Unmanned aerial systems : pilot and personnel issues / Lissa Barlow, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barlow, Lissa, editor.

Series:

Defense, security and strategy series.

Defense, Security and Strategies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drone aircraft.

Drone aircraft pilots.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 has used a strategic human-capital approach to manage RPA pilots; addresses concerns, if any, about the working conditions of RPA pilots that may affect their quality of life; and analyzes the promotion rates of RPA pilots. It also discusses the extent to which plans were in place to account for the

Contents:

""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-STATION""""THE 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 RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT 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 OPERATORS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 23, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-475-3

OCLC:

916949942