Airplane pilot flight performance on 21 maneuvers in a flight simulator under varying carbon dioxide concentrations

Recent studies suggest that carbon dioxide has an impact on cognitive function performance of office workers at concentrations previously thought to be benign (1000–2500 ppm). The only available data for CO2 on the flight deck indicate that the average CO2 concentrations are typically <1000 ppm, but the 95th percentile concentration can be as high as 1400 ppm, depending on airplane type. We recruited 30 active commercial airline pilots to fly...