Reactions to Coriolis Stimulations and Postrotatory Eng-Response: A Study on Pilot-candidates and Pilots

Abstract

The postrotatory ENG-responses of pilotcandidates showing no, moderate or strong vegetative reactions after Coriolis stimulations were compared with those of pilots flying different types of aircraft. It could be illustrated that: (a) the smaller a person' vegetative resistance towards rotatory stimuli, the higher his postrotatory ENG-responses and the higher the difference between right and left turns; (b) jet pilots during their flying training show a habituation of their vegetative reflexes and seem to develop a high sensitivity and a good balance of their vestibular system; (c) this development towards higher sensitivity is less pronounced in fixed-wing pilots; (d) this development was not found in helicopter pilots.