AVIT 309 - Block 1 Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
According to FAA experts, what percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human
influence? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-80%
When the U.S. military first invested time and resources into aviation training, what number of
pilots died from "pilot error" out of the first 100 fatalities? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they established? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Royal Aeronautical Society in 1864
According to NASA's studies on loss of control inflight (LOC-I) accidents, what percentage
occurred from the aircrew's "inappropriate response or interaction with aircraft equipment? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 46%
Hw much does temperature decrease per 1,000 feet as we ascend into the atmosphere? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 3.5 degrees F
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER - The top of
the Troposphere
Where is atmospheric pressure the densest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Below 10,000 feet
How long does a human take to fully physiologically acclimatize to a given altitude? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 18.4 days per mile of altitude
To what altitude can humans fully physiologically acclimatize? - CORRECT ANSWER -
10,000
, What is the percentage of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere? - CORRECT
ANSWER - O2 - 21% / N2 - 78%
What altitudes apply to the Zone of Physiologic Efficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER - SL -
10,000 feet
What altitudes apply to the Physiological Deficient Zone? - CORRECT ANSWER -
10,000 - 50,000 feet
Where does the Space Equivalent Zone begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - 50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen at SL? - CORRECT ANSWER - 159
mmHg
What physiological issue does Boyle's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapped
Gas
What physiological issue does Henry's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Evolved
Gas
Why physiological issue does Charles' Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pressure
Gauge Fluctuation
What physiological issue does Graham's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiration
What physiological issue does Dalton's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoxia
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
According to FAA experts, what percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human
influence? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-80%
When the U.S. military first invested time and resources into aviation training, what number of
pilots died from "pilot error" out of the first 100 fatalities? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they established? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Royal Aeronautical Society in 1864
According to NASA's studies on loss of control inflight (LOC-I) accidents, what percentage
occurred from the aircrew's "inappropriate response or interaction with aircraft equipment? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 46%
Hw much does temperature decrease per 1,000 feet as we ascend into the atmosphere? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 3.5 degrees F
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER - The top of
the Troposphere
Where is atmospheric pressure the densest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Below 10,000 feet
How long does a human take to fully physiologically acclimatize to a given altitude? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 18.4 days per mile of altitude
To what altitude can humans fully physiologically acclimatize? - CORRECT ANSWER -
10,000
, What is the percentage of oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere? - CORRECT
ANSWER - O2 - 21% / N2 - 78%
What altitudes apply to the Zone of Physiologic Efficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER - SL -
10,000 feet
What altitudes apply to the Physiological Deficient Zone? - CORRECT ANSWER -
10,000 - 50,000 feet
Where does the Space Equivalent Zone begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - 50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen at SL? - CORRECT ANSWER - 159
mmHg
What physiological issue does Boyle's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapped
Gas
What physiological issue does Henry's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Evolved
Gas
Why physiological issue does Charles' Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pressure
Gauge Fluctuation
What physiological issue does Graham's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiration
What physiological issue does Dalton's Law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoxia
