Fitness For Flight Flashcards
The periodic medical examinations required for medical certification of pilots must be performed by?
An Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) with training in aviation medicine.
Even after successfully obtaining a medical certificate, aviation regulations prohibit the pilot from acting as PIC (or required crew member) while…
experiencing a known medical condition that would make the pilot unable to pass medical standards.
The main reason for a pilot to avoid flight while ill is to prevent spreading illness to passengers and other flight crew members.
False: It is to have a safe flight, to not put anyone in danger including themselves
Even minor illness can…
Seriously degrade pilot performance of tasks vital to safe flight.
The safest rule is not to fly while…
Suffering from any illness
Almost any prescribed or over-the-counter medication can…
Seriously degrade pilot performance.
What are the results from the use of prescribed or over-the-counter medication by pilots
Impaired judgement,
Increased susceptibility to hypoxia
Inability to make calculations
Impaired vision
Loss of coordination
Decreased alertness
Which organization do you think would be a good resource for determining if the medication you were taking would preclude you from flying?
AOPA (Airplane owners and pilots association)
Whose responsibility is it to search whether the medication being taken by a pilot are allowable in flight?
The pilot
Extensive research has shown that flying skills can be impaired for at least three hours after drinking as little as…
One beer, four ounces of wine, or one ounce of liquor
In addition to impairing flight skills, alcohol can also render a pilot more susceptible to…
Disorientation and hypoxia
By regulation, a pilot is prohibited from flying within ___________ hours of drinking alcohol, although a better rule is to allow ________ hours depending on the amount of alcohol consumed.
8, 12 to 24
At the end of a long, strenuous day, or lack of sleep, it is normal for a pilot to experience…what type of fatigue
Acute fatigue
The best prevention of acute fatigue is…
Adequate rest and sleep, regular exercise, and proper nutrition
Recovery from chronic fatigue requires
Prolonged period of rest
____________ from the pressures of everyday living can impair pilot performance, often in very subtle ways.
Stress
Most pilots do not leave “stress on the ground.” Difficulties in their lives, particularly at work, can…
Distract attention and interfere with judgement
Emotionally upsetting events, including death, divorce, loss of job, or arguments with family members, ca decrease alertness and
Increase risk-taking behavior
Before flight, a pilot should throughout inspect the aircraft and determine that it is fit for flight. What else should the pilot inspect before every flight?
Him/Herself.
