PPL PPL Pilot Health and Human Factors 2

Question 1

What are the five hazardous attitudes identified by the FAA?

Accepted Answer

Anti-authority, Impulsivity, Invulnerability, Macho, Resignation

Answer

The FAA identifies five hazardous attitudes: Anti-authority ('Don't tell me'), Impulsivity ('Do it quickly'), Invulnerability ('It won't happen to me'), Macho ('I can do it'), and Resignation ('What's the use').

Question 2

How can pilots best preserve their night vision before and during night flight?

Accepted Answer

Avoid bright lights before flight and use red cockpit lighting to protect dark-adapted rod cells

Answer

Night vision depends on rod cells that require about 30 minutes to dark-adapt; red cockpit lighting is used because rod cells are less sensitive to red wavelengths, preserving adaptation.

Question 3

What are the visual acuity requirements for a third-class FAA medical certificate?

Accepted Answer

20/40 in each eye with or without correction

Answer

A third-class medical certificate requires distant vision of at least 20/40 in each eye separately, with or without corrective lenses.

Question 4

What is the 'leans' as experienced by pilots?

Accepted Answer

A false sensation that the aircraft is banked when instruments show level flight

Answer

The leans occur when a pilot recovers from an undetected bank and the vestibular system still senses a bank, causing the pilot to feel tilted even though the aircraft is wings level.

Question 5

How does excessive stress affect pilot performance?

Accepted Answer

It narrows attention, degrades decision-making, and increases the likelihood of errors

Answer

While mild stress can enhance alertness, excessive stress causes attentional narrowing, impaired working memory, and degraded decision-making — the opposite of what emergencies require.

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PPL PPL Pilot Health and Human Factors 2