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However, the differential psychometric impact of routine operational flights versus high-intensity air demonstrations remains poorly characterized.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine and compare mood state fluctuations elicited by distinct aerial mission profiles\u2014operational maintenance (OM) flights and aerobatic demonstrations (AD)\u2014within a specialized military pilot cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this within-subject, crossover experimental design, nine elite male aviators (mean age: 32.1 \u00b1 1.8 years) from the Brazilian Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron (EDA), each with &amp;gt;1,000 cumulative flight hours, were assessed across two mission contexts. Mood states were measured pre- and post-flight using the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), which evaluates six psychological dimensions: tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, and confusion. Paired comparisons were conducted using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test (\u03b1 = 0.05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>OM flights were associated with a statistically significant increase in depression scores post-flight (p = 0.031), alongside a non-significant trend toward decreased tension (p = 0.098). Other subscales showed no statistically significant variation, though intra-individual variability was observed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Emotional reactivity among high-performance military pilots varies according to mission typology. 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