ATPL HUMAN FACTORS (CASA -
AHUF) EXAM 2025 |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
These are up to date flashcards as of SEP2022. All information is from
the CASA resources listed for the AHUF exam or official CASA
documents. There is conflicting information from old textbooks. All
cards are verified against official CASA documents. Turn over for
official documents. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The official
textbooks CASA lists as exam resources are:
- Human Being Pilot (ATC)
- Human Factors for Pilots (Roger G. Green)
- AC61-08 (previously CAAP 5.59)
Also Safety Behaviours for Human Pilots is a direct CASA resource:
https://www.casa.gov.au/content-search/safety-kits/safety-behaviours-
human-factors-pilots
3 Categories of an Undesired Aircraft State - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Aircraft Handling - Aircraft handling in the air -
Track & speed deviations, airspace penetration, non stabilised approach.
2. Ground Navigation - Management of aircraft while navigating on
ground (this includes taxi speed!)
,3. Aircraft Configuration - Settings & Configurations of Aircraft ie.
Power setting, fuel configuration, Autopilot mode, loading
configuration.
What are the three methods of coping with stress? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Action Coping - Removing yourself or altering situation
Cognitive Coping - Psychological change
Symptom-Directed Coping - Drugs & Alcohol
What are the 3 gas laws pertinent to Human Factors? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Boyles Law (Pressure & Volume)
Charles Law (Partial Pressure - Concentration)
Daltons Law (Temperature & Volume)
You join a circuit on a right downwind what is the natural tendency? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The natural tendency is to keep the
runway in view. Often on a right downwind the runway is obstructed this
causes the pilot to dip the wing towards the runway and descend.
Descending is the most dangerous as we are now lower than expected on
approach!
What are the notable problems with reliance on the vestibular system? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Not reliable without a visual indication
2. Also may cause nausea with conflicting information
,What are the three primary categories of errors? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Aircraft Handling Error - You touch the aircraft it's a
handling error (ie. forgetting to put on carb heat)
Procedural Error - SOP's, Checklists, Approach Charts
Communication Error - ATC, Crew Communication
What are the three types of threats? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Anticipated - Pre-flight planning, or reviewed threats
Unexpected - Usually inflight, anything we didn't prepare for.
Latent - Something that lies dormant and may not be apparent until an
error has been committed.
Difference between latent and unexpected threats are, latent threats can
lie dormant on multiple flights without being apparent while an
unexpected threat will show up in flight. Latent threat (Runway
illusion), Unexpected Threat (Aircraft on that runway)
What are the two categories of threats? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Environmental (Weather, Airspace Communication, Ground
environments, Terrain, Operational pressures such as arriving late)
Organisational (Documentation errors/ incorrect data entry, tour of duty
problems)
What temperature ranges are considered "Uncomfortable" -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ <15°C and >30°C
, What are "Zeitgerbers"? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Things that help
align our body rhythms such as day/night cycles, clocks, meals
What do we call the model that fits the human to task? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ SHELL With liveware (human) in the middle
What happens to body rhythms as we travel East? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ They compress/shorten
Note: You will get a question on this. This is the worst case scenario as
the body rhythms have to extend.
What is a committed error? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Pilot
expecting a certain situation and is primed with an appropriate repsonse
however the situation varies from the expected and the prepared
response is incorrect.
Environmental Capture is associated with an error in "Skills Memory"
define and give an example. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Where
multiple or sequential skills that are usually used together are
automatically carried out even though not all were required ie. Selecting
flap on a flapless approach
AHUF) EXAM 2025 |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
These are up to date flashcards as of SEP2022. All information is from
the CASA resources listed for the AHUF exam or official CASA
documents. There is conflicting information from old textbooks. All
cards are verified against official CASA documents. Turn over for
official documents. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The official
textbooks CASA lists as exam resources are:
- Human Being Pilot (ATC)
- Human Factors for Pilots (Roger G. Green)
- AC61-08 (previously CAAP 5.59)
Also Safety Behaviours for Human Pilots is a direct CASA resource:
https://www.casa.gov.au/content-search/safety-kits/safety-behaviours-
human-factors-pilots
3 Categories of an Undesired Aircraft State - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Aircraft Handling - Aircraft handling in the air -
Track & speed deviations, airspace penetration, non stabilised approach.
2. Ground Navigation - Management of aircraft while navigating on
ground (this includes taxi speed!)
,3. Aircraft Configuration - Settings & Configurations of Aircraft ie.
Power setting, fuel configuration, Autopilot mode, loading
configuration.
What are the three methods of coping with stress? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Action Coping - Removing yourself or altering situation
Cognitive Coping - Psychological change
Symptom-Directed Coping - Drugs & Alcohol
What are the 3 gas laws pertinent to Human Factors? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Boyles Law (Pressure & Volume)
Charles Law (Partial Pressure - Concentration)
Daltons Law (Temperature & Volume)
You join a circuit on a right downwind what is the natural tendency? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ The natural tendency is to keep the
runway in view. Often on a right downwind the runway is obstructed this
causes the pilot to dip the wing towards the runway and descend.
Descending is the most dangerous as we are now lower than expected on
approach!
What are the notable problems with reliance on the vestibular system? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. Not reliable without a visual indication
2. Also may cause nausea with conflicting information
,What are the three primary categories of errors? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Aircraft Handling Error - You touch the aircraft it's a
handling error (ie. forgetting to put on carb heat)
Procedural Error - SOP's, Checklists, Approach Charts
Communication Error - ATC, Crew Communication
What are the three types of threats? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Anticipated - Pre-flight planning, or reviewed threats
Unexpected - Usually inflight, anything we didn't prepare for.
Latent - Something that lies dormant and may not be apparent until an
error has been committed.
Difference between latent and unexpected threats are, latent threats can
lie dormant on multiple flights without being apparent while an
unexpected threat will show up in flight. Latent threat (Runway
illusion), Unexpected Threat (Aircraft on that runway)
What are the two categories of threats? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Environmental (Weather, Airspace Communication, Ground
environments, Terrain, Operational pressures such as arriving late)
Organisational (Documentation errors/ incorrect data entry, tour of duty
problems)
What temperature ranges are considered "Uncomfortable" -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ <15°C and >30°C
, What are "Zeitgerbers"? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Things that help
align our body rhythms such as day/night cycles, clocks, meals
What do we call the model that fits the human to task? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ SHELL With liveware (human) in the middle
What happens to body rhythms as we travel East? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ They compress/shorten
Note: You will get a question on this. This is the worst case scenario as
the body rhythms have to extend.
What is a committed error? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Pilot
expecting a certain situation and is primed with an appropriate repsonse
however the situation varies from the expected and the prepared
response is incorrect.
Environmental Capture is associated with an error in "Skills Memory"
define and give an example. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Where
multiple or sequential skills that are usually used together are
automatically carried out even though not all were required ie. Selecting
flap on a flapless approach
