Crisis in cockpit: Pilots fail mind test

Chennai:  The recent incident where Air India turned down 40 pilots for not meeting `psychological standards` is a revelation about the kind of people in the cockpit of aircraft in the country. It was also the first time a psychologist from the Indian Air Force did the screening for pilots after the March 24 Germanwings incident in which the co-pilot flew the aircraft into a hill, killing 150 people on board. Though some have contested the manner in which the pilots were tested — a psychologist asked them a few questions about their families and background — airline officials and senior pilots feel a lot of the young crop of first officers are sometimes found too immature to handle situations.


This reflects the quality of training at flying schools and the selection process followed by airlines, they say. Psychological tests are not mandatory while psychometric tests are not done regularly. "The number of people coming into the profession due to a passion for flying is coming down.
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