Solutions
What is aviation physiology? Correct Answer - Study of the
effects of high altitude on the body
Impact of flight depends on what? Correct Answer - Altitude
and length of exposure
What are the environmental changes of greatest physiological
significance involved in flight? Correct Answer - Barometric
pressure, variation in temp and movement at high speeds in
multiple dimensions
What are the five layers of the atmosphere? Correct Answer -
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and
exosphere
What is significant about the troposphere ? Correct Answer -
Weather is present, densest layer , pressure drops with ascent
What is the physiological zone? Correct Answer - 0-10,000 feet
What occurs in the stratosphere? Correct Answer - Jet streams
influence the lower levels , ozone
What is avg cabin altitude? Correct Answer - 8000ft
At how many feet do night vision capabilities reduce? Correct
Answer - 4000
How many thousand feet is armstrongs line? Correct Answer -
63,000 feet