The Mind Flashcards
To ________ ____ _____________, we ________ information from various sources to make a _________.
Perception involves ___________ _______, _________, and _______
Understand our environment - Organise - Perception
Sensory input - knowledge - memory
What about a runway slope is decieving ?
If it is an up sloping runway, the pilot may think the aircraft is too high and/or the runway is longer than it is.
If it is a down sloping runway, the pilot may think the aircraft is too low and/or the runway is shorter.
How could runway widths confuse a pilot?
With a wider runway, the pilot could incorrectly perceive the approach as low. The opposite could be thought of a narrower runway
What illusion is made with fog or haze?
Objects can appear further away than they are which could cause an aircraft to be low on approach
how could a sloping cloud layer affect a pilot?
The pilot may perceive a sloping cloud layer as level and orientate the aircraft with this incorrect information from this illusion.
Skills-based behaviour consists of _______ which are also called ________
learnt actions
motor skills
When a pilot is said to have ‘good situational awareness’ it implies….
….that they know what is going on in and around the aircraft at that time.
Good situational awareness can be achieved by ….
considering all available information and updating their mental picture accordingly.
It is important to give correct weighting to data depending on its source and to avoid confirmation bias.
with increased repetition of the standard/anticipated procedure, what could a pilot accidentally do if something unexpected happens?
they might miss it
Where in your body do we get our balence from?
The vestibular system within the inner ear as the semi-circular canals sense gravity
How can our balenced be tricked?
by accelerating and decelerating.
Under acceleration inertia now tilts the apparent gravity back. This is the same force the instruments in your ear would feel in a climb attitude.
The reverse is true for deceleration. The apparent gravity is now shifted forward and your inner ear is tricked into thinking you are descending.
What is Spatial Disorientation?
and when is it most common?
Spatial disorientation is the false perception of the aircrafts attitude in flight.
Spatial disorientation is far more common when flying in low visibility or cloud, because during clear days the pilot has information of what the true state of the aircraft is in from his/her eyes. When a pilot does encounter these conditions they should pay attention to and trust their instruments.
