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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 - How should a pilot react, when suffering from chronic stress?
2 - Glaucoma:
3 - The proprioceptive senses (seat-of-the-pants sense) are important for motor coordination. They
4 - The heart muscle is supplied with blood by:
5 - With regard to the humidity of air in current in a pressurized cabin, we know that it: - 1: varies between 40 and 60% - 2: varies between 5 and 15% - 3: may cause dehydration affecting the performance of the crew - 4: has no special effects on crew members
6 - Excessive exposure to noise can damage:
7 - What does not impair the function of the photosensitive cells?
8 - The maintenance of man's internal equilibrium is called:
9 - The part(s) of the eye responsible for night vision:
10 - 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:
11 - In order to make sound decisions it is important to:
12 - The normal rate of breathing when at rest is:
13 - Pilot stress reactions:
14 - The rate and depth of breathing is primarily controlled by:
15 - Flying immediately after SCUBA diving involves the risk of getting:
16 - Which of the following is correct?
17 - Which of the following physical stimuli may cause stress reactions? 1: noise. 2: conflict. 3: temperature. 4: an administrative problem. 5: hunger. The combination of correct statements is:
18 - Of the following statements regarding stress, which is correct?
19 - As a cause of accidents, the human factor:
20 - Visual perception of depth at close to medium distance is primarily due to:
21 - An efficient flight deck (synergetic cockpit) will be observed when:
22 - Stress is a reaction to adapt a specific situation. This reaction
23 - Tetanus is transmitted through:
24 - 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
25 - When problem-solving, what determines the transition from rule-based activities to knowledge-based activities?
26 - 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
27 - Hypoxia can affect night vision:
28 - Contrary to a person's personality, attitudes:
29 - Within communication, what element suggests that a message has been received and understood?
30 - The ability of the human eye to read alphanumeric information:
31 - To resynchronize a circadian rhythm, it takes more time after:
32 - Once a pilot has constructed a mental model he/she tends to:
33 - Which biases relate to human decision making? 1. Personal experience tends to alter the perception of the risk of an event occurring 2. There is a natural tendency to want to confirm our decision even in the face of facts which contradict it 3. The group to which an individual belongs tends to influence the particular decision 4. There is natural tendency to select only objective facts for decision-making purposes
34 - Hyperventilation is:
35 - Which part of the inner ear is responsible for the perception of sound?
36 - What are the various factors which guide attention? 1. The level of automation of behaviour 2. Response time 3. The salience of the information 4. Expectations
37 - 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
38 - Which measure(s) will help to compensate for hypoxia? 1. Descend below 10 000 FT. 2. Breathe 100 % oxygen. 3. Climb to or above 10 000 FT. 4. Reduce physical activities.
39 - Which of the following is most true?
40 - When a pilot is facing a problem during flight he should
41 - The respiratory process consists mainly of:
42 - What can a pilot do to avoid 'Flicker vertigo' when flying in the clouds?
43 - Which of the following mechanisms regulate body temperature when exposed to extreme high environmental temperatures? - 1: Shivering - 2: Vaso-constriction of peripheral blood vessels - 3: Sweating - 4: Vaso-dilation of peripheral blood vessels
44 - During flight all crewmembers have one or more of the following symptoms: 1. blue lips 2. mental disturbances 3. tingling sensations in arms and/or legs 4. reduction of peripheral vision Which is the possible cause?
45 - 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
46 - What is decompression sickness?
47 - Resonance of the body parts can result from:
48 - A pilot accustomed to landing on a wide runway may find, when approaching to a narrow runway, that he/she is at a:
49 - Hypoxia can be caused by
50 - 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
51 - The most dangerous characteristic of the false mental model is, that it
52 - What may trigger stress in humans?
53 - If the co-pilot continuously feels unfairly treated by the Captain, he/she should:
54 - After a decompression to 43 000 FT the TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) will be approximately:
55 - Raising the sensory threshold of a sensory organ means:
56 - Motivation is a quality which is often considered vital in the pilot's work to maintain safety.
57 - The barometric pressure has dropped to 1/2 of the pressure at sea level at
58 - Cognitive evaluation which leads to stress is based on:
59 - What characterises the notion of role?
60 - One of the major protective measures against illusions is:
61 - 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
62 - Mode error is associated with:
63 - What is meant by presbycusis?
64 - Who in the aviation industry is responsible for flight safety?
65 - Which of the following are included in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? 1. Freedom from pain and danger 2. Expressions of capacities and talents 3. Self-esteem needs 4. Self-fulfilment needs 5. Physiological needs
66 - Which force(s) affect(s) the otoliths in the utriculus and sacculus?
