IAF chief inaugurates computerised pilot selection system

November 28, 2014 20:50

Aiming to adopt better tools for Pilot Aptitude Test in consonance with the modern aircraft being acquired by IAF, its chief Air Marshal Arup Raha today inaugurated the Computerised Pilot Selection System.

The CPSS replaces the earlier Pilot Aptitude Battery Test that has been in use for decades. The CPSS was conceived by the then Scientific Advisor to Prime Minister and former President A P J Abdul Kalam with a vision to adopt better tools for Pilot Aptitude Test in consonance with modern aircraft being acquired by the IAF.

The project was also aimed at addressing the issue of the alarming rate of flying accidents in the IAF attributed to pilot error, an official statement said.

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