Human Factors Flashcards
What does retina have? And what do they do?
Cones and rods
Cons - bright light
Rods - night vision
What us rhe technique to see objects clearky wt night
Look 5-10 degrees off of their centre
How long for eyes to adapt to the dark?
30 mins
What is autokinesis
If you look at a single point of light for a while, it can appear to move
What is false horizon
Occurs when natural horizon is obscured
What kind of approach will narrow, wide and snow coveredrunway produce?
Narrow - lower approach
Wide - higher approach
Snow covered - lower approach
What effect does fog have on pitch
Can cause illusiion of pitching up
What is flicker vertigo and what does it cause and how to prevent?
Happens due to flashing lights
Nausea or unconsciousness
Avoid looking at light source through propellor
What is vestibular disorientation
When vestibular system sends misleading signals to brain
What is coriolis illusion
When during turn, you turn head too much
What is graveyard spiral
Loss of altitude in turn can give imprsssion of level descent thus wanting to tighten the turn
What is leans
Abrupt recovery from a bank makes your brain think that it banked in other direction
What is somatogravic illusion
Rapid acceleration can produce climb effect in brain
What is inversion illusion
Abrupt change from climb to straight forward can cause backward tumbling effect
What is oxygen attached to in your body?
Hemoglobin
