[Adaptation of young pilots to new conditions of professional activities (socio-psychological aspects)].

An adaptation of 146 young pilots to the flying career conditions was studied. The pilots filled in the questionnaire containing the points on: motivation, flight duty satisfaction, self-assessment of professional advancements and conditions under which it occurs and an attitude to flying personnel of the unit. The experimental findings can be used to improve the psychological relations of the young pilots during their adaptation to the new conditions of professional activity.