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Hypoxia

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oxygen deficiency

impairs functions of the brain & body

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Hypoxic hypoxia

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insufficient oxygen to body as a whole (ie. high altitudes)

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Anemic hypoxia

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deficiency in the oxygen carrying capacity of blood

(carbon monoxide)

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Stagnant hypoxia

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oxygen-rich blood in the lungs in not moving

(shock or Gs)

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Histotoxic hypoxia

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inability of cells to effectively use oxygen

(alcohol/drugs)

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How should you respond to hypoxia? What should you do?

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  • lower altitude
  • use supplemental oxygen
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What are the effects of hypoxia?

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tunnel vision, unconsciousness, blue color in fingernails & lips

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Hyperventilation

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abnormal increase in volume of air breather in/out lungs

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What is the result of hyperventalation?

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too much oxygen retained in your body

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What are the symptoms of hyperventalation?

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Early symptoms of hypoxia & hyperventilation are similar

(drowsiness, feeling of suffocation, tingliness)

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How to overcome hyperventalation?

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slow breathing rate
breath into a bag
talk aloud

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Spatial disorientation

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not knowing whether you are going up/down/turning

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How to prevent spatial disorientation?

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trust instrument indications over body signals

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Somatosensory system

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muscles, joints, nerves in skin, hearing

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Vestibular system

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organs in the inner ear (sense by position)

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Visual system

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eyes sense position

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Vestibular illusions

The leans

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illusion of banking in the opposite direction

(abrupt correction of banked attitude)

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Vestibular illusions

Coriolis illusion

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illusion of rotation of movement in an entirely different axis

(abrupt head movement in a constant-rate turn)

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Vestibular illusions

Graveyard spin

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illusion of spinning in the opposite direction

(recovery from a spin that has ceased)

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Vestibular illusions

Graveyard spiral

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illusion of being in a descent with the wings level

(observed loss of altitude during a constant-rate turn has ceased)

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Vestibular illusions

Somatogravic illusion

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illusion of being in a nose-up attitude

(rapid acceleration during takeoff)

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Vestibular illusions

Inversion illusion

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illusion of tumbling backward

(abrupt change from climb to straight-level flight)

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Vestibular illusions

Elevator illusion

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illusion of climbing

(abrupt upward vertical acceleration caused by an updraft)

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Visual Illusions

False horizon

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illusion of not being aligned correctly with the actual horizon

(sloping cloud formation, dark scene with ground lights, geometric patterns)

