Human Performance and limitations - PPL(H) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

What is an indication for a macho attitude?

Accepted Answer

Risky flight maneuvers to impress spectators on ground

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Comprehensive risk assessment when faced with unfamiliar situations

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Quick resignation in complex and critical situations

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Careful walkaround procedure

Question 2

What is the function of the blood platelets (thrombocytes)?

Accepted Answer

Blood coagulation

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Oxygen transport

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Immune defense

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Blood sugar regulation

Question 3

At which point in the diagram will a pilot find himself to be overstrained? See figure (HPL-002) P = Performance A = Arousal / Stress

Accepted Answer

Point D

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Point A

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Point B

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Point C

Question 4

What does the term "Red-out" mean?

Accepted Answer

"Red vision" during negative g-loads

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Anaemia caused by an injury

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Rash during decompression sickness

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Falsified colour perception during sunrise and sunset

Question 5

For what approximate time period can the short-time memory store information?

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10 to 20 seconds

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30 to 40 seconds

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3 to 7 seconds

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35 to 50 seconds

Question 6

The occurrence of a vertigo is most likely when moving the head...

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During a turn.

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During a descent.

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During a climb.

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During a straight horizontal flight.

Question 7

What is the best combination of traits with respect to the individual attitude and behaviour for a pilot?

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Extroverted - stable

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Introverted - unstable

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Extroverted - unstable

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Introverted - stable

Question 8

Which of the following options does NOT stimulate motion sickness (disorientation)?

Accepted Answer

Non-accelerated straight and level flight

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Turbulence in level flight

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Head movements during turns

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Flying under the influence of alcohol

Question 9

Which of the human senses is most influenced by hypoxia?

Accepted Answer

The visual perception (vision)

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The olfactory perception (smell)

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The tactile perception (sense of touch)

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The auditory perception (hearing)

Question 10

Which hazard arises during a helicopter night flight in blowing snow?

Accepted Answer

Anti-collision light and rotors can cause the "flicker vertigo"

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Engine monitoring displays are scanned with increased attention

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High partial pressures in the human body can cause hyperventilation or autokinesis

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High air pressure and low temperatures can clog the "eustachian tube"

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