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Human Performance and Limitations

How the human body and mind cope with flying: the atmosphere, respiration and circulation, the nervous system, vision, hearing and balance, sensory illusions, personal fitness, sleep and intoxication, then information processing, human error, decision making, cockpit management and workload.

  • 228 slides
  • 21 sections
  • 100 practice questions

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  1. 040.00Introduction: how to use this deckSlide 2
  2. 040.01.01.01Competent pilotSlide 10
  3. 040.01.02.01The atmosphereSlide 17
  4. 040.01.02.02Respiration and circulationSlide 28
  5. 040.02.01.01Nervous systemSlide 62
  6. 040.02.01.02VisionSlide 69
  7. 040.02.01.03HearingSlide 85
  8. 040.02.01.04EquilibriumSlide 92
  9. 040.02.01.05Sensory integrationSlide 99
  10. 040.03.01.01Personal fitnessSlide 115
  11. 040.03.01.02Sleep and rhythmSlide 122
  12. 040.03.01.03Problem areasSlide 129
  13. 040.03.01.04IntoxicationSlide 139
  14. 040.04.01.00Information processingSlide 149
  15. 040.05.00.00Human errorSlide 161
  16. 040.06.01.01Decision makingSlide 167
  17. 040.07.00.00Cockpit managementSlide 173
  18. 040.08.00.00Human behaviourSlide 179
  19. 040.09.01.00Overload and underloadSlide 185
  20. SCENARIO BANKExam-style scenariosSlide 196
  21. RECAPKey points, in syllabus orderSlide 216