Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › II. Technical Subject Areas › Task A. Human Factors

AI.II.A.K1g

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Symptoms, recognition, causes, effects, and corrective actions associated with aeromedical and physiological issues, including:

Stress

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Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 2-21
Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › Operational Pitfalls › Stress Management
Stress Management Everyone is stressed to some degree almost all of the time. A certain amount of stress is good since it keeps a person alert and prevents complacency. Effects of stress are cumulative and, if the pilot does ... appropriate way, they can eventually add up to an intolerable burden. Performance generally increases with the onset of stress, peaks, and then begins to fall off rapidly as stress levels exceed a person’s ability to cope. The ability…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 1-23
Chapter 1: Risk Management and Single-Pilot Resource Management › Factors Affecting Decision-Making › Stress Management
Stress Management Learning how to recognize and cope with stress is another effective ADM tool. Stress is the body’s response to demands placed upon it. These demands can be either pleasant or unpleasant in nature. The causes of stress ... pilot can range from unexpected weather or mechanical problems while in flight to personal issues unrelated to flying. Stress is an inevitable and necessary part of life; it adds motivation and heightens an individual’s response to meet any challenge…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-12
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Ground Lighting Illusions › Stress
Stress Stress is the body’s response to physical and psychological demands placed upon it. The body’s reaction to stress includes releasing chemical hormones (such as adrenaline) into the blood and increasing metabolism to provide more energy ... perspiration all increase. The term “stressor” is used to describe an element that causes an individual to experience stress. Examples of stressors include physical stress (noise or vibration), physiological stress (fatigue), and psychological stress (difficult work or personal situations). Stress…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-15
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Learner Emotional Reactions › Abnormal Reactions to Stress
Abnormal Reactions to Stress Reactions to stress may produce abnormal responses in some people. With them, response to anxiety or stress may be completely absent or at least inadequate. Their responses may be random or illogical, or they ... also may be able to detect potential psychological problems. The following learner reactions are indicative of abnormal reactions to stress. None of them provides an absolute indication, but the presence of any of them under conditions of stress is reason…