Age-Related Pilot Cognition and Working Memory Unlike commercial airline pilots who are limited by the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) “65” rule ), no age limit is defined in general aviation (GA) and in the United States, the population of GA pilots is aging (Air Safety Institute, nd; Clause, Dehais, Arexis, & Pastor, 2011; Hardy and Parasuraman, 1997). The complexity of air navigation guarantees urgent actions; affected by various factors such as level of expertise 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 in the GA pilot population regarding factors such as age-related risk factors, i.e. 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 important role in GA, it becomes increasingly vital to understand the impact of age-related decline in cognitive performance (Hardy and Parasuraman, 1997). While a plethora of studies have examined weather-related factors related to air accidents, very limited reviews of the literature have experimentally analyzed two important factors related to decision error in air accidents: Age-related cognition and working memory in pilots 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). in Plan Review: Planning Under Automated and High Workload Conditions Retrieved from http://www.aviation.illinois.edu/avimain/papers/research/pub_pdfs/isap/mutwic.pdfNational Safety Office. (2005). Risk factors associated with weather-related general aviation accidents. Safety Study NTSB/SS-05/01. Retrieved from http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/safetystudies/SS0501.pdf Schriver, T., Morrow, D., Wickens, C., & Talleur, A. (2008). Expertise differences in attentional strategies related to pilot decision-making. Hum Factors., 50, 864-878. Wood, J. (December 14, 2011). Age gracefully, fly safely. General Aviation News. Retrieved from http://www.generalaviationnews.com/2011/12/aging-gracefully-flying-safely/