Sit Uas 🎯 💫

Scenario: You are operating a UAS beyond visual line of sight. The ground control station displays a “Link Quality Low” warning, and you have not received a telemetry update for 12 seconds. Your mission objective is to survey a flooded area. What do you do?

Correct (expert rated best): B (Immediate RTH – prioritizes safety over mission) Least effective: A (Continued flight risks loss of aircraft) sit uas

(Your Name), Academic Affiliation Journal: Human Factors in Aviation or International Journal of Aerospace Psychology Abstract Objective: To design and empirically validate a Situational Judgement Test (SIT) tailored for Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators (SIT-UAS), assessing non-technical skills such as decision-making, situational awareness, and risk management. Scenario: You are operating a UAS beyond visual

Development and Validation of a Situational Judgement Test (SIT-UAS) for Unmanned Aircraft System Operators: Predicting Non-Technical Skills in Remote Piloting What do you do

A three-phase mixed-methods approach: (1) Critical incident interviews with 20 expert UAS operators to generate realistic scenarios; (2) Expert panel (n=10) to establish correct/incorrect response keys; (3) Validation with 150 UAS trainees, comparing SIT-UAS scores against instructor ratings and simulator performance.

The SIT-UAS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing judgement in UAS operations. It offers a practical, low-fidelity alternative for selection and training needs analysis.