AVIT 309 - Block 1 Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to the FAA experts, what percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human
influence? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-80%
When the US military first invested time and resources into aviation training, what number of
pilots died from pilot error out of 100 fatalities? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they established? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Royal Aeronautical, 1866
According to NASA's LOC-I accidents, what percentage occurred from the crew's inappropriate
response or interaction with the aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - 46%
How much does temperature decrease for ever 1000ft of altitude gained? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2.0˚C or 3.5˚F
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
tropopause
Where is the atmospheric pressure the densest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Below 10,000
feet
How long does it take a human being to acclimate to a given altitude? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 18.4 days per mile of altitude up to 10,000 feet for full acclimatization
What is the highest altitude that humans can acclimate up to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
10,000 feet
, What is the percentage of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 78% N2 and 21% O2
What altitudes apply to the zone of physiologic efficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0-
10,000 feet
What altitudes apply to the physiological deficient zone? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10,000
to 50,000 feet
Where does the space equivalent zone begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - 50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen at sea level? - CORRECT ANSWER -
159mmHg
What issue does Boyle's law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapped Gas
What does Boyle's law state? - CORRECT ANSWER - That as the body is exposed to
altitude, areas of trapped gasses in the body are going to expand and contract
What issue does Henry's law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Evolved Gas
What does Henry's law state? - CORRECT ANSWER - That the amount of gas dissolved
in a solution is proportional to the partial pressure of gas over the solution.
What issue does Charles' law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pressure gauge
fluctuation
What does Charles' law state? - CORRECT ANSWER - That you can take an oxygen
cylinder, fill it up to 2000 PSI on the ground, take it up to altitude, and it will read less
Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to the FAA experts, what percentage of aviation accidents are caused by human
influence? - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-80%
When the US military first invested time and resources into aviation training, what number of
pilots died from pilot error out of 100 fatalities? - CORRECT ANSWER - 90
What civilian aviation safety organization was the first, and when were they established? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Royal Aeronautical, 1866
According to NASA's LOC-I accidents, what percentage occurred from the crew's inappropriate
response or interaction with the aircraft? - CORRECT ANSWER - 46%
How much does temperature decrease for ever 1000ft of altitude gained? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2.0˚C or 3.5˚F
Where does temperature stabilize in the atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
tropopause
Where is the atmospheric pressure the densest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Below 10,000
feet
How long does it take a human being to acclimate to a given altitude? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 18.4 days per mile of altitude up to 10,000 feet for full acclimatization
What is the highest altitude that humans can acclimate up to? - CORRECT ANSWER -
10,000 feet
, What is the percentage of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 78% N2 and 21% O2
What altitudes apply to the zone of physiologic efficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0-
10,000 feet
What altitudes apply to the physiological deficient zone? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10,000
to 50,000 feet
Where does the space equivalent zone begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - 50,000 feet
What is the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen at sea level? - CORRECT ANSWER -
159mmHg
What issue does Boyle's law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Trapped Gas
What does Boyle's law state? - CORRECT ANSWER - That as the body is exposed to
altitude, areas of trapped gasses in the body are going to expand and contract
What issue does Henry's law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Evolved Gas
What does Henry's law state? - CORRECT ANSWER - That the amount of gas dissolved
in a solution is proportional to the partial pressure of gas over the solution.
What issue does Charles' law apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pressure gauge
fluctuation
What does Charles' law state? - CORRECT ANSWER - That you can take an oxygen
cylinder, fill it up to 2000 PSI on the ground, take it up to altitude, and it will read less
