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In order to view the critical requirements of the airline pilot's job in relation to other factors contributing to the difficulty of the job, data were collected which bear on the problem of what factors outside of the pilot contribute to critical situations. In the majority of situations made critical by some unsafe conditions of the airplane and of airport contributed to the next highest number of critical situations. A content analysis of 1,241 comments as to causes of unsafe airline flying revealed that pilots, inspectors and check-pilots feel that inadequate communication and navigational equipment, unsafe conditions of airports, unsafe conditions of aircraft, company policies and procedures and CAA and CAB policies and procedures are the most important factors contributing to unsafe airline flying.

Although only limited information was obtained on pilot fatigue, there is evidence that pilot fatigue may affect pilot behavior in almost all of the components of his job and in almost all phases and conditions of flight. Additional studies of his job and in almost all phases and conditions of flight. Additional studies of this aspect of the pilot's job are needed, using larger samples of pilots and more refined research techniques.

This survey provides a foundation upon which to develop improved selection, more appropriate training and more objective evaluations of airline pilots. The knowledge of what the critical requirements of the job are is of great potential value for further work in improving these three areas. 

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