Final Notes

Question 1

Time of useful consciousness

Answer 1

10,000 - 30 mins
18,000 - 15-30mins
25,000 - 3-5min
35 - 35-45 seconds
45- 12 seconds

Question 2

Solar radiation comprises of what

Answer 2

58% infrared, 40% visible, 2%UV. At altitude UV is 4-6%

Question 3

What is systolic pressure level and diastolic

Answer 3

120mmHg - systolic

80mmHg - diastolic

Question 4

What is angina?

Answer 4

Arterial disease caused by low blood pressure/flow harder for blood to get through the arteries

Question 5

Co pilot is responsible for who

Answer 5

Pic

Question 6

Percentage of o2 and CO2 at sea level

Answer 6

14% and 5.3%

Question 7

CO level higher then normal leads to what

Answer 7

Rate of breathing and pulse rate increase

Question 8

Tidal volume is what?

Answer 8

Volume of air inhaled and exhaled w each breath

Question 9

% of o2 within alveoli at SL

Answer 9

14%

Question 10

Coronary artery provides what?

Answer 10

Own blood supply for heart

Question 11

Blood from pulmonary artery contains what

Answer 11

Low amounts o2 high amounts co2

Question 12

Partial pressure of o2 height at half sea level?

Answer 12

10,000ft

Question 13

Body triggers for breathing rate increase?

Answer 13

Chemical sensors in brain and two major blood vessels detect increased co2 and o2 in blood so autonomic nervous increases breathing rate

Question 14

Aircraft is typically pressurised to what height

Answer 14

6-8000ft

Question 15

What is Anemic hypoxia

Answer 15

Smoking

Question 16

NIHL is caused by what

Answer 16

Damage to small Hairs in cochlea

Question 17

Headphone and earphone dB reduction

Answer 17

10-15

Question 18

Plaque built up on walls of red blood cells indicate what

Answer 18

Arterial disease

Question 19

Food poisoning takes how long to work?

Answer 19

90 minutes

Question 20

The ‘Absolute’ minimum pilots should stop drinking

Answer 20

8 hours

Question 21

Medication described as having a long half-life. Means what?

Answer 21

Medication concentration in body receives a significant level for an extended period of time

Question 22

Two types of cosmic radiation?

Answer 22

Solar and galactic

Question 23

Yertas-Dodson curve can be described how?

Answer 23

Upside down U

Question 24

Sleep cycle is how long?

Answer 24

90 minutes

Question 25

Slow wave sleep is what and when?

Answer 25

Stage 3-4

Recovers the body

Question 26

REM sleep helps with what

Answer 26

Assist in organisation of memory and helping coordinate and assimilate new info learned

Question 27

Heart rate and temp drops at what stage of sleep?

Answer 27

2

Question 28

If sleeper is awoken early what happens?

Answer 28

They rebound so that the current sleep pattern will make up these stages in previous spell of sleep.

Question 29

When is the circadian rhythm temp lowest?

Answer 29

0500

Question 30

If individual awaken after short sleep what happens?

Answer 30

Next period of sleep will contain higher then normal amount of REM

Question 31

What is the trans meridian Timezone conversion? And how long for circadian rhythm to resynchronise to local time after crossing time zones

Answer 31

18-24 hr = 1 hr time zone change

1 day per 1 - 1 & 1 1/2 hr of time change

Question 32

What is the Jen Rasmussen model?

Answer 32

SRK

Skill based
Knowledge based
Rule based

Question 33

Biggest latent threat?

Answer 33

Cockpit ergonomics

Question 34

3 types of anthropometric measurements?

Answer 34

Static, dynamic and contour

Question 35

Most important feature of cockpit?

Answer 35

Eye design point is clearly marked

Question 36

Main tools for improving job satisfaction?

Answer 36

Job enrichment and enlargement

Question 37

Fonts should be under what?

Answer 37

Sized medium in black with white background