Chapter 5 Aeronautical decision making
3931. 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
3939. 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
3940. What is one of the neglected items when a pilot relies on short and long term memory for repetitive tasks? A— Checklists. B— Situation awareness. C— Flying outside the envelope.
A
3931-1. Hazardous attitudes occur to every pilot to some degree at some time. What are some of these hazardous attitudes? A— Poor risk management and lack of stress management. B— Antiauthority, impulsivity, macho, resignation, and invulnerability. C— Poor situational awareness, snap judgments, and lack of a decision making process.
B
3931-2. In the aeronautical decision making (ADM) process, what is the first step in neutralizing a hazardous attitude? A— Making a rational judgement. B— Recognizing hazardous thoughts. C— Recognizing the invulnerability of the situation.
B
3931-3. 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 element procedures. B— Situational awareness, problem recognition, and good judgment. C— The mental process of analyzing all information in a particular situation and making a timely decision on what action to take.
B
3935. What antidotal phrase can help reverse the hazardous attitude of "macho"? A— I can do it. B— Taking chances is foolish. C— Nothing will happen.
B
3932. What antidotal phrase can help reverse the hazardous attitude of "antiauthority"? A— Rules do not apply in this situation. B— I know what I am doing. C— Follow the rules.
C
3933. What antidotal phrase can help reverse the hazardous attitude of "impulsivity"? A— It could happen to me. B— Do it quickly to get it over with. C— Not so fast, think first.
C
3934. What antidotal phrase can help reverse the hazardous attitude of "invulnerability"? A— It will not happen to me. B— It can not be that bad. C— It could happen to me.
C
3936. What antidotal phrase can help reverse the hazardous attitude of "resignation"? A— What is the use. B— Someone else is responsible. C— I am not helpless.
C
3937. 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
3938. What is the one common factor which affects most preventable accidents? A— Structural failure. B— Mechanical malfunction. C— Human error.
C
3940-1. A pilot and two passengers landed on a 2,100 foot east-west gravel strip with an elevation of 1,800 feet. The temperature is warmer than expected and after computing the density altitude it is determined the takeoff distance over a 50 foot obstacle is 1,980 feet. The airplane is 75 pounds under gross weight. What would be the best choice? A— Takeoff off into the headwind will give the extra climb-out time needed. B— Try a takeoff without the passengers to make sure the climb is adequate. C— Wait until the temperature decreases, and recalculate the takeoff performance.
C
