Human Performance and Limitations Exam ⋆ Flexwing Scotland

Human Performance and Limitations Exam


        
                    

                
            
    
        
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#1. Rapid breathing and tingling in the finger tips are signs of: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Hyperventilation
                
                Hyperventilation            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Barotrauma
                
                Barotrauma            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Frostbite
                
                Frostbite            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 97 – Cosgrove 8th Edition
#2. If a student pilot feels that an instructor has made an incorrect assesment of a situation they should: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Allow the situation to continue and discuss it later
                
                Allow the situation to continue and discuss it later            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Question the decision at once
                
                Question the decision at once            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Take control from instructor
                
                Take control from instructor            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer  Ref Page 105 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#3. Suffering from Epilepsy would preclude a pilot from flying: 
        
            
                
                    
                    False
                
                False            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    True
                
                True            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Not Necessarily
                
                Not Necessarily            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer. Please see CAA website LINK
#4. Flying into cloud or areas of poor visibility can lead to: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Night Blindness
                
                Night Blindness            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Spatial disorientation
                
                Spatial disorientation            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Hypoxia
                
                Hypoxia            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer  Ref Page 102 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#5. Vertigo is: 
        
            
                
                    
                    A sense of rapid drop in pressure
                
                A sense of rapid drop in pressure            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    A fear of Heights
                
                A fear of Heights            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Fear of clowns
                
                Fear of clowns            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    A sense of rotation when no rotation is actually taking place
                
                A sense of rotation when no rotation is actually taking place            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer NHS Link
#6. The amount of alcohol allowed in the blood of a pilot is: 
        
            
                
                    
                    The same as the limit for a car
                
                The same as the limit for a car            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    25% of the limit for a car
                
                25% of the limit for a car            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    More than the limit for a car
                
                More than the limit for a car            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    50% of the limit for a car
                
                50% of the limit for a car            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer  Ref Page 100 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#7. Your passenger burns his elbow on the exhaust of your aircraft. You should: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Burn the other elbow just to be fair
                
                Burn the other elbow just to be fair            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Strip away the burnt clothing and soak the elbow keeping it wet until you reach hospital
                
                Strip away the burnt clothing and soak the elbow keeping it wet until you reach hospital            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Flood the burnt area with water and leave the burnt clothing in place until you reach hospital
                
                Flood the burnt area with water and leave the burnt clothing in place until you reach hospital            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Strip away the burnt clothing and keep the burnt area dry until you reach hospital
                
                Strip away the burnt clothing and keep the burnt area dry until you reach hospital            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer NHS Link
#8. If looked into a featureless sky the eyes will tend to focus on a point: 
        
            
                
                    
                    1000 Meters away
                
                1000 Meters away            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    200 Meters away
                
                200 Meters away            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    2 Meters away
                
                2 Meters away            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer   Ref Page 101 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#9. A pilot with low stress level is: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Likely to be under confident
                
                Likely to be under confident            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Unable to concentrate for any length of time
                
                Unable to concentrate for any length of time            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Able to absorb new information readily
                
                Able to absorb new information readily            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer  Ref Page 105 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#10. Smokers who smoke 20 cigarettes a day will be able to absorb less oxygen than non smokers. 
        
            
                
                    
                    False
                
                False            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Depends on individual
                
                Depends on individual            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    True
                
                True            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    No Difference
                
                No Difference            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer   Ref Page 97 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#11. Effective lookout is best achieved by: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Continuous sweeping eye movement
                
                Continuous sweeping eye movement            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Moving the head and eyes to search segments of the sky
                
                Moving the head and eyes to search segments of the sky            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    A continuous moving of the head with eyes looking straight ahead
                
                A continuous moving of the head with eyes looking straight ahead            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Checking Pilot Aware constantly
                
                Checking Pilot Aware constantly            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer   Ref Page 103 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#12. Moving aircraft are more difficult to see if they: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Appear in the pilots peripheral vision
                
                Appear in the pilots peripheral vision            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Contrast with the background
                
                Contrast with the background            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Maintain a continuous relative bearing
                
                Maintain a continuous relative bearing            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Dont use strobes
                
                Dont use strobes            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer   Ref Page 102 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#13. If suffering from a head cold, a pilot should: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Not fly at all
                
                Not fly at all            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Fly with adequate medication
                
                Fly with adequate medication            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Not fly as P1
                
                Not fly as P1            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer  Ref Page 98 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#14. Barotrauma in flight results from changes in: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Workload
                
                Workload            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Temperature
                
                Temperature            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Altitude
                
                Altitude            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer   Ref Page 98 Cosgrove 8th Edition
#15. Adrenaline can sometimes cause: 
        
            
                
                    
                    Hypoxia
                
                Hypoxia            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Hyperventilation
                
                Hyperventilation            
        
        
            
                
                    
                    Barotrauma
                
                Barotrauma            
        
Sorry – Wrong answer  Ref Page 104 Cosgrove 8th Edition
Finish
Books to read: Brian Cosgrove (8th Edition)
Test exam questions: http://www.wiggleys.com/Trial-papers.