VISUAL SCANNING & COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Question 1

SCANNING TECHNIQUE

Answer 1

divide your visual scanning into 10 sections and spend a second or two in each quadrants.

Question 2

what are the right of way rules?

Answer 2

91. 113. best way to describe it is the aircraft with the least amount of maneuverability will be given the right of way. aircraft and helicopters are given the last priority in regards to right of way.
92. Distressed aircrafts
93. ballons
94. gliders
95. airships
96. aircraft towing
97. airplanes and helicopters.

Question 3

when two aircraft are converging which air craft has the right of way? what about head on collisions?

Answer 3

the aircraft to the right has the right of way and the head on collision both planes must turn to the right

Question 4

What should you do if you are overtaking an airplane in cruise?

Answer 4

Pass him to the right, because if you pass him on the left he could be performing clearing turns which can result in a collision.

Question 5

Where are the blind spots?

Answer 5

lower aircraft has the right of way when landing

Question 6

How should we clear and look for traffic prior to takeoff?

Answer 6

look to see if anyone is on short final

Question 7

What are pilot deviations?

Answer 7

Pilots can deviate from ATC when there is an emergency

in response to a traffic alert, in an emergency as well.

Question 8

What is LAHSO operations?

Answer 8

Land and hold short operations…

Question 9

Spatial disorientation

Answer 9

lack of orientation in relation to the movement of the airplane and space

Question 10

What are the 3 types of spatial disorientation?

Answer 10

Vestibular, Somatosensory, and Visual

Question 11

What are Vestibular illusions?

Answer 11

Vestibular Illusions are caused from your inner ear. There are three types

Question 12

What are the different types of vestibular illusions?

Answer 12

1. The Leans: a sudden turn to level flight to a gradual prolonged turn. so the fluid in our ears levels out with the bank so when we get into straight and level we will think we are in the
2. The graveyard spiral is an extension of the leans where a pilot remains in the gradual turn.
3. Coriolis illusion: moving your head back in forth too quickly
4. Somatagravic Illusion: rapid changes in speed throws the head back and forth

Question 13

Inversion illusion

Answer 13

An abrupt change from climb to straight and level it will create a

Question 14

elevator illusion

Answer 14

an updraft can push the plane up and make it feel like

Question 15

Visuals illusions are

Answer 15

false horizons
autokenesis
Runway width illusions
runway slopes

Question 16

What is a false horizon?

Answer 16

aligning oneself with the aperant horizon… getting over it through trusting your instruments

Question 17

What is autokenisis?

Answer 17

the brain creating images that are not there.

Question 18

What are runway and width illusions.

Answer 18

with a narrow runway we will feel either further or higher than what you actually are.
a wider runway will make us feel lower and closer

Question 19

sloping runway illusions

Answer 19

upslope we will be lower; down slope we will feel higher

Question 20

featureless terrain visual illusions?

Answer 20

ussually happens when we can not see the details of a mountain or building due to haze so we feel further away

Question 21

Lighting illusions

Answer 21

because the runway is so bright we feel closer than we really are.