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O voo em geral, e em particular o voo à vela, requer grandes níveis de concentração e os sintomas fisiológicos podem afectar o piloto. Isto revela-se com mais frequência se o voo à vela for praticado por exemplo próximo de obstáculos naturais, tais como montanhas.
No voo em montanha, isto é, em altitude, quase sempre está associado o perigo da privação de oxigénio. Esta torna-se um perigo ainda maior se os pilotos não possuírem tempo para sentir, ou reconhecer, os sintomas da hipoxia. Estes sintomas podem afectar fortemente o desempenho do piloto, levando assim a um aumento da probabilidade de ocorrência de acidentes / incidentes.
O objectivo deste trabalho consiste em estudar a relação entre os efeitos fisiológicos e o desempenho dos pilotos de planador, focando-se principalmente quando estes voam a grandes altitudes e próximos de montanhas.
Este trabalho é desenvolvido na Covilhã, no sopé da Serra da Estrela, onde existem excelentes condições para a prática do voo à vela e um crescimento da comunidade de pilotos de planadores. Seguindo algumas das recomendações estudadas durante a revisão do estado da arte instalámos equipamento médico a bordo de algumas aeronaves para determinar a relação entre os parâmetros fisiológicos e o desempenho dos pilotos.
Flying in general, and gliding (soaring) in particular, requires high levels of concentration which may be affected by physiological symptoms of the pilot. This is mainly relevant if the glider activity is developed near natural obstacles as, for example, the mountains. Flying all around mountains, i.e., in altitude, means quite always the danger of oxygen deprivation, mainly if the pilots have no time enough to feel, or recognize, the symptoms of hypoxia, which may affect their performance augmenting therefore the probability of an accident. The purpose of this work is to study the linkage between physiological effects and glider pilot’s performance, mainly when flights are in altitude and near mountains, where to know in advantage those effects may be crucial to ensure the safety of flights. We developed this work at Covilhã, near Serra da Estrela, where there are both very good conditions for gliding (soaring) and a growing community of glider pilots. Following some recommendations from the state of the art review we installed aboard medical equipment to determine precisely the correlation between physiological parameters and flight performance of pilots.
Flying in general, and gliding (soaring) in particular, requires high levels of concentration which may be affected by physiological symptoms of the pilot. This is mainly relevant if the glider activity is developed near natural obstacles as, for example, the mountains. Flying all around mountains, i.e., in altitude, means quite always the danger of oxygen deprivation, mainly if the pilots have no time enough to feel, or recognize, the symptoms of hypoxia, which may affect their performance augmenting therefore the probability of an accident. The purpose of this work is to study the linkage between physiological effects and glider pilot’s performance, mainly when flights are in altitude and near mountains, where to know in advantage those effects may be crucial to ensure the safety of flights. We developed this work at Covilhã, near Serra da Estrela, where there are both very good conditions for gliding (soaring) and a growing community of glider pilots. Following some recommendations from the state of the art review we installed aboard medical equipment to determine precisely the correlation between physiological parameters and flight performance of pilots.
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Voo à vela - Altitude Voo à vela - Altitude - Aspectos fisiológicos Voo à vela - Altitude - Desempenho dos pilotos Voo à vela - Pilotos - Aspectos fisiológicos