BGS Questions

Question 1

The exchange of gassed between the alveoli and the blood is due to

Answer 1

Diffusion

Question 2

By long duration acceleration, we mean that it lasts more than

Answer 2

1 second

Question 3

Pilots should not fly immediately after giving blood because

Answer 3

There is a small increased risk of low blood pressure due to loss of blood volume

Question 4

What is the current approach to human error

Answer 4

Realisation that humans are fallible and that systems and procedures should be designed to minimise human error

Question 5

Learning to fly naturally induced stress,

Manifestations of this type of stress are

Answer 5

Nervousness and channelised attention

Being rough at the controls

Question 6

In a complex task high levels of arousal

Answer 6

Narrow the span of attention

Question 7

What is the definition of relative humidity

Answer 7

Relative humidity is the absolute humidity relative to the maximum for that temperature as a percentage