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10 PPL Human Factors

Number of questions total: 30
Time allowed: 40 minutes
Time used: 34 mins
Result: Not Passed

Correct answers: 16 (53 %)

3. Wrong Which of the following noises is not normally in the instant damage
range?

 Your Answer: A shotgun being fired.

 Correct Answer: A truck driving past.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.20.6

4. Wrong What, in order, are the basic principles of post crash survival
management?

 Your Answer: Find food, find water, identify your location, find shelter, have a will to
survive.
 Correct Answer: Will to survive, identify location, find shelter, find water, find food.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.66.4

5. Wrong What is the correct action when your passenger is showing signs of fear
or anxiety and complains of numbness and tingling in their feet and hands?

 Your Answer: Give the passenger oxygen from the onboard supply.
 Correct Answer: Tell the passenger to breathe slowly into a paper air sickness bag.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.12.8

6. Wrong What are some of the symptoms of decompression sickness?

 Your Answer: Hypoxia and tingling in the hands and feet.

 Correct Answer: Joint pain and temporary paralysis.
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 Syllabus Reference: 10.16.6

9. Wrong If a headset provides grade 2 hearing protection it provides:

 Your Answer: active noise cancelling.

 Correct Answer: less protection than a grade 3 headset.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.20.8

14. Wrong The pilots information, reported to the CAA, in accordance with CAR Part
12:

 Your Answer: will always be made available to prosecution authorities.

 Correct Answer: will only be made available to prosecution authorities if there was
an act that caused unnecessary danger to life or property.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.54.6

19. Wrong Situational awareness is:

 Your Answer: an integral part of the operating of the long term memory.
 Correct Answer: improved when a person’s residual mental capacity is improved.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.46.2

20. Wrong Which option is correct regarding ABC for first aid?

 Your Answer: A stands for airways. Contact ATS as soon as possible so they can get
help on the way.
 Correct Answer: A stands for airway. Ensure the person has a clear airway and they
can breathe.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.64.2

23. Wrong Flight anxiety can be reduced by:

 Your Answer: exposure to severe turbulence.

 Correct Answer: learning how an aircraft flies or by learning to fly.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.28.6

24. Wrong How can tolerance to G-forces be increased?

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 Your Answer: By being well hydrated and eating healthy foods.

 Correct Answer: By exposure to G-forces and fitness training.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.24.2

25. Wrong With respect to noise protection, pilots;

 Your Answer: should always provide passengers with a briefing which includes the
dangers of noises around the airfield.
 Correct Answer: should wear hearing protection around loud noises and take care
when around aircraft.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.20.8

27. Wrong After donating one unit of blood, a pilot should always wait for at least:

 Your Answer: 72 hours before flying.

 Correct Answer: 24 hours before flying.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.34.4

28. Wrong If you wish to go flying after scuba diving:

 Your Answer: this is safe if you are experiencing no effects of the bends after the
dive.
 Correct Answer: you should not fly for at least 24 hours after the dive.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.16.12

29. Wrong What do you NOT need to cover during your pre-flight passenger
briefing?

 Your Answer: Details on when smoking is permitted.

 Correct Answer: Expected air temperature at cruising altitude.
 Syllabus Reference: 10.66.2

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