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37 Cards in this Set
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The American NTSB reports that what percentage of aircraft accidents have a human element?
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80%
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What is aviation ergonomics about?
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The man / machine interface
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What are some factors affecting information processing?
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Time, Illness, Stress, Hangover, Hypoxia, Accuracy, Distractions
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How long does the sensory memory hold visual images and sounds for?
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Visual Images 1 second, Sounds 5 seconds
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How many items can the short term memory hold and for how long can it hold them?
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Can hold 7 + or - 2 items for 30 seconds
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What are the 3 types of long term memory?
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Semantic, Episodic, Motor Skills
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How many decisions can the brain make at a time?
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One only, decisions are made sequentially not simultaneously
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What are the four different pilot personalities?
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Phlegmatic, Choleric, Melancholic, Sanguine
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What are the four steps to judgement?
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Recognise, Evaluate, Decide, Respond
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What is the difference between acute fatigue and chronic fatigue?
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Acute fatigue is due to emergency conditions, chronic fatigue is on going
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Will a flight east or west make the pilots day longer?
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West
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Will the pilot adjust to time zone changes more readily with an eastward or westward flight?
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West
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What is sea level atmospheric pressure?
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760mmHG, 150mmHG oxygen
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At what altitude must you use an oxygen/air ratio?
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10,000ft
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At what altitude must you use 100% oxygen?
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34,000ft
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At What altitude must you use 100% oxygen under pressure?
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42,000ft
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How long must you wait before flying after diving?
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24 hours
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How long must you wait before flying after diving 36m?
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48 hours
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How far does 3-dimensional vision extend to?
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10m
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If a runway slopes up what does the pilot think he is on glideslope?
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Too high
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Do short sighted people wear convex or concave lenses?
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Concave
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What percentage of body orientation does vision account for?
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80%
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Do the semicircular canals detect linear or angular acceleration?
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Angular, e.g. pitch,yaw,roll
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What is sub threshold stimulation?
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The leans without turning
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What is the somatogravic illusion?
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When accelerating the pilot has the sensation of climbing steeply
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How long should you wait before flying after donating blood?
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24 hours
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How many G's can a normal body sustain?
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2.5G's
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What are the survival skills order?
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Location, Shelter, Water, Food, Will to survive
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What is advocacy?
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Stating the facts as you see them and sticking by your viewpoint
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What percentage of all verbal communication is ignored?
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75%
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What is co-pilot syndrome?
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When one of the flightdeck crew believe that one or more systems or people have the situation well under control
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What is the most conservative response rule?
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This rule states that whenever the best course of action is in doubt, we should immediately do the most conservative thing until more information becomes available
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What is anthropometry?
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The study of human dimensions and measurement
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What is biomechanics?
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The study of human movement
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Definition of an error?
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Occasions on which a planned sequence of mental or physical activity failed to achieve the intended outcome
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What are two unintended errors?
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Slip and Lapse
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What are two Intended errors?
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Mistake and Violation
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