Aeromedical Factors
| Objective: |
To familiarize the student with factors affecting the human body in flight and the necessary precautions to insure safety. |
| Content: |
- Medical Certificates (14 CFR Part 67)
- Physiological and Psychological factors affecting performance
- Hypoxia
- Hyperventilation
- Carbon Monoxide poisoning
- Motion Sickness
- Dehydration and Heatstroke
- Alcohol and drugs
- Stress
- Fatigue
- IMSAFE
- Middle ear and sinus problems during climbs and descents
- Scuba Diving
- Empty Field Myopia
- Night Flying
- Illusory factors affecting performance
- Vestibular
- The leans
- Coriolis illusion
- Graveyard spiral
- Somatogravic illusion
- Inversion illusion
- Elevator illusion
- False horizon
- Visual
- False horizon
- Autokinesis
- Runway width illusions
- Runway and terrain slopes illusions
- Featureless terrain illusion
- Water refraction
- Haze
- Fog
- Ground lighting illusions
- Postural
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| Completion Standards: |
The lesson is complete when the instructor determines that the student has adequate knowledge of aeromedical factors and ways to prevent aeromedical-related accidents by giving an oral or written exam. |
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