Sept 03 HPL feedback
some questions i remember from today's exam.....
1. Time of Uselful Conscious at 25,000 in a rapid decompression?
A 30 seconds
B 25-1.5 Minutes
C 2-3 Minutes
D 18 Seconds
( Im not certain whether they had the C ( the correct answer) numbers as an option, i went for B)
2. When there is too much carbon dioxide in the body?
A Respiratory rate is high
B Blood acidity decreases
C
D
3. Which law governs Hypoxia related to increase of altitude
A Boyle's Law
B Charle's LAw
C Dalton's Law
D Henry's Law
4. What happens when someone suffers from hyperventilation?
A Blue fingers and lips
B Dizziness, tingling, blurred vision, increased heart rate
C They think they smell fresh
D
5. What happens eventually during a small gradual positive radial G- acceleration?
A Red eyes
B Grey-out
C Black-out
D You start giggling
6. Where is 'seat of pants' sensed?
A Semi- circular canals
B Ossicles
C The limbs and the organs in your lower body
D In the toilet
7. What is the cause of NIHL?
A Blockage of the Eustacian tube
B Imobility of the Ossicles
C Damage to the sensitive membrane in teh Cochlea when
exposed to high levels of noise
D Too much smoking
8. Which of the following is true about what you do when you
feel disorientated in flight?
1 Rely soley on the instruments.
2 Ignore any further sensory illusions
3 (an entry about instruments which was correct)
4 Shake your head the side side and then up and down
take the feeling away
A Only 1
B 1,2 and 3 are correct
C 1 and 2 are correct, 2 and 4 are incorrect.
D 1 and 2
9. Which of the following doesnt belong to the group
A The bends
B The chokes
C The creeps
D The Leans
10. If the heart rate is 72 bpm and the stroke volume is cardiac output
11. What is the process of oxygen being assimilated into the blood called? ( im not sure to the exact wording on this)
A Inspiration
B Diffusion
12. Night vision is acheived with?
A Cones and Rods
B Rods
C Cones
D
13. What comprises the total vume capacity of the lung?
1 tidal volume
2 inspiratory reserve volume
3 expiratory reserve volume
4 residual volume
A 1 + 2 + 3
B 2 +3
C 1 +4
D 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
14. At 18,000 ft the atmospheric pressure is half that of Sea level pressure.... which statement regading this also is correct
A The oxygen saturation at that level is also 50%
B Partial pressure of oxygen within the lungs also reduces with
altitude gain.
C
15. how long does it take for the eyes to adapt to night vision?
A 10 seconds
B 10 minutes
C 30 minutes
D depends on the individual
16. the gas that is involved with DCS ?
A Oxygen
B Nitrogen
C
D
17. What is likely when approaching a runway in fog , mist conditions
A The ac will make a high approach and land short
B The runway appears to be farther away than it is
C The runway appears to be closer than it is
D The runway appears to be wider than it is
18. Question about stress and how it is categorised
A It is physiological and automatic
B It can be psyhoclogical and/or physiolical
C it is entilerly sensory
D
19. How is a person mental model formed?
A From previous experiences only
B From previous experience and learning
C Sensory information only
D Watching movies
20. Question about how humans are better than automated systems in the cockpit environment.
1 qualitative decision making
2 monitoring of unplanned events
3 detecting unusual situatons (smell and noise)
A 1+2
B 1,2 and 3
C 1 and 3
D
21. In a Laisser Faire cockpit
A The captain remains passive and will let crew member take
decisions and leave them to act upon them.
B The captain makes decisions on his own and doesnt listen to
others.
C The lighting in the cockpit instruments are made from lasers
made in france
D The pilots are engaged in a fair fight
22. What is one of the primary causes of accidents?
A Poor inter-personal communication
B Poor judgement
C Weather
D Poor aircraft maintenance
23. If, unwisely, you were to fly with a cold what would you feel?
A Pain in the joints
B Tingly hands
C Pain in the sinuses
D Pain everywhere