FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What should a PLT do when recognizing a thought as hazardous?
A. correct this hazardous thought by making a thorough risk assessment
B. label the thought as hazardous and then correct that thought by stating the
corresponding antidote
C. avoid allowing this hazardous thought to develop - Answer-label the thought as
hazardous and then correct that thought by stating the corresponding antidote
Success in reducing stress associated with a crisis in the cockpit begins with
A. eliminating the more serious life and cockpit stress issues
B. knowing the exact cause of the stress
C. assessing stress areas in one's personal life - Answer-assessing stress areas in
one's personal life
To help manage cockpit stress, a PLT should
A. think of life stress situations that are similar to those in flying
B. try to relax and think rationally at the first sign of stress
C. avoid situations that will degrade the ability to handle cockpit responsibilities -
Answer-try to relax and think rationally at the first sign of stress
The DECIDE process consists of six elements to help provide a pilot a logical way of
approaching aeronautical decision making. These elements are to
A. estimate, determine, choose, identify, detect, and evaluate
B. determine, evaluate, choose, identify, do, and eliminate
C. detect, estimate, choose, identify, do, and evaluate - Answer-detect, estimate,
choose, identify, do, and evaluate
What is the best way to teach students how to multi-task while flying?
A. help students develop both types of multitasking abilities, including attention
switching and simultaneous performance
B. help students develop attention switching skills
C. offer distractions while a student is learning a skill so they understand how to
sequence a task - Answer-help students develop both types of multitasking abilities,
including attention switching and simultaneous performance
Human behavior
A. rarely results in accidents unless deliberate actions are performed
, B. causes 3 out of 4 accidents
C. is well understood, so behavioral induced accidents are exceedingly rare
occurrences - Answer-causes 3 out of 4 accidents
Which statement is true regarding alcohol in the human system?
A. alcohol renders a PLT more susceptible to hypoxia
B. small amounts of alcohol will not impair flying skills
C. coffee helps metabolize alcohol and alleviates a hangover - Answer-alcohol renders
a PLT more susceptible to hypoxia
If an individual has gone scuba diving which has not required a controlled ascent and
will be flying to cabin pressure altitudes of 8000' or less, the recommended waiting time
is
A. 4 hrs
B. 12 hrs
C. 24 hrs - Answer-12 hrs
If an individual has gone scuba diving which has required a controlled ascent and will be
flying to cabin pressure altitudes of 8000' or less, the recommended waiting time is at
least
A. 8 hrs
B. 12 hrs
C. 24 hrs - Answer-24 hrs
During a climb to 18000' the % of oxygen in the atmosphere
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same - Answer-remains the same
Which statement concerning hypoxia is true?
A. belligerence or a false sense of security may be symptoms of hypoxia
B. hypoxia is caused by nitrogen bubbles in the joints and bloodstream
C. forcing oneself to concentrate on the flight instruments will help to overcome the
effects of hypoxia - Answer-belligerence or a false sense of security may be symptoms
of hypoxia
What physical change would most likely occur to occupants of an unpressurized aircraft
flying above 15000' without supplemental oxygen?
A. gases trapped in the body contract and prevent nitrogen from escaping the
bloodstream
B. the pressure in the middle ear becomes less than the atmospheric pressure in the
cabin
C. a blue coloration of the lips and fingernails develop along with tunnel vision - Answer-
a blue coloration of the lips and fingernails develop along with tunnel vision
Hypoxia is the result of
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What should a PLT do when recognizing a thought as hazardous?
A. correct this hazardous thought by making a thorough risk assessment
B. label the thought as hazardous and then correct that thought by stating the
corresponding antidote
C. avoid allowing this hazardous thought to develop - Answer-label the thought as
hazardous and then correct that thought by stating the corresponding antidote
Success in reducing stress associated with a crisis in the cockpit begins with
A. eliminating the more serious life and cockpit stress issues
B. knowing the exact cause of the stress
C. assessing stress areas in one's personal life - Answer-assessing stress areas in
one's personal life
To help manage cockpit stress, a PLT should
A. think of life stress situations that are similar to those in flying
B. try to relax and think rationally at the first sign of stress
C. avoid situations that will degrade the ability to handle cockpit responsibilities -
Answer-try to relax and think rationally at the first sign of stress
The DECIDE process consists of six elements to help provide a pilot a logical way of
approaching aeronautical decision making. These elements are to
A. estimate, determine, choose, identify, detect, and evaluate
B. determine, evaluate, choose, identify, do, and eliminate
C. detect, estimate, choose, identify, do, and evaluate - Answer-detect, estimate,
choose, identify, do, and evaluate
What is the best way to teach students how to multi-task while flying?
A. help students develop both types of multitasking abilities, including attention
switching and simultaneous performance
B. help students develop attention switching skills
C. offer distractions while a student is learning a skill so they understand how to
sequence a task - Answer-help students develop both types of multitasking abilities,
including attention switching and simultaneous performance
Human behavior
A. rarely results in accidents unless deliberate actions are performed
, B. causes 3 out of 4 accidents
C. is well understood, so behavioral induced accidents are exceedingly rare
occurrences - Answer-causes 3 out of 4 accidents
Which statement is true regarding alcohol in the human system?
A. alcohol renders a PLT more susceptible to hypoxia
B. small amounts of alcohol will not impair flying skills
C. coffee helps metabolize alcohol and alleviates a hangover - Answer-alcohol renders
a PLT more susceptible to hypoxia
If an individual has gone scuba diving which has not required a controlled ascent and
will be flying to cabin pressure altitudes of 8000' or less, the recommended waiting time
is
A. 4 hrs
B. 12 hrs
C. 24 hrs - Answer-12 hrs
If an individual has gone scuba diving which has required a controlled ascent and will be
flying to cabin pressure altitudes of 8000' or less, the recommended waiting time is at
least
A. 8 hrs
B. 12 hrs
C. 24 hrs - Answer-24 hrs
During a climb to 18000' the % of oxygen in the atmosphere
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same - Answer-remains the same
Which statement concerning hypoxia is true?
A. belligerence or a false sense of security may be symptoms of hypoxia
B. hypoxia is caused by nitrogen bubbles in the joints and bloodstream
C. forcing oneself to concentrate on the flight instruments will help to overcome the
effects of hypoxia - Answer-belligerence or a false sense of security may be symptoms
of hypoxia
What physical change would most likely occur to occupants of an unpressurized aircraft
flying above 15000' without supplemental oxygen?
A. gases trapped in the body contract and prevent nitrogen from escaping the
bloodstream
B. the pressure in the middle ear becomes less than the atmospheric pressure in the
cabin
C. a blue coloration of the lips and fingernails develop along with tunnel vision - Answer-
a blue coloration of the lips and fingernails develop along with tunnel vision
Hypoxia is the result of
