01… Read More