Avit 309 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
What |are |the |three |primary |sources |of |orientation |in |aviation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Visual,
|Vestibular, |Proprioception
What |percentage |of |inflight |orientation |does |visual |orientation |provide? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-90%
Proprioceptive |senses |allow |humans |to |sense |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Movement |and |
Body |position
Vestibular |sense |allow |humans |to |sense |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Angular |accerlation
What |two |components |make |up |the |vestibular |apparatus? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Otolith |
organs |and |Semi-Circular |Canals
What |should |be |the |speed |of |a |turn |for |sub-threshold |acceleration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Less |than |3 |degrees |a |second
What |are |the |two |main |components |of |human |visual |systems? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Peripheral |and |Central
What |are |the |three |phases |of |vision? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Photopic, |Scotopic, |Mesopic
, Where |is |peak |visual |acuity |located? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Central |Vision, |Central |2 |degree |
cone
How |large |is |the |human |perceptible |field |of |view? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-120 |x |120
Where |is |the |night |visual |blind |spot |located |on |the |visual |field? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Central |2 |degrees/central |vision
What |are |the |2 |technologies |used |for |enhanced |visual |systems? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Light
|Intensification |and |Infrared
What |is |the |recommendation |for |visual |scanning |inflight |for |instruments |versus |outside |the |
aircraft? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3/4 |outside |1/4 |inside
True |or |false: |SDO |may |rapidly |transition |from |unnoticed |to |incapacitating |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True
SDO |typically |happens |when |an |aviator |cannot |visually |confirm |orientation |with |what? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |horizon
Ture |or |false: |Fatigue |may |lead |to |SDO |by |causing |routine |tasks |or |scans |to |be |skipped |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
What |is |the |average |experience |level |for |pilots |involved |in |SDO |related |accidents? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1000+ |hours, |10 |years, |very |experienced
What |compensatory |reflexive |action |typically |happens |to |a |pilot's |head |in |a |banking |turn? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Optokinetic |Cervical |Reflex
Answers
What |are |the |three |primary |sources |of |orientation |in |aviation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Visual,
|Vestibular, |Proprioception
What |percentage |of |inflight |orientation |does |visual |orientation |provide? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-90%
Proprioceptive |senses |allow |humans |to |sense |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Movement |and |
Body |position
Vestibular |sense |allow |humans |to |sense |what? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Angular |accerlation
What |two |components |make |up |the |vestibular |apparatus? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Otolith |
organs |and |Semi-Circular |Canals
What |should |be |the |speed |of |a |turn |for |sub-threshold |acceleration? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Less |than |3 |degrees |a |second
What |are |the |two |main |components |of |human |visual |systems? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Peripheral |and |Central
What |are |the |three |phases |of |vision? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Photopic, |Scotopic, |Mesopic
, Where |is |peak |visual |acuity |located? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Central |Vision, |Central |2 |degree |
cone
How |large |is |the |human |perceptible |field |of |view? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-120 |x |120
Where |is |the |night |visual |blind |spot |located |on |the |visual |field? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Central |2 |degrees/central |vision
What |are |the |2 |technologies |used |for |enhanced |visual |systems? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Light
|Intensification |and |Infrared
What |is |the |recommendation |for |visual |scanning |inflight |for |instruments |versus |outside |the |
aircraft? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-3/4 |outside |1/4 |inside
True |or |false: |SDO |may |rapidly |transition |from |unnoticed |to |incapacitating |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True
SDO |typically |happens |when |an |aviator |cannot |visually |confirm |orientation |with |what? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |horizon
Ture |or |false: |Fatigue |may |lead |to |SDO |by |causing |routine |tasks |or |scans |to |be |skipped |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
What |is |the |average |experience |level |for |pilots |involved |in |SDO |related |accidents? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1000+ |hours, |10 |years, |very |experienced
What |compensatory |reflexive |action |typically |happens |to |a |pilot's |head |in |a |banking |turn? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Optokinetic |Cervical |Reflex
