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Unmanned aerial systems : pilot and personnel issues /
The Air Force has managed its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) pilots using some strategic human-capital approaches, such as planning for the different levels of experience that it needs in these pilots. However, it continues to face challenges. This book evaluates the extent to which the Air Force h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Defense, security and strategy series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: PILOT AND PERSONNEL ISSUES; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: PILOT AND PERSONNEL ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: AIR FORCE:ACTIONS NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN MANAGEMENT OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM PILOTS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; THE AIR FORCE HAS MADE EFFORTS TO MANAGE RPA PILOTS BUT FACES CHALLENGES TO RECRUIT, DEVELOP, AND RETAIN PILOTS AND BUILD THEIR MORALE.
- AIR FORCE HAS TAKEN SOME ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE POTENTIALLY CHALLENGING WORKING CONDITIONS RPA PILOTS FACE BUT HAS NOT FULLY ANALYZED BEING DEPLOYED-ON-STATIONTHE AIR FORCE MONITORS RPA PILOT PROMOTION RATES BUT HAS NOT ANALYZED FACTORS RELATED TO THOSE RATES; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II. FOCUS-GROUP METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS; Chapter 2: UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ANDA RESULTS-ORIENTED TRAINING STRATEGY ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT GROWING INVENTORIES; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY.
- What gao recommendswhat gao found; abbreviations; background; plans are not in place to fully account for the personnel, facilities, and some communications infrastructure needed to support air force and army uas programs; dod has not resolved challenges that affect the ability of the air force and the army to train personnel for uasoperations; dod has not fully incorporated knowledge gained from ongoing uas operations in key publications; conclusion; recommendations for executive action; agency comments and our evaluation; appendix i. scope and methodology.
- Chapter 3: FACETS OF OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT AMONG U.S. AIR FORCE ACTIVE DUTY AND NATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE MQ-1PREDATOR AND MQ-9 REAPER OPERATORSABSTRACT; LIST OF ACRONYMS; 1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 2.0. INTRODUCTION; 3.0. METHODS; 4.0. RESULTS; 5.0. DISCUSSION; 6.0. STUDY LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX.