General Knowledge Flashcards
Slower reaction time and poor decision making are two consequences of what?
Fatigue
What are the three types of Fatigue?
Early, Moderate and Severe
Who is responsible for the safety of all crew members,
passengers and cargo until they leaves the aircraft
at the end of the flight?
Commander
What do horizontal stabilizers do?
Prevents the nose of the aircraft from uncontrolled up and down motion.
What are the four forces of flight?
Lift, Thrust, Weight and Drag.
The physiological state of reduced
mental or physical performance capability is known as what?
Fatigue
What do vertical stabilizers do?
Prevents the nose of the aircraft from uncontrolled swinging side to side.
The left engine on the aircraft is what number?
Number 1
The machine on the ground that provides electricity to the aircraft?
Ground Power Unit (GPU)
A document that includes all the calculation of mass and balance of the airplane
Load Sheet
This is experienced when an aircraft passes through the jet stream of another aircraft in front
Wake Turbulence
Said three types when there is an emergency - no immediate danger to life
PAN PAN
If there is a Hijack, how many members of crew should be in contact with the Flight Deck?
1
Said three types when there is an emergency - immediate danger to life
Mayday
The right engine on the aircraft is what number?
Number 2
Period of time where when the flight crew members shall not be disturbed or distracted, except for matters critical to the safe operation
Sterile Flight Deck
What briefing is organised in a Abnormal/Emergency operation?
NITS briefing
In any consecutive 7 days, how many duty hours are permitted?
60
What defines the flight time?
The time between an aircraft first moving from its parking place for the purpose of taking off until it comes to rest on the designated parking position and all engines or propellers are shut down.
What defines augmented flight crew?
A flight crew which comprises more than the minimum number required to operate the aircraft, by allowing each one to take rest periods while being replaced by another member
What defines the duty period?
A period which starts when a crew member is required by an operator to report for or to commence a duty and ends when that person is free of all duties, including post-flight duty
What defines “block on”
The time when the aircraft come to its final parking position and the engines are shut.
What defines the flight duty period?
A period that commences when a crew member is required to report for duty, which includes a sector or a series of sectors, and finishes when the aircraft finally comes to rest and the engines are shut down at the end of the last sector on which the crew member acts as an operating Crew member. The basic daily FDP is 13 hours.
In any consecutive 28 days, how many duty hours are permitted?
190
The total amount of flight time in any calendar year?
900
In any consecutive 12 months, how many duty hours are permitted?
2,000
What defines positioning?
The transferring of a non-operating Crew member from one place to another at the behest of the Operator, excluding travelling time (which is defined as time from home to a designated reporting place and vice versa)
In any consecutive 14 days, how many duty hours are permitted?
110
Define: WCHR
The code used for a passenger able to walk by him/herself inside of the plane as well as walk down and upstairs, but who requires a wheelchair or other means of transport to move long distances in the airport
What is decompression?
The loss of cabin pressure due to a failure of the airplane’s structure or its pressurization system, resulting in insufficient oxygen, a decreased pressure level, low temperature, etc. - rendering the human life as unsustainable.
Define: WCHS
The code used for a passenger able to walk by him/herself inside the plane, but who cannot walk down or up the stairs and who requires a wheelchair or other means of transport to move inside the airport.
The total amount of flight time allowed within 28 consecutive days?
100
Define: WCHC
The code used for a completely immobile passenger, requiring a wheelchair to move about and assistance from the time of arrival in the airport until the end of the flight, as well as to exit from the airport.
The total amount of flight time allowed within 12 consecutive caldendar months?
1,000
What is ditching?
Emergency landing of an aircraft on water
What is time of useful consciousness?
Refers to the time available for individuals to perform their tasks, after they have been deprived of oxygen, but are still aware of their environment and capable of controlling their actions
