[The management of the development of occupationally important qualities for the purpose of improving the training of flight personnel].

The issues of purposeful development of occupationally important qualities (OIQ) of the pilots using a specially devised set of psychological, pedagogical, psychophysiological methods are studied. Evidence for an effect of the applied methods on the development of OIQ, success and reliability of flying activity is presented. Some mechanisms of creating an integral system of OIQ during pilot training are discussed. The peculiarities of OIQ influence on specific aspects and parameters of pilot activity including a real flight are considered. The views on the patterns of creating the professional flying abilities, their place in the structure of a pilot fitness for flying are discussed.