A Preliminary Study on Personalities Traits of ROC Air Force Academy Cadets, for example

H. L. Wang, S. M. Laing, J. B. Wu, and Y. J. Liao

ABSTRACT

  Different than surface movement that most human being is used to live, flying is a 3-dimensional maneuver that a cadet pilot has to suffer huge physical and mental pressures during flight training to get familiar with. The stress becomes even tremendous as he/ she encounters emergent situations in the sky alone, and any improper decision-making will result in unexpected dangers and unrecoverable aircraft or human life loss. Current study, through questionnaire survey in the form of paper format, is to clarify and categorize the personality traits, either natural or educational, a cadet student of Air Force Academy, Taiwan, Republic of China (ROCAFA) should possess.

KEYWORDS: Cadet Pilots; Pilot Personality Traits; Big Five Personality Traits

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