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The study aimed to establish whether sport pilots differ from the general population in terms of their stress-coping styles. The study involved a sample of 160 subjects, 80 of whom were sport pilots in the experimental group while another 80 were members of the general population in the control group. Data was collected using an inventory for establishing strategies for coping with stressful life situations (Coping Responses Inventory - CRI). The statistical analysis, which was based on the t-test for independent samples, identified statistically significant differences between the sport pilots and the general population in the dimensions of 'cognitive avoidance' (cognitive effort to avoid a realistic consideration of a problem), 'seeking of alternative substitutes' (behavioural attempts to engage in new activities and create new sources of satisfaction) and 'emotional discharge or emptying' (behavioural attempts to alleviate tension by venting negative emotions). The results showed that sport pilots use strategies focused on a problem and that they cope with problem situations effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]