Unit 13 review: Human Factors and Decision-Making
A mixed check of all 3 lessons in this unit. Mixing topics is harder than one lesson at a time, and that's the point: it's how the written test and the oral exam ask.
The unit in one minute
- Aeromedical factorsHypoxia feels like euphoria; types: hypoxic, hypemic (CO), stagnant, histotoxic.
- Aeronautical decision-making and risk managementIMSAFE for you; PAVE for the whole flight.
- Night flying and visionUse off-center viewing; full dark adaptation takes about 30 minutes.
Mixed check
12 questions pulled from across the unit. Wrong answers explain why and point you back to the lesson.
Explain it to your CFI
Say each one out loud in your own words, in under a minute. If you stall, reread that lesson. This is exactly what an examiner looks for.
- Aeromedical factors. Recognize hypoxia and carbon monoxide poisoning
- Aeronautical decision-making and risk management. Use PAVE and IMSAFE to assess risk
- Night flying and vision. Explain how night vision works and how to protect it
What the examiner may ask
You flew into a cloud by accident. What now?
Focus on the attitude indicator, keep the wings level, make a gentle standard-rate 180° turn, and ask ATC for help.
How would you recognize hypoxia in yourself?
Know your symptoms; common ones are euphoria, headache, tingling, slowed thinking and impaired judgment. Use oxygen and descend.
How do you use PAVE before a flight?
Check yourself (IMSAFE), the airplane, the environment (weather, terrain, airports) and external pressures, and manage each risk.
Give me an example of a hazardous attitude and its antidote.
For example, macho ('I can do it') and the antidote 'Taking chances is foolish'.