Illusions
What part of the eye is used for night flying?
Rods
What is cyanosis?
Bluish discoloration of the fingers, lips, and toes
What is the type of icing that accumulates on the exterior of the aircraft?
Structural icing.
What does ADM stand for?
Aeronautical Decision Making
What does 9900 mean in a winds aloft forecast?
Calm winds
What is the elevator illusion?
Sudden upward or downward vertical movement tricks a pilot into thinking they are climbing or descending
How can we get carbon monoxide poisoning in the Archer?
Heater
What type of weather does a cold front bring?
Severe weather. Usually heavy rain and thunderstorms.
What is the poor judgment chain?
A series of mistakes that may lead to an accident
What is required in a PIREP?
Type of report
Location
Time
Flight Level
Aircraft Type
Weather Encountered
With an upsloping runway how does it make our approach feel?
Makes us feel farther away or higher
What is hyperventilation?
A loss of carbon dioxide in the blood.
Which way does high pressure move in the Northern Hemisphere?
Clockwise
What does PAVE stand for?
Pilot
Aircraft
Environment
External Pressures
What are the three types of airmets?
Sierra
Tango
Zulu
How does a pilot get the leans?
Slow bank, then abrupt correction to straight and level
Pilot thinks they are in a turn goes back to original state
How do we fix motion sickness?
Change the time of day we are flying
Change altitude
Open fresh air vents
Look outside at non-moving objects
What are the three things needed for a thunderstorm?
Moisture
Lifting Action
Instability
What are the five hazardous attitudes?
Anti-authority
Impulsivity
Invulnerability
Macho
Resignation
For what reason would there be a convective sigmet?
Severe thunderstorms (Surface winds greater or equal to 50kts, hail greater or equal to 3/4 inch, tornado)
Embedded thunderstorms
Tornados
What is the somatogravic illusion?
Rapid acceleration or deceleration that makes a pilot think they are pitching up or down
What type of hypoxia is associated with high altitude?
Hypoxic Hypoxia
What is advection fog?
Forms when a low layer of warm, moist air moves over a cooler surface
What is the definition of ADM?
Systematic approach to the mental process used by airplane pilots to consistently determine the best course of action in response to a given set of circumstances
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