FAA FAA Private Pilot (PPL): Human Factors Questions
156 exam-style Human Factors questions for the FAA FAA Private Pilot (PPL) paper (PPL · IR · CPL · ATP). The first 12 are free below with answers and explanations — sign up free to practise all of them with progress tracking.
- Q1
Which of the following meals should a pilot avoid eating shortly before a flight because it tends to produce intestinal gas that expands at altitude and contains alcohol?
- AMeat dishes with spices
- BLegumes and a glass of wine
- CA salad with chicken and a glass of water
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Correct answer: B. Legumes and a glass of wine
- Q2
Hypertension is what condition?
- AEar pain due to air pressure
- BLong-sightedness
- CHigh blood pressure
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Correct answer: C. High blood pressure
- Q3
The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during nighttime hours is to use:
- ARegularly spaced concentration on the 3-, 9-, and 12-o'clock positions.
- BPeripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing offcenter viewing.
- CA series of short, regularly spaced eye movements to search each 30-degree sector.
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Correct answer: B. Peripheral vision by scanning small sectors and utilizing offcenter viewing.
- Q4
Which gas law states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of its individual components, explaining the reduced partial pressure of oxygen at altitude?
- ABoyle's law
- BHenry's law
- CDalton's law
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Correct answer: C. Dalton's law
- Q5
What is rods responsible for in your vision?
- AClear vision
- BSeeing things far away
- CSeeing in low light condition
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Correct answer: C. Seeing in low light condition
- Q6
What is the definition of Time of useful consciousness?
- AThe time where an individual can function properly, after being exposed to too much carbon monoxide.
- BThe time where an individual can function properly, after being exposed to an inadequate supply of oxygen.
- CThe time where an individual can remain conscious, after being exposed to an inadequate supply of oxygen.
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Correct answer: B. The time where an individual can function properly, after being exposed to an inadequate supply of oxygen.
- Q7
You are landing on a downsloping runway. What should you be aware of?
- AYou may end up making a lower approach, as you get the feeling that the aircraft is higher than it actually is.
- BYou may end up making a lower approach, as you get the feeling that the aircraft is lower than it actually is.
- CYou may end up making a higher approach, as you get the feeling that the aircraft is lower than it actually is.
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Correct answer: C. You may end up making a higher approach, as you get the feeling that the aircraft is lower than it actually is.
- Q8
Which color of cockpit lighting is traditionally used at night to help preserve the pilot's dark adaptation and night vision?
- ABlack
- BGray
- CRed
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Correct answer: C. Red
- Q9
Which visual illusion is described as perceiving a single stationary point of light against a dark background as if it were moving?
- AFeeling that we are flying too low when exposed to too much light
- BThe sensation of vertigo that we experience when flying inside a cloud
- CIdentifying a light source on a dark background as moving despite being stationary
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Correct answer: C. Identifying a light source on a dark background as moving despite being stationary
- Q10
What is the medical term for the gradual, age-related loss of hearing?
- AMyopia
- BPresbicia
- CPresbycusis
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Correct answer: C. Presbycusis
- Q11
When flying solely by reference to instruments, how should the pilot treat the balance sensations coming from the vestibular system?
- AWe ignore the vestibular system
- BThe pilot continuously checks the instruments to avoid possible illusions while flying IFR
- CWe have contradictory information between what our instruments tell us and what our senses tell us
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Correct answer: A. We ignore the vestibular system
- Q12
To provide the body with a rapidly available source of energy for a flight, the carbohydrates that are ingested should have which characteristic?
- AThey improve the digestive process
- BMust be primarily short-chain sugars
- CThey should be avoided before flying as they hinder the digestive process
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Correct answer: B. Must be primarily short-chain sugars
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