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Threats To Aviation Flashcards

1
Q

A 300fpm climb is a what climb in cabin altitude?

A

5000fpm.

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2
Q

What is the decompression sickness condition of skin?

A

Creeps

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3
Q

What is the decompression sickness condition of joints?

A

Bends

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4
Q

What is the decompression sickness condition of heart/lungs?

A

Chokes

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5
Q

What is the decompression sickness condition of brain/spinal cord.

A

Staggers.

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6
Q

What does henrys law regard?

A

Decompression sickness.

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7
Q

Do not fly within 12 hours of swimming using compressed air down to a depth of blank ft,

A

30ft

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8
Q

What is the normal axis?

A

Vertical

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9
Q

Whats gy axis?

A

Lateral

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10
Q

Whats gx axis?

A

Longitudinal.

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11
Q

Haemaglobin is blank times more likely to choose carbon monoxide than oxygen.

A

200times

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12
Q

How long does it take to recover from carbon monoxide poisoning?

A

Several days,

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13
Q

What should you do if carbon monoxide is detected.

A

Turn off cabin heat.

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14
Q

What is barotrauma cause by?

A

Change in air pressure?

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15
Q

What is otic barotrauma?

A

Ears.

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16
Q

Whats the valsalva technique?

A

Blowing nose to open eustathion tube.

17
Q

What is aerodontalgia barotrauma?

A

Gas expansion in teeth.

18
Q

How is ozone formed?

A

Solar uv and oxygen

19
Q

What do catalytic converters do?

A

Convert ozone to oxygen.

20
Q

What are two types of cosmic radiation?

A

Galactic or solar.

21
Q

What occurs by chance, stochastic or non-stochastic?

A

Stochastic

22
Q

At what altitude do you need a radiation detector?

A

49,000ft.

23
Q

What measures cumulative doses and instant doses?

A

Radiation detector,

24
Q

What can stochastic effect cause?

A

Cancer.

25
Q

What can the non-stochastic effect cause?

A

Burning or hairloss.

26
Q

For radiation doses greater than x mSv, a slight increase risk of cancer later in life has been scientifically proven. This dose is considered the threshold above which radiation is a threat to health.

A

100

27
Q

During a go-around in IMC, the pilot flying does NOT pitch up to the nominal attitude for the go-around and the aircraft accelerates. In order to determine the flight path, the pilot flying must ignore/trust the seat of the pants feeling?

A

Ignore

28
Q

After a cabin pressure loss at approximately 35000 ft the TUC (Time of Useful Consciousness) will be approximately (10-15seconds) (30-40seconds) (3-4minutes)

A

30-40seconds

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