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WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL HELICOPTER PILOT? A FUZZY MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING APPROACH

DOI: 10.7708/ijtte2021.11(4).02


11 / 4 / 507 - 527 Pages

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Jelena Petrović - University of Defence, Military Academy, Belgrade, Pavla Jurisica Sturma 33, 11 000, Belgrade, Serbia -

Ivan Petrović - University of Defence, Military Academy, Belgrade, Pavla Jurisica Sturma 33, 11 000, Belgrade, Serbia -


Abstract

With enlargement of costs of training and hazards, and high responsibility of job, importance of proper selection of pilots is huge. The nature of flight mission can be equally important factor for selection, so as different abilities and test results. On the sample of 50 pilots of different types of helicopter missions (military, police and commercial) without accidents in career, pilots had to make assessment about traits which are high important for successful helicopter pilot, and then make self – assessment based on five point Likert scale. Data were processed by fuzzy - DEMATEL and fuzzy - TOPSIS methods. Quantitative and qualitative differences in assessment of personality traits for successful helicopter pilots between three branches were found.


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