Human Performance Questions

Hypoxia is defined as:

Hypoxic hypoxia in aviation is most commonly caused by:

The four types of hypoxia are:

Histotoxic hypoxia is caused by:

Stagnant hypoxia is caused by:

Hypemic (anaemic) hypoxia is caused by:

The Time of Useful Consciousness (TUC) at FL350 is approximately:

The TUC at FL250 is approximately:

Early symptoms of hypoxia include:

Supplemental oxygen is required above FL100 for the crew after:

Hyperventilation is caused by:

Symptoms of hyperventilation include:

The treatment for hyperventilation is to:

Hyperventilation and hypoxia symptoms are similar, so a pilot should first:

Spatial disorientation occurs when:

The 'leans' occur when:

The somatogravic illusion occurs during:

The somatogravic illusion during acceleration may cause the pilot to:

The Coriolis illusion is caused by:

Type I spatial disorientation (unrecognised) is the most dangerous because:

Night vision primarily uses:

Full dark adaptation takes approximately:

The best technique for scanning at night is:

The autokinetic illusion is:

A narrow runway may create the illusion that the aircraft is:

A wider-than-normal runway creates the illusion of being:

An upsloping runway creates the illusion of being:

A downsloping runway creates the illusion of being:

The black hole approach illusion occurs during:

Accommodation in vision refers to:

Empty field myopia occurs when:

Positive G-forces (Gz+) cause blood to:

The sequence of visual symptoms under increasing positive G is:

Negative G-forces cause:

Anti-G straining manoeuvres (AGSM) involve:

Acute fatigue is:

Chronic fatigue:

The effects of fatigue on pilot performance include:

The circadian rhythm is an approximately:

The circadian low point (WOCL - Window of Circadian Low) typically occurs:

Jet lag is caused by:

Eastbound travel generally causes:

The Yerkes-Dodson law states that performance:

Domestic stress (life events) can affect flight performance because:

The DECIDE model stands for:

The FORDEC model used in European aviation stands for:

Confirmation bias in aviation decision making means:

Situational awareness is:

Level 3 situational awareness involves:

CRM (Crew Resource Management) is:

Effective CRM includes:

Assertiveness in CRM means:

The 'Swiss cheese' model of accident causation (Reason's model) describes:

Authority gradient in the cockpit refers to:

The minimum time between alcohol consumption and flying (EASA) is:

Alcohol affects pilot performance by:

The effects of alcohol are magnified at altitude because:

Antihistamines commonly used for allergies may affect flying because:

Chronic exposure to aircraft noise can cause:

Vibration in the cockpit can cause:

The maximum permitted cabin altitude in normal operations for a pressurised aircraft is:

A rapid decompression at high altitude requires the crew to:

The main hazards of rapid decompression include:

Decompression sickness (DCS) is caused by:

Decompression sickness is more likely if the crew member has:

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning causes:

Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include:

If smoke or fumes are detected in the cockpit, the crew should:

The five hazardous attitudes identified in aviation are:

The antidote to the 'invulnerability' hazardous attitude is:

The antidote to the 'macho' attitude is:

The antidote to the 'anti-authority' attitude is:

The antidote to 'impulsivity' is:

The antidote to 'resignation' is:

Sleep inertia is:

The recommended minimum sleep for adequate performance is approximately:

Microsleeps are:

Melatonin secretion is:

The human body clock naturally runs on a cycle of approximately:

Acute stress can lead to:

Workload management in the cockpit involves:

The 'aviate, navigate, communicate' priority order means:

Threat and Error Management (TEM) in CRM involves:

An 'undesired aircraft state' in TEM is:

Normalisation of deviance refers to:

Plan continuation bias (get-there-itis) is:

Loss of situational awareness is often indicated by:

The oculogravic illusion causes:

The primary defence against spatial disorientation is:

Presbyopia is:

Myopia (short-sightedness) means:

Trapped gas in the body expands with increasing altitude (Boyle's Law), which can cause:

Barotrauma of the ear during descent is prevented by:

Self-medication with over-the-counter drugs before flying is:

Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) are:

Pilot incapacitation procedures require the other pilot to:

The IMSAFE checklist is used by pilots to self-assess fitness to fly. It stands for:

Hearing protection should be used when cockpit noise levels exceed:

Smoking increases susceptibility to hypoxia because:

After a rapid decompression at FL370, the emergency descent target altitude is: