6.6 Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)
Hazardous attitudes occur to every pilot to some degree at some time. What are some of these hazardous attitudes? a) Antiauthority, impulsivity, macho, resignation, and invulnerability b) Poor situational awareness, snap judgments, and lack of a decision making process c) Poor risk management and lack of stress management
A
In the aeronautical decision making (ADM) process, what is the first step in neutralizing a hazardous attitude? a) Recognizing hazardous thoughts b) Recognizing the invulnerability of the situation c) Making a rational judgment
A
What is it often called when a pilot pushes his or her capabilities and the aircraft's limits by trying to maintain visual contact with the terrain in low visibility and ceiling? a) Scud running b) Mind set c) Peer Pressure
A
What is one of the neglected items when a pilots relies on short and long term memory for repetitive task? a) Checklists b) Situational awareness c) Flying outside the envelope
A
What often leads to spatial disorientation or collision with ground/obstacles when flying under Visual Flight Rules (VFR)? a) Continual flight into instrument conditions\ b) Getting behind the aircraft c) Duck-under syndrome
A
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Macho"? a) I can do it b) Taking chances is foolish c) Nothing will happen
B
What is the antidote when a pilot has the hazardous attitude of "Invulnerability"? a) It cannot be that bad b) It could happen to me c) It will not happen to me
B
Risk management, as part of the aeronautical decision making (ADM) process, relies on which features to reduce the risks associated with each flight? a) Application of stress management and risk elements procedures b) The mental process of analyzing all information in a particular situation and making a timely decision on what action to take c) Situational awareness, problem recognition, and good judgment
C
What antidotal phrase can help reverse the hazardous attitude of impulsivity? a) Do it quickly to get it over with b) It could happen to me c) Not so fast, think first
C
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Antiauthority"? a) Rules do not apply in this situation b) I know what I am doing c) Follow the rules
C
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Impulsivity"? a) It could happen to me b) Do it quickly to get it over with c) Not so fast, think first
C
What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Resignation"? a) What is the use? b) Someone else is responsible c) I am not helpless
C
What is the one common factor which affects most preventable accidents? a) Structural failure b) Mechanical malfunction c) Human error
C
Who is responsible for determining whether a pilot is fit to fly for a particular flight, even though he or she holds a current medical certificate? a) The FAA b) The medical examiner c) The pilot
C
