Linda G. Pierce

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the validity of AT-SAT and field training data for 1,950 air traffic controllers hired in fiscal years 2007 through 2009 were analyzed by correlation, cross-tabulation, and logistic regression with achievement of certified professional controller (CPC) status as the criterion.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the use of biodata factors as predictors of training performance for candidate air traffic control specialists (ATCSs) and found that age was the most consistent predictor of training success.

TL;DR: The first step in a proposed program of organization development (OD) was to assess organizational processes within the Technical Operations Services (TechOps) Operations Control Centers (OCCs).

TL;DR: In addition to general and specialized experience and education requirements, the ATC Series 2152 qualification standard includes seven alternate requirements for use in qualifying applicants for selection by the FAA as air traffic control specialists (ATCSs) as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report an initial assessment of one such measure, the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System-Federal Aviation Administration for predicting success of ATCS trainees in Academy training, and find personality facets to account for an additional three to four percent of the variance in training success of individuals over a measure of cognitive ability.