67 - The proprioceptive senses ('Seat of-the-Pants-Sense')
68 - The use of professional languages offers:
69 - Cataract is caused by:
70 - Physiological stressors include:
71 - Workload essentially depends on:
72 - Decision making in emergency situations requires firstly:
73 - Which of the following statements best characterise a self-centered cockpit?
74 - The volume of air exchanged during a normal breathing cycle (tidal volume) is about:
75 - 'The Bends' as a symptom of decompression sickness consists of:
76 - The following actions are appropriate when faced with symptoms of decompression sickness: 1. climb to higher level 2. descent to the higher of 10000 ft or MSA and land as soon as possible 3. breathe 100 % oxygen 4. obtain medical advice about recompression after landing
77 - In order to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, exercise should:
78 - When accelerating forward the otoliths in the utriculus/sacculus will
79 - Alcohol, even when taken in minor quantities
80 - Which of the following statements in regard to motivation is correct?
81 - If a pilot has to perform two tasks requiring the allocation of cognitive resources:
82 - Among the factors which affect visual acuity are:
83 - Barotrauma is caused by an increase or decrease in the volume of the gases contained in the body's cavities. Which, in practice, are the most frequent locations of such problems?
84 - What are the main factors which bring about reduced or low vigilance (hypovigilance)? 1. The monotony of the task 2. Tiredness and the need for sleep 3. A lack of stimulation 4. Excessive stress
85 - With regard to the practice of English, which of the following statements is correct?
86 - Accommodation, which enables a clear image to be obtained, is accomplished by which of the following?
87 - A shining light is fading out (i. e. when flying into fog, dust or haze). What kind of illusion could the pilot get?
88 - With regard to decompression sickness associated with flight, we know that:
89 - The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) regulates:
90 - The main purpose of lumbar support is to:
91 - Which of the following statements best characterise a synergetic cockpit? 1. Decisions are taken by the captain, but prepared by the crew 2. There is little delegating of tasks 3. Communications are few in number but precise and geared purely to the flight 4. Fluid, consensual boundaries exist in regard to leadership-style, which fluctuate between authority and laissez-faire
92 - Ergonomics are associated with:
93 - Sleeplessness or the disruption of sleeping patterns: 1. can lead to symptoms of drowsiness, irritability and lack of concentration 2. will make an individual more prone to make errors
94 - Early symptoms of hypoxia could be: 1. euphoria 2. decreased rate and depth of breathing 3. lack of concentration 4. visual disturbances
95 - Phobic states or obsessional disorders will:
96 - Breathing pure oxygen (without pressure) will be sufficient up to an altitude of:
97 - The most dangerous symptoms of hypoxia at altitude are
98 - If somebody starts breathing faster and deeper without physiological need
99 - Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in flight:
100 - What is the name of the functional connection between neurones?
101 - What do you do, when you are affected by 'pilot's vertigo'? 1. Establish and maintain an effective instrument cross-check. 2. Believe the instruments. 3. Ignore illusions. 4. Minimize head movements.
102 - During the cruise, at night, when the workload is low, it is recommended that:
103 - Planning:
104 - Which gas most readily combines with haemoglobin?
105 - Divided attention is the ability: 1. to execute several mental activities at almost the same time (that is, when switching attention from outside the aircraft to the airspeed indicator on the instrument panel) 2. to monitor the progress of a motor programme (that is, flying or taxiing the aeroplane) on a relatively subconscious level, while making a radio call at the same time (requiring a rather conscious level) 3. to select information and check if it is relevant to the task in hand. At the same time no other operation can be performed. 4. to delegate tasks to the copilot while concentrating on the procedures
106 - The Coriolis effect in spatial disorientation occurs as a result of:
107 - Among the factors that increase tolerance to long-duration g forces are:
108 - You fly VFR from your home base (runway width 45 m) to a small airfield (runway width 27 m). On reaching your destination there is a risk of performing a:
109 - Improvement of human reliability should entail:
110 - Up to what altitude is blood oxygen saturation reduction unlikely to affect a pilot's judgement?
111 - The semicircular canals of the inner ear monitor
112 - The purpose of action plans which are implemented during briefings is to:
113 - Professional languages have certain characteristics, for example: - 1: They use a limited vocabulary. - 2: They are rich and adapted to the context, which sometimes lead to ambiguities. - 3: Their grammar is rather complicated and complex. - 4: Context provides meaning, therefore reduces the risk of ambiguities.
114 - Which part of the ear could be affected due to air pressure changes during climb and/or descent?
115 - On approach, by day, in snowy conditions, without reference to glideslope information:
116 - The 'Seat-of-the-Pants-Sense'
117 - Flying a coordinated level turn will
118 - Which of the following list may stress effect? 1. Attention 2. Concentration 3. Memory 4. Judgment
119 - 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?
120 - Having made an important decision, a Commander of an aircraft should:
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