Sector: Aviation
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Older pilots, better pilots?
Recently, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger posted on social media the question: Are older pilots less effective in the cockpit of a modern commercial aircraft than younger pilots? CHIRP was intrigued by this Human Factors question from Captain Sullenberger, aiming as it does at human performance limitations, and probing the pilots in his network to consider…

