[Some functional changes of the nervous system of pilots and pilot trainees and the need for checking the psychological status of the pilot].

Thirty years' experience as a physician pilot are referred to in an examination of changes in nervous system performance encountered in pilots and trainee pilots of light aircraft. It is felt that through psychiatric controls should be performed on trainers to ensure that suitable condidates are selected in time, and, where necessary, on experienced pilots especially those of a certain age.