CAE Oxford Aviation Academy. JAA PPL Ground training series - Book 2: Human Performance

JAA PPL Ground training series. — CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2010. — 226 p.Курс теоретической подготовки к экзаменам для получения лицензии JAA/EASA PPL. На английском языке.For a pilot, the study of Human Performance is crucial to an understanding of the central role played by the human factor in promoting safety and efficiency in flying operations.In flight, the environment in which the pilot operates can be quite different to that which prevails on the ground. When in the air, alongside the tasks of flying the aircraft, maybe in marginal weather conditions, or in a busy air traffic and radiotelephony environment, the pilot is subject to new influences, unknown on the ground, such as altitude, changes in pressure, possible oxygen shortage, increased “g” forces, etc. As a pilot, a thorough understanding of Human Performance, and of the limitations to that performance, is essential if you are to develop the high standards of airmanship required of all those who fly, whether privately or professionally.Amongst other things, this book attempts to examine the demands of the flying environment on the human organism and to illustrate to you the obligation on all pilots to keep fit and to lead a healthy life style if they are to operate efficiently and safely in the air. The book also covers the basic psychological considerations of
piloting, such as the demands that flying places on a pilot’s faculties of perception, communication, judgment and decision making, and by pointing out some important limitations of those faculties.The atmosphere.
The human body.
The effects of partial pressure.
The eye.
The ear.
Flying and health.
The information process.
Judgement and decision making.
Verbal communication.
Stress.
The cockpit.
Definitions.
Human performance syllabus.
Answers to questions.