Word: pilote
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Reynolds stated last night that the new buildings are especially designed to aid veteran and faculty families at the University. He said that residence would not, however, be limited to any group. No applications will be accepted for rentals until several pilot units have been set up for investigation. Reynolds added that no prices will be determined until construction work nears completion...
...fear, hatred and revenge, is a well-made movie melodrama. Director Fred (The Search) Zinneman, who gets as much power out of his lens as if it were a fire-hose nozzle, deals this time with a deadly game of hide & seek. The fugitive is an ex-bomber pilot (Van Heflin) who once betrayed a group of fellow prisoners to curry favor and food in a Ger man prison camp. Stalking him with a maniacal single-mindedness is Bombardier Robert Ryan, the only survivor...
Medically, a man may be only as old as his arteries. But an airplane pilot has more complicated problems as he begins to get older. He has to worry about his "functional age." Last week Psychologist Ross A. McFarland of Harvard's School of Public Health told the Gerontological Society in Manhattan that a pilot is as old as his vision, or his "motor skill," or his general ability to adjust to the demands of his job. No exact age limit should be set for pilot retirement, McFarland said, but life in the sky certainly does not begin...
...most damaging effect of age on a pilot is trouble with his eyes. Only rarely is hearing poor enough to be dangerous. Mental ability in older pilots is nothing to worry about, said McFarland, who is 47: "The extent of the decline in such functions as ability to learn, memory, reasoning and judgment is much less than generally believed." As long as the pilot had a good brain to start with, and his interest in his job continues, no "significant adverse trends in mental performance" should be expected up to 55 or 60. As a "morale builder" for older fliers...
...military aviation, McFarland found, accidents decline up through the 30-34 age group; then there is a slight increase, and finally a better record after 40. In general, "increasing experience makes the pilot safer"; a 50-year-old pilot who is mentally and physically alert is "much safer" than a younger pilot of less intelligence and poorer coordination. Among transport pilots, lowest records for accidents were among the under-30 group; after 30, the rate went up. Probably, thinks McFarland, the oldsters suffer from overconfidence...