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Médécin Général Placidi. La Sélection Psychologique Du Personal Navigant

8. "Le travail statisque effectué nous a donné le classement suivant:

1. calme, contrôle émotionnel
2. esprit offensif
3. esprit de décision
4. coup d'oeil
5. rapidité des réactions
6. discipline
7. jugement
8. confiance en soi
9. initiative
10. motivation 

Ce classement montre l'importance que les pilotes accordent au contrôle émotionnel qui vient très nettement en tête; il est suivi de l'esprit offensif et de l'esprit de décision qui se rattachent aux valeurs supérieures du caractère."

Cassie, A. "The Validation of Psychological Aptitude Testing 

11-12 The point of any testing is fundamentally economic - you want to make sure the testing you're doing is valid but beyond that the basic reason for doing so is:  

12 "The cost of training a pilot is staggeringly high and therefore the sooner a failure can be detected the less of the nation's money is spent non productively. While it is better, therefore, that the majority of failure should take place at an early and consequently less costly stage of training, it is better still if they can be detected even before entering training."