Advanced Human Factors Concepts

Question 1

Single-Pilot Resource Management (SRM)

Answer 1

ATCARS

• Aeronautical decision making
• Task Management
• Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)
• Automation Management
• Risk Management
• Situational awareness

Question 2

Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)

Answer 2

• Systematic approach to the mental process used by pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to a situation or set of circumstances.
• DECIDE
  
  • Detect change
  • Estimate counter
  • Choose outcome
  • Identify action
  • Do
  • Evaluate results

Question 3

Self Assessment

Answer 3

• IM SAFEE
  
  • Illness
  • Medication
  • Stress
  • Alcohol
  • Fatigue
  • Eat
  • Emotion

Question 4

Hazardous altitude

Answer 4

• IIRMA
  
  • Invulnerability
  • Impulsive
  • Resignation
  • Macho
  • Anti authority

Question 5

Risk Management

Answer 5

PAVE
- Pilot. Training/skills(recency)/exp./fitness(Imsafe)
- Airplane. Airworthiness(ARROW)/performance/configuration/avionics(AVIATE)
- enVironment. Weather/airport conditions/airspace
- External pressure. Mission/schedule/critical
5 P’s
- Pilot. training/skill/exp/fitness
- Plane. Airworthiness/performance/config/avionics
- Passengers. Exp./knowledge/flexibility/fitness
- Programming. Plane plus operations
- Plan. Purpose of flight as to critical mission.

Question 6

Task Management

Answer 6

• Checklists
• Flows patterns
• Resource Use
  
  • Internal
    
    • Your own knowledge
    • Instructor or other pilot
    • Passengers
    • Aircraft equipment
    • Aeronautical charts
    • POH
    • Checklists
  • External
    
    • ATC
    • Maintenance techs
    • Flight service briefers

Question 7

Situational Awareness

Answer 7

• An accurate perception of all the operational and environmental factors that affect flight saftey before, during and after the flight.
  
  • Operational conditions
  • Airplane systems
  • Fuel
  • Autopilot
  • Passengers
  • Environmental condition
  • Terrain
  • Traffic
  • Weather
  • Airspace
• SRM
• Risk management 5P’s, PAVE
• Task management

Question 8

SAFTEY Briefing

Answer 8

• Before engine is started
  
  • Seat belts
  • Air vents
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Egress and emergency
  • Traffic talking
  • Your questions

Question 9

Take off briefing

Answer 9

WRIIDE

• Wind direction and velocity
• Runway length
• Initial heading
• Initial altitude
• Departure and climb speed
• Emergency plan in case of engine failure

Question 10

Before Landing Briefing

Answer 10

AAATT

• Airport info and weather conditions
• Active runway
• Airport elevation and pattern elevation
• Terrain and obstacles
• Traffic pattern entry

Question 11

CFIT

Answer 11

controlled flight into terrain

• Plan flight well to avoid terrain and obstacles
• Current charts and procedures
• Monitor terrain awareness and navigational displays
• Determine airplanes performance

Question 12

Aircraft Documents Required for flight

Answer 12

ARROW

Airworthiness certificate
Registration 
Radio station license
Operator handbook POH
Weight and balance

Question 13

Aircraft maintenance requirements IFR

Answer 13

AVIATE 
Annual inspection (12 cal months)(91.409)
VOR check pilot
100 hour 
altitude and altitude instrument 
Transponder 
ELT 1y 50% hr

Question 14

Pilot Documents for flight

Answer 14

1. Pilot license
2. State or federal issued picture ID
   3 medical

Question 15

Pre-Flight Info IFR

Answer 15

WKRAFT

Weather report and forecast 
Known traffic delays as by ATC advice.
Runway length of intended use 
Alt airports 
Fuel requirements 
Take off / landin performance