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Exam simulation Human Performance and Limitations - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Human Performance and Limitations 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - Which is the procedure to be followed when symptoms of decompression sickness occur?
2 - In 1972, a psychologist named Edwards presented a concept of the interface between flight crew and other parts of the airspace environment. What is this concept called and the names of those elements involved?
3 - The fovea
4 - Which of the following applies to carbon monoxide poisoning?
5 - The metabolisation of alcohol
6 - After a decompression to 43 000 FT the TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) will be approximately:
7 - Pain in the middle ear during descent may be eased by:
8 - The requirement of good sunglasses is to
9 - If you are disorientated during night flying you must:
10 - What is synergy in a crew?
11 - Among the factors that increase tolerance to long-duration g forces are:
12 - For a normal and healthy person, personality traits are:
13 - A pilot, accelerating or decelerating in level flight may get:
14 - Decision-making results in:
15 - Disturbance of the biological clock appears after a: 1. bad night's sleep 2. day flight Amsterdam - New York 3. day flight Amsterdam - Johannesburg 4. night flight New York - Amsterdam
16 - The so-called 'Seat-of-the-Pants' sense is
17 - Learning to fly naturally induces stress in a student pilot because he is lacking experience. Manifestations of this type of stress are: 1. nervousness and chanellized attention 2. being rough at the controls 3. smoke and drink much more alcohol than usual 4. airsickness, lack of sleep
18 - The type of hypoxia, which occurs at altitude is a explained by:
19 - Flying a coordinated level turn will
20 - Resonance of the body parts can result from:
21 - If coping with a stress situation is impossible, one will remain in the state of:
22 - When flying through a thunderstorm with lightning you can protect yourself from flashblindness by: a) turning up the intensity of cockpit lights b) looking inside the cockpit c) wearing sunglasses d) using face blinds or face curtains when installed
23 - To maintain good situational awareness you should: (1) believe only in your own interpretation of the data (2) gather as much data as possible from every possible source before making inferences (3) question whether your hypothesis still fits the situation as events progress and try to make time to review the situation (4) consider ways of testing your situational hypothesis to see whether it is correct
24 - The ideal cockpit can be termed as:
25 - What may trigger stress in humans?
26 - What is the name of the functional connection between neurones?
27 - With regard to central vision, which of the following statements are correct? - 1: It is due to the functioning of rods - 2: It enables details, colours and movement to be seen - 3: It is very active both during the day and at night - 4: It represents a zone where about 150000 cones per mm are located to give high resolution capacity
28 - The chemical substance responsible for addiction to tobacco is
29 - One of the waste products of the metabolic process in the cell is:
30 - Stress is a reaction to adapt a specific situation. This reaction
31 - The 'cocktail party effect' is:
32 - In tropical zones, it is recommended that:
33 - Someone who has anaemia has:
34 - The normal sleep cycle is approximately every................minutes
35 - In order to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, exercise should:
36 - A pilot successfully completes a difficult and stressful landing at an aerodrome. The next time a landing is attempted under the same conditions and at the same aerodrome, is the pilot likely to experience:
37 - Caffeine may cause an increase in cardiac rate, restlessness/nervousness, insomnia, anxiety and intestinal irritability. Excessive consumption is considered to be in excess of:
38 - During a night flight at 10,000 feet you notice that your visual acuity has decreased. In this case you can increase your acuity by:
39 - What is the effect of tiredness on attention?
40 - The purpose of action plans which are implemented during briefings is to:
41 - Which of the following symptoms may a pilot experience when subjected to hypoxia? 1. Fatigue. 2. Euphoria. 3. Lack of concentration. 4. Pain in the joints. 5. Pain in the inner ear
42 - Planning:
43 - If somebody starts breathing faster and deeper without physiological need
44 - Flights immediately after SCUBA-diving (compressed gas mixtures, bottles) (>10 m depth)
45 - A pilot approaching an upsloping runway
46 - The proprioceptive senses ('Seat of-the-Pants-Sense')
47 - Which part of the ear could be affected due to air pressure changes during climb and/or descent?
48 - What diseases can be associated with contaminated water?
49 - An example of conflict between status and role is:
50 - Physical exercise in high temperatures (tropical climates) may:
51 - Internal conflict within oneself is termed as:
52 - Alcohol degrades:
53 - Behaviour is the outward result of...................and is......................:
54 - The most dangerous symptoms of hypoxia at altitude are
55 - 1. Psychosomatic means that a physiological problem is followed by psychological stress. 2. Psychosomatic complaints hardly occur in professional aviation because of the strict selection for this particular profession.
56 - The phases of learning a Motor Programme are:
57 - When a pilot is staring at an isolated stationary light for several seconds in the dark he might get the illusion that:
58 - Motor programmes are:
59 - Which is the audible range to human hearing?
60 - To resynchronize a circadian rhythm, it takes more time after:
61 - The total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture. This is:
62 - If during flight a pilot is in a mental condition of 'optimum arousal' he/she will be:
63 - Galactic Radiation is:
64 - Regarding flight deck information presentation, which of the following statements is correct?
65 - Which of the following is most likely to be overlooked should a pilot make a rushed decision?
66 - Having a serious cold, you are going to fly. What can you expect?
