Human Performance and Limitations - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Question 1

Conscious perception

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Is a mental process involving experience and expectations

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Relies upon the development of intuition

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Involves the transfer of information from the receptor to the brain only

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Relates to the correct recognition of colours

Question 2

Coriolis illusion, causing spatial disorientation is the result of:

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Simultaneous head movements during aircraft manoeuvres

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Undergoing positive G

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Normal deterioration of the semicircular canals with age

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Gazing in the direction of a flashing light

Question 3

In order to make sound decisions it is important to:

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Understand why and how we make decisions.

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Avoid situational awareness.

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Accept that the captain, because of his/her authority, tends to be correct.

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Keep a low level of stress by excluding non-verbal communication.

Question 4

Autokinesis can give the pilot the impression that:

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A star is another aircraft

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The aircraft is climbing

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Lights from ships are stars

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Lights are further away than in fact they are.

Question 5

Although we have a field of vision of more than 180° it is important during flight to use the scanning technique, because:

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Only in the foveal area resolution is good enough to see an object clearly

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It is tiring to look continually in the same direction

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Only in the peripheral area of the retina resolution is good enough to see an object clearly

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The reduction in the field of vision with decreasing altitude is due to a lack of vitamin A

Question 6

The total gas volume of the lung is the sum of: 1. tidal volume 2. inspiratory reserve volume 3. expiratory reserve volume 4. residual volume Which of the following lists the correct combination?

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1, 2, 3 and 4

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2 and 3

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1 and 2

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1, 2 and 3

Question 7

What distinguishes status from role?

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While role defines- via behaviour- the functions that must be performed by individuals, status defines the hierarchical position and its recognition by the group

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Unlike status, role is fixed and is not modified either by the situation in flight or by the interactions of a new crew

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While role defines the enjoyment of a hierarchical position and its recognition by the group, status defines - via behaviour- the functions that must be performed by individuals

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Unlike status, role is fixed and is modified either by the situation in flight or by the interactions of a new crew

Question 8

With too much cohesion, Groupthink can be:

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Negative

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Popular and positive

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Positive and far-reaching

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Positive

Question 9

A barotrauma of the middle ear is:

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An acute or chronic trauma to the middle ear caused by a difference of pressure on either side of the eardrum

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A bacterial infection of the middle ear

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A dilatation of the Eustachian tube

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An infection of the middle ear caused by rapid decompression

Question 10

The ozone-layer is situated in the

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Stratosphere

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Thermosphere

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Troposphere

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Ionosphere

Exam questions Human Performance and Limitations - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence: Human Performance and Limitations 10 Questions no time limit

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