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Pilot aptitude tests are used to select capable candidates. In particular, military aviation requires
effective pilot aptitude tests because military pilots have to operate complex cutting-edge combat
fighters in a rigorous environment. The pilot aptitude tests have developed since WWI (World War I),
and have been refined over the decades. In most military pilot aptitude test batteries, paper-and-pencil
and apparatus tests (electro-mechanical apparatus) have been used to evaluate cognitive abilities of
candidates. Recently, as computer technology has become both cheaper and more efficient, some kinds
of computer-based tests have been introduced into most countries. However, the computer-based test has
not been implemented in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force yet.
We reviewed many cumulative literatures about the pilot selection system and described the present
situation and problems involved in improving the pilot selection system. This review article addressed
the objective of pilot selection, cognitive and non-cognitive abilities that are important for pilots, the
history of pilot selection, and the method for the development of pilot selection system.
