Stage1OralExamPrep TheSemiCircularcanalandthethreevalveshelpyoutodowhatandhow?-ANS-and thehairthatsticksintothefluidandinterpretthe3dimensionalmotion Whatconnectsyoursinusestoyourinnerears?-ANS-theEustachiantube Whatistheacronym"ICEFLAG"?-ANS-InversionIllusion,CoriolisIllusion,Elevator Illusion,FalseHorizons,Leans,Autokinesis,GraveyardSpiral Whatcausestheleans?-ANS-Wheneveryouareflyingandyouareabruptlyrollthe wingslevelandyourbodystillfeelslikeyouareturning Theaccelerationforcefromthepowerincreaseiswhatputsyoubackintoyourseatand maycauseyoutoexperiencewhatillusion?-ANS-SomatogravicIllusion WhatisaGraveyardSpiral?-ANS-Thepilotwillstarttoturntheairplaneandthenthe bodywillgetusedtobeinginaprolongedturnandthenwhenyourollwingslevel,you mistakethefeelingoftheleansandtrytoturnbackintoaturnbutdon'trealizeitand thiscausesyoutopullbackandtightentheturnsinceyouareloosingaltitude.Causing youspiraloutofcontrol.WhatistheCoriolisIllusion?-ANS-Usuallyinasteepturnandwhenyoulookawayyou feellikeyouareonadifferentplane.Thinkaboutspinningaroundabaseballbatand thentrytorun.Thefluidintheinnerearnormalizesandthenwhenyoumoveyourhead youfeelasthoughyouareactingonadifferentplaneandthiscausesyoutothinkthe aircraftisbankingorperformingamaneuverwhenitreallyisn't.Posturerequiresbrainpowerandbetterposturekeepsyou?-ANS-Focused.Itkeeps yourairwaywideopenwhenyoulookup.Whyispostureimportantwhenflying?-ANS-Ithelpsyoualignyourbody,whichcan helpyouflyfeelwhattheaircraftisdoingandknowwhatitisdoing.Whenconditions allow(VMC/VFR)youuseposturesensations(somatosensorysensations),vestibular sense,andvisualsensesyoucanflytheaircraftquiteadequatelywiththesesenses.Whatcanhappenwhenyoudonothavegoodposture?-ANS-Youmaysufferfrom disorientationinuncoordinatedturnsandtheaccelerationforcesoftheaircraft.Don't 1 / 2
however,flyfromthe"seatofyourpants"youareputtingyourselfatriskofsuffering fromdisorientation.Whatistheelevatorillusion?-ANS-Itiscausedbyupdraftsanddowndraftsthatare confusedbythepilottomeanthattheairplaneineitheranoseupornosedownattitude whenitisnot.Whatistheinversionillusion?-ANS-Itiswhenapilotstopsaclimbabruptlyandthis createsthefeelingasthoughthepilotistumblingbackwardsinflightwhenheisnotin reality.Whatisautokinesis?-ANS-Itiswhenyoulookatadistantlightatnightfortoolongand itappearstobemoving.However,itisnotmoving.Whatareallthevestibularillusions?-ANS-InversionIllusion,CoriolisIllusion,Elevator Illusion,Leans,GraveyardSpiral,SomatograficIllusion Whatarethevisualillusions?-ANS-FalseHorizon,Autokinesis,Runway/TerrainSlope, RunwayWidth,BlackHoleIllusion,Empty-FieldMyopia Whatisemptyfieldmyopia?-ANS-Youeyeswillnotfocusononethingwhenlookingto theblueskyandthismaymakeithardtoseetraffic Whatarethethreedifferentinstrumentcross-checktechniques?-ANS-SelectedRadial Cross-Check,InvertedVCross-Check,RectangularCross-Check WhatistheSelectedRadialCross-Check?-ANS-thisinstrumentcrosscheckhasyou scanningfromtheattitudeindicatortothentoanotherinstrument,thenbacktothe attitudeindicatorandrepeatingthisprocessmultipletimes.Whatisattitudeinstrumentflyingwiththecontrolandperformancemethod?-ANS-You useaspecificpowersettingandpitchsettingtoreceiveadeterminedperformancefrom theaircraft.Whataretheperformanceinstruments?-ANS-Airspeed,Altimeter,VerticalSpeed Indicator Whatareyourcontrolinstruments?-ANS-attitudeindicator,manifoldpressure, tachometers,fuelflow,etc.
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