67 - Approximately how long will a blood alcohol level of 60 mg / 100 ml take to return to normal?
68 - A person being exposed to extreme or prolonged stress factors can perceive:
69 - The first cockpit tool that tends to suffer as a result of stress:
70 - Positive g will cause the blood-pressure to the brain to:
71 - The amount of light which strikes the retina is controlled by:
72 - Early symptoms of hypoxia could be: 1. euphoria 2. decreased rate and depth of breathing 3. lack of concentration 4. visual disturbances
73 - If a stop-over is more than 24 hours, the correct action is to:
74 - The available cognitive resources of the human brain:
75 - Habits and routine can influence decision-making in a way that:
76 - A barotrauma of the middle ear is:
77 - The process of responding to a sender by confirming the reception of a message is called
78 - Any prolonged exposure to noise in excess of 90 dB can result in:
79 - The function of the Eustachian tube is to equalise the pressure between the:
80 - A shining light is fading out (i. e. when flying into fog, dust or haze). What kind of illusion could the pilot get?
81 - In relation to oxygen diffusion and transport, which statement is correct?
82 - Which of the following illusions are brought about by conflicts between the visual system and the vestibular system? - 1: Illusions concerning the attitude of the aircraft - 2: Autokinetic illusion (fixed point viewed as moving) - 3: Illusions when estimating the size and distance of objects - 4: Illusions of rotation
83 - The trend in aeroplane hull-loss rate over the last three decades seems to be related to:
84 - When drugs against sleep disorders and/or nervosity have been taken and the pilot intends to fly, attention has to be paid to
85 - What is the main adverse effect of expectations in the perception mechanism?
86 - Action plans (SOP's) in a cockpit must:
87 - A pilot who smokes will lose some of his capacity to transport oxygen combined with hemoglobin. Which percentage of his total oxygen transportation capacity would he give away when he smokes one pack of cigarettes a day?
88 - Air at an altitude of 18.000 feet contains, approximately:
89 - Which of the following operations are performed more effectively by automatic systems than by people? 1. Waiting for an infrequent phenomenon 2. Long term controlling of a set value (for example, holding of trajectory) 3. Monitoring to ensure that certain values are not exceeded (for example, holding of flight path) 4. Qualitative decision-making
90 - What is a stressor?
91 - Which of the following list are symptoms of fatigue? 1. Diminished accommodation 2. Slowed reactions 3. Long-term memory access problems 4. Being over-talkative 5. Diminished motor skills
92 - A pilot may get the illusion of low altitude on approach although the aircraft is on the correct glidepath:
93 - The inner ear is able to perceive: 1. angular acceleration 2. linear acceleration 3. noise
94 - What is understood by air-sickness?
95 - In decision-making, the selection of a solution depends on: 1. objective and subjective criteria 2. the objective to be achieved 3. the risks associated with each solution 4. the personality of the decision-maker
96 - Which of the following statements concerning hypoxia is correct?
97 - Dizziness and tumbling sensations, when making head movements in a tight turn, are symptoms of
98 - Errors which occur during highly automated actions may result from: 1. the capture of a poor action subprogram 2. a mistake in the decision making process 3. the application of a poor rule 4. an action mode error
99 - With regard to the average influence of age on pilot performance, it may be said that age:
100 - How would you call the leadership style of a captain who primarily is interested in a friendly atmosphere within his crew, who is always constructive and encouraging, who usually compromises in interpersonal conflicts, who trusts in the capabilities of his crew-members, and who leaves the crew freedom for own decisions?
101 - Among the factors which can cause illusions while taxiing are:
102 - What is meant by the term 'complacency'?
103 - What is meant by metabolism?
104 - CRM and MCC training are designed to improve:
105 - It is desirable to standardize as many patterns of behaviour (operating procedures) as possible in commercial aviation mainly because
106 - When stopping the rotation of a spin we have the sensation
107 - Cognitive evaluation which leads to stress is based on:
108 - Which of the following operations are performed more effectively by people than by automatic systems? 1. Qualitative decision-making 2. Waiting for an infrequent phenomenon 3. Monitoring to ensure that certain values are not exceeded 4. Detections of unusual conditions (smell, noise, etc.)
109 - Between which components, with reference to the SHELL Concept, covers pilot misinterpretation of the old three-point altimeter?
110 - Autokinesis can give the pilot the impression that:
111 - Incapacitation is most dangerous when it is:
112 - The transfer of oxygen from the alveoli to the blood can be described by:
113 - Which flight-manoeuvre will most likely induce vertigo? Turning the head while
114 - In order to make sound decisions it is important to:
115 - The use of professional languages offers:
116 - Which of the following statements are correct? 1. The first information received determines how subsequent information will be evaluated. 2. If one has made up one's mind, contradictory information may not get the attention it really needs. 3. With increasing stress, attention is limited thereby reducing the flow of information to the central decision maker.
117 - Cognitive and physical rehearsal of actions during training:
118 - The main purpose of lumbar support is to:
119 - Who in the aviation industry is responsible for flight safety?
120 - In the absence of external reference points, the sensation that the vehicle in which you sitting is moving when it is in fact the vehicle directly alongside which is moving is called:
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