The autonomous response of fighter and attack pilots during emergency situations in a flight simulator will be assessed by measuring and analysing heart rate variability (HRV). Eighteen pilots with instructor or student status assigned at the time of the evaluation to the ALA 23 district of the Talavera la Real Air Base of the Ministry of Defence of the Spanish Government (Badajoz) were studied during emergency situations in flight simulator. Subjects were assigned by non-probabilistic randomisation to an instructor group (IG; 7 subjects), and to a student group (AG; 11 subjects).~The recording of the parameters indicated corresponds to the emergency situations described above. Data collection was made in three different moments:~Take-off: it starts after reading the checklist until the engine fault is resolved.~Flight: during manoeuvres characterised by the recovery of abnormal positions.~Landing: where the pilot performs the landing manoeuvre, with the loss of spatial situation.
The autonomous response of fighter and attack pilots who attend sessions in a flight simulator will be evaluated by measuring and analyzing heart rate variability (HRV).