Abstract: Through interview and psychological competency questionnaire for civil pilots, the psychological competency model is constructed, finding out whether pilots'personality affects aviation safety. Qualitative and quantitative methods such as document research, interview, questionnaire, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis are employed. Pilots'psychological competency model is constructed including 42 items and 8 dimensions such as strictness, introspectiveness, compliance, boldness, confidence, dominance, constancy and extroversion. Data validation proves the reliability and validity of the current research tool. The pilots'psychological competency model is helpful for pilots爷selection and training.

Key words: civil pilots, psychological competency, personality characteristics, competency model, selection and training