Age-Related Cognition and Working Memory of Pilots Unlike commercial airline pilots who are limited by the Federal Aviation Association's (FAA) "65 Years Old" rule , no age limit is defined in general aviation (GA), and in the United States, the GA pilot population is aging (Air Safety Institute, n.d.; Clause, Dehais, Arexis, & Pastor, 2011; Hardy & Parasuraman, 1997) . The complexity of air navigation warrants urgent action; influenced by various factors such as level of competence and cognitive potential. For older pilots who naturally experience age-related reductions in visual acuity and cognitive potential, these aspects may play an increasingly important role in combating unpredictable environments such as adverse weather conditions or emergency situations (Kennedy, Taylor, Reade & Yesavage, 2010). The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provides extensive data disclosing pilot error trends of the GA pilot population regarding factors such as age-related risk factors, such as pilot age, changes in cognitive and physical functioning, working memory and performance in adverse weather conditions (NTSB, 2005). Inevitably, as pilot cognitive performance plays an increasingly significant role in GA, capturing the impact of age-related decline in cognitive performance becomes increasingly vital (Hardy & Parasuraman, 1997). While a plethora of studies have examined weather-related factors in airline accident cases, very limited literature reviews have experimentally analyzed two significant factors linked to decision-making error in airline accidents: age-related cognition and working memory in pilots at due to obstacles producing a reasonably large group of subject pilots (Air Safety Institute, n.d.; Kennedy et al, ...... middle of article ...... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih .gov/pmc/articles/PMC2905035/Muthard, E., & Wickens, C (2003). Factors mediating flight plan monitoring and plan review errors: Planning under automated and high workload conditions. Retrieved from http://www.aviation.illinois.edu/avimain/papers/research/pub_pdfs/isap/mutwic. .pdfNational Transportation Safety Board. (2005). to weather conditions. Safety Study NTSB/SS-05/01. Retrieved from http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/safetystudies/SS0501.pdfSchriver, T., Morrow, D., Wickens, C., & Talleur, A. (2008). Proficiency differences in attention strategies related to pilot decision making. Hum Factors., 50, 864–878.Wood, J. (14 December 2011). Aging gracefully, flying safely. General Aviation News. Retrieved from http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2011/12/aging-gracefully-flying-safely/