Human Performance and Limitations Exam ⋆ Flexwing Scotland

#1. Alcohol accelerates the effects of hypoxia:

Occasionally

Sometimes

False

True

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 97 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#2. A unit of alcohol takes how long to clear the bloodstream?

90 Minutes

75 Minutes

60 Minutes

45 Minutes

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 100 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#3. Flying following giving blood can lead to:

Barotrauma

Septicemia

Hypoxia

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#4. Aircraft closing at a constant relative bearing will:

Appear to grow larger at a constant rate

Appear to suddenly grow larger

Remain visually a constant size

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 102/103 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#5. If a student pilot feels that an instructor has made an incorrect assesment of a situation they should:

Take control from instructor

Allow the situation to continue and discuss it later

Question the decision at once

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 105 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#6. Following flying in extremely cold conditions, you find your fingers are showing signs of frostbite. You should:

Rub your hands together to generate heat

Hold your hands near a fire to warm them quickly

Put your hands under your armpits to warm them

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#7. Having departed the circuit from runway 02, you return and are given information to join runway 20

You ask for runway confirmation

You assume a mistake because you see another aircraft on the runway facing 02

You should join for runway 20

#8. A pilot with low stress level is:

Unable to concentrate for any length of time

Likely to be under confident

Able to absorb new information readily

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 105 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#9. To avoid painful results due to pressure changes, it is advisable not to do which of the following:

Scuba Diving

Water Skiing

Hang Gliding

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 98 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#10. The amount of alcohol allowed in the blood of a pilot is:

More than the limit for a car

50% of the limit for a car

The same as the limit for a car

25% of the limit for a car

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 100 of Cosgrove 8th Edition

#11. The major constituent of the gas content of the atmosphere is:

Carbon Dioxide

Nitrogen

Oxygen

Sorry wrong answer.. Ref Page 96 – Cosgrove 8th Edition

#12. If suffering from a head cold, a pilot should:

Not fly as P1

Not fly at all

Fly with adequate medication

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 98 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#13. Rapid breathing and tingling in the finger tips are signs of:

Hyperventilation

Barotrauma

Frostbite

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 97 – Cosgrove 8th Edition

#14. Medication may have side effects which impair a pilots ability to fly. To reduce the risk, pilots should:

Not take any medication before a flight

Only take medication which has been purchased from a chemist

Consult a doctor on any side effects which may result from particular medication

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 100 Cosgrove 8th Edition

#15. Adrenaline can sometimes cause:

Barotrauma

Hyperventilation

Hypoxia

Sorry – Wrong answer Ref Page 104 Cosgrove 8th Edition