[Psychosomatic status and the quality of the piloting in flyers during geomagnetic disturbances]

After using the psychological tests, namely Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and Luchaire 8-color test, a large group of pilots was divided into the individuals with high and low levels of anxiety. The highly anxious persons as opposed to those with a low level of anxiety are characterized by a more anxious level of operating during the quiet days free from magnetic disturbances. On heliogeomagnetic exposures, the pilots with a high level of anxiety unlike those with a low anxiety level operate at a new, even more intensive homeostatic level which is accompanied by a decreased functional activity of the central nervous system. The latter leads to a sharp decline in flying skills. Since there have been no significant changes in the physiological status and flying skills of the pilots with a low anxiety level during magnetic disturbances, it should be considered that the high level of anxiety is the risk of heliometeolability and flight safety. The ways to correct the high level of anxiety are developed.