TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute and 8-hour effects of alcohol (0.08% BAC) on younger and older pilots' simulator performance
AU - Taylor, J. L.
AU - Dolhert, N.
AU - Morrow, D.
AU - Friedman, L.
AU - Yesavage, J. A.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - This preliminary study examined the acute and 8-hour effects of alcohol at a target peak BAC of 0.08% on pilot performance. Fourteen younger (mean age 27.6 years) and fourteen older (mean age 60.3 years) pilots flew a Frasca 141 simulator in a scenario that included ATC communications and emergencies. Plots were tested during an alcohol and placebo condition at three timepoints: predrink, acute intoxication, and 8 h postdrink. Of eight performance measures, two showed statistically significant effects related to alcohol. First, cockpit monitoring was poorer when pilots were intoxicated, with recovery at 8 h. Second, younger pilots made more communication errors under the influence and there was no significant recovery at 8 h. Older pilots made more communication errors than younger pilots, but possibly because of methodological problems, older pilots' communication performance was not significantly impaired by alcohol. These results provide direction for future research.
AB - This preliminary study examined the acute and 8-hour effects of alcohol at a target peak BAC of 0.08% on pilot performance. Fourteen younger (mean age 27.6 years) and fourteen older (mean age 60.3 years) pilots flew a Frasca 141 simulator in a scenario that included ATC communications and emergencies. Plots were tested during an alcohol and placebo condition at three timepoints: predrink, acute intoxication, and 8 h postdrink. Of eight performance measures, two showed statistically significant effects related to alcohol. First, cockpit monitoring was poorer when pilots were intoxicated, with recovery at 8 h. Second, younger pilots made more communication errors under the influence and there was no significant recovery at 8 h. Older pilots made more communication errors than younger pilots, but possibly because of methodological problems, older pilots' communication performance was not significantly impaired by alcohol. These results provide direction for future research.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7980331
AN - SCOPUS:0027931777
SN - 2375-6314
VL - 65
SP - 718
EP - 725
JO - The Journal of aviation medicine
JF - The Journal of aviation medicine
IS - 8
ER -