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_Visual Illusions_ **Autokinesis**
static light will appear to move when stared at for several seconds in the dark
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_Visual Illusions_ **Size-distance illusion**
stare at a point of light, it will appear to approach/recede rapidly (change in the intensity of light)
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_Visual Illusions_ **Reversible perspective**
aircraft may appear to be going away from you when it is actually approaching you at night
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_Visual Illusions_ **Flicker vertigo**
flickering light constant frequency of 4-20x/sec may cause dizziness, nausea…
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_Landing Error Illusions_ **Runway width illusion**
narrower-than-usual runway creates illusion that aircraft is at higher altitude than it actually is (wider can cause opposite effect)
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_Landing Error Illusions_ **Runway & terrain slopes illusion**
upsloping runway creates illusion that aircraft is at higher altitude than it actually is
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_Landing Error Illusions_ **Featureless terrain illusion**
absence of ground features creates illusion that the aircraft is at higher altitude than it actually is
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_Landing Error Illusions_ **Atmospheric illusions**
rain on windscreen can create illusion of greater height & atmospheric haze
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_Landing Error Illusions_ **Ground lighting illusions**
lights along straight path (road) can be mistaken for runway approach lights
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What are the 2 types of light-sensitive nerve endings located at the back of the retina? What do they do?
Cones & Rods Transmit messages to the brain via the optic nerve
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Cones
detect color, details, distant objects (day) (outer retina)
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Rods
detect objects, particularly those in motion, gray, peripheral (day & night) (around the cones)
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Fovea
where you vision is the sharpest (small area directly behind retina)
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Normal field of vision vs. fovea field of vision
Normal field of vision for each eye: 135º vertically, 160º horizontally Fovea field of vision: 1º
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How should you look at objects in daylight?
look directly at them
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How should you look at objects in night?
**off-center viewing**
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**off-center viewing**
looking side of an object & scan slowly
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How can you adapt to night flying?
Avoid bright white lights at least 30min before night flying
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What is the first part of body to suffer from low oxygen at high altitude?
eyes
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Carbon monoxide (CO)
Colorless, odorless gas produced by all combustion engines
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How can carbon monoxide enter the cabin?
Enter cabin through heater & defrost vents
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What should you do if you detect carbon monoxide in the cabin?
* Turn off heater * Open air vents/window * Set supplemental oxygen to 100%
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When is carbon monoxide at greatest danger?
winter months (cabin heating & closed outside air vents)
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Carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms?
Sluggishness, being too warm → headache, ringing in ears → dizziness, vision dimming → vomiting, coma…
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**Acceptable risk**
identified risk that is allowed to persist without further action
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**Aeronautical decision making** (ADM)
systematic approach to determine the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances
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**Attitude**
personal predisposition to respond to persons
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**Automation management**
ability to control & navigate aircraft by correctly managing its automated system
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**Controlled flight into terrain** (CFIT)
accident with airworthy aircraft under pilot control inadvertently flying into water, obstacle, or terrain
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**DECIDE model**:
Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do, Evaltuae
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**Personality**
personal traits & characteristics of an individual which are extremely resistant to change
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**Poor judgment (PJ) chain**
one bad decision often leads to another
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**Risk**
future impact of a hazard that is not eliminated
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**Single-pilot resource management (SRM)**
ability of a pilot to manage all resources effectively to ensure successful flight
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**Situational awareness**
knowledge of where the aircraft is (location)
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**Risk management**
proactively identify safety-related hazards & mitigate risks
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**5 Bad attitudes**
antiauthority, impulsivity, invulnerability, macho, resignation
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_Hazardous Attitude & Antidote_ **Antiauthority**
Hazardous Attitude: **don't tell me** Antidote: **Follow the rules. They are usually right.**
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_Hazardous Attitude & Antidote_ **Impulsivity**
Hazardous Attitude: **Do something quickly.** Antidote: **Not so fast. Think first.**
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_Hazardous Attitude & Antidote_ **Invulnerability**
Hazardous Attitude: **It won't happen to me.** Antidote: **It could happen to me.**
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_Hazardous Attitude & Antidote_ **Macho**
Hazardous Attitude: **I can do it.** Antidote: **Taking changes is foolish.**
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_Hazardous Attitude & Antidote_ ## Footnote **Resignation**
Hazardous Attitude: **What's the use.** Antidote: **I'm not helpless. I can make a difference.**
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Weather general rules
* Check current weather & forecast conditions throughout all flight * Do not fly in/near thunderstorms * Do not continue VFR in IFR conditions * Do not proceed on top of a ceiling hoping to find a hole on the other end
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A pilot making a blood donation in order to help a sick associate should be aware that for several weeks
A pilot making a blood donation in order to help a sick associate should be aware that for several week
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Pilots are more subject to spatial disorientation if:
*body signals are used to interpret flight attitude.*
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Susceptibility to carbon monoxide poisoning increases as
*altitude increases*
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What is it often called when a pilot pushes his or her capabilities and the aircraft’s limits by trying to maintain visual contact with the terrain in low visibility and ceiling?
scud running
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Anemic (hypemic) hypoxia has the same symptoms as hypoxic hypoxia, but it is most often a result of *a*
*a leaking exhaust manifold.*
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What is it often called when a pilot pushes his or her capabilities and the aircraft’s limits by trying to maintain visual contact with the terrain in low visibility and ceiling?
scud running
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What effect does haze have on the ability to see traffic or terrain features during flight?
All traffic or terrain features appear to be farther away than their actual distance.
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Altitude-induced hypoxia is caused by what atmospheric condition?
Insufficient partial pressure of the inhaled oxygen.
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A pilot making a blood donation in order to help a sick associate should be aware that for several weeks
sufficient oxygen may not reach the cells in the body.
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Which is a common symptom of hyperventilation?
Tingling sensations.
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Which would most likely result in hyperventilation?
Emotional tension, anxiety, or fear.
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Anemic (hypemic) hypoxia has the same symptoms as hypoxic hypoxia, but it is most often a result of
a leaking exhaust manifold.
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A pilot can expect a wind-shear zone in a temperature inversion whenever the wind speed at 2,000 to 4,000 feet above the surface is at least
25 kt
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What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air?
Evaporation and sublimation.
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How does frost affect the lifting surfaces of an airplane on takeoff?
Frost may prevent the airplane from becoming airborne at normal takeoff speed.
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Cumulus clouds often indicate
possible turbulence.
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What would decrease the stability of an air mass?
warming from below
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The mature stage of a thunderstorm begins with
the start of precipitation.
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What feature is associated with a temperature inversion?
A stable layer of air.
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When may hazardous wind shear be expected?
In areas of low-level temperature inversion, frontal zones, and clear air turbulence.
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In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest accumulation rate?
Freezing rain.
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Clouds with extensive vertical development over mountainous terrain are a sign of
.an unstable air mass.
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Which weather conditions should be expected beneath a low-level temperature inversion layer when the relative humidity is high?
Smooth air, poor visibility, fog, haze, or low clouds.
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If an unstable air mass is forced upward, what type clouds can be expected?
Clouds with considerable vertical development and associated turbulence.
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When may hazardous wind shear be expected?
In areas of low-level temperature inversion, frontal zones, and clear air turbulence.
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What feature is associated with a temperature inversion?
A stable layer of air.

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