Abstract :
In creating a competent pilot, of course, requires a pilot instructor during
his training. Basically the job of a pilot instructor is more mental activity than
physical activity. Flight activities that rely heavily on the focus and concentration
and the flight agenda that is carried out every day twice a day with the achievement
of flight hours of 200 to 250 flight hours per student of course it greatly affects the
mental instructor pilot.This study aims to measure the mental workload of Pilot
instructors in education Squadron 101 Adisutjipto Air Force Base with a
perspective during flight activities as a Cockpit Crew consisting of roles as Pilot
Instructor and Pilot, which was then compared based on the total WWL score. The
subjective measurement method used is the NASA-TLX method which is a
measurement of mental workload, the measurement of the NASA-TLX method has
two stages, namely the comparison of each scale (Paired Comparison) and the
provision of value to the work (Event Scoring). NASA-TLX is adjusted into the
following indicators which consist of: Mental demands, physical demands, time
demands, effort, performance, and frustration. The results of the measurement of
mental workload obtained scores NASA-TLX for the role of Instructor Pilot at 86.42
and for the role of Pilot at 80.42. Overall, the measurement results show that the
perceived workload of the Cockpit Crew is classified as a very high workload
because the average value of WWL obtained is in the range of 80-100. From the
results of the study it was found that the amount of WWL score as a Pilot instructor
is dominated by activities that demand performance activities and as a Pilot is
dominated by activities that demand business activities. On the other hand, from
the comparison with the average WWL score, there is no significant difference in
the score by NASA-TLX for the role of cockpit crew as pilot and Pilot instructor, so
that these roles both require having a high mental level and responsibility.