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Human Factors ATPL Questions and Answers 2024
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Human Factors ATPLWhat phase of flight is the pilot most likely to be distracted and miss items on a
checklist? - answer Before engine start to before takeoff
The safety culture of an organization should be described as: - answerThe ideas and
beliefs that all members of the organisation share about risk accidents and health
SRS definition - answerSafety reporting system, a voluntary system that allows pilots
and air crew to confidentially report incidents and concerns to improve safety
Just Culture definition - answerOne which recognises that professional individuals are
human and make mistakes
Motor skills refer to: - answerProcedural memory
Positional awareness is obtained from: - answerMuscles, skin and pressure and
associated sensors of the CNS (proprioceptors)
Skill based behaviours: - answerCan be practiced until they are unconscious
Rule-based behavior - answerBehaviours used to assess a dangerous situation
Working memory can only be retained with: - answerActive rehearsal / practice
Ā pilots personal limits should be: - answerEqual to or more restrictive than the legal
limits
Benefit of CRM - answerAn essential skill to maintain and enhance a safe level of
situational awareness
Effectively employing CRM allows what? - answerIncreases access to relevant info
regarding flight environment and aircraft operation
Four main types of pilot errors - answeromission
commission
Sequential errors
Time errors
If a pilot had inadequate knowledge, this is an example of what type of threat? -
answerInternal proficiency error?
, Five major sources of internal threats - answer- Procedural
- Communication
- Proficiency
- intentional non-compliance
- operating decisions
Skipping over the landing gear down item on a checklist results in a gear up landing, is
what type of error? - answerLapse due to skill-based fault
Human errors in aviation - answerMaintenance
Design
Manufacturing
Operating
Function of sides of the heart - answerLeft = pumps oxygen rich blood through the body
Right = delivers CO2 rich blood back to lungs where CO2 is released and re-enriched
with O2
The order of the external respiratory system components starting at the mouth: -
answerPharynx - larynx - oesophagus - trachea
10m dive, how long to wait to go flying? - answer12hr
Intending on flying above 8000ft AMSL after flying, how long should you wait? -
answer48hr
Ways to reduce effect of barotrauma - answerValsalva manoeuvre
Avoid flying while suffering from nasal, ear or respiratory condition
Chea, swallow, yawn
Which system in inner ear is responsible for maintaining equilibrium and spatial
orientation? - answerVestibular
Blocked eustachain tube will cause - answerSevere pain while aircraft descends
What factors contribute to hyperventilation - answerEmotional / mental
Physical
Physiological
How does hypoxia affect vision - answerAffects the rods, responsible for peripheral and
night vision resulting in tunnel vision
What is ischaemic hypoxia and the causes - answerĀ lack of blood flow, usually a result
of Physiological or environmental conditions
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