LOMBOK INSTITUTE OF FLIGHT TECHNOLOGY

Pilot School with Current Technology

Selaparang International Airport, Jl. Adi Sucipto #1, Mataram, NTB. Phone: +62370 636 333 +62370 634 126
TangCity Business Park C/17 , Jl. Jend.Sudirman #1, Cikokol, Tangerang. Phone: +6221 2875 8880 +6221 2

EXAMINATION FOR THE FI TRAINING

1. Who is responsible for the safety of an aircraft flying in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules?
a. The Pilot-in-Command of the aircraft.
b. The occupants of the cockpit.
c. Everyone.
d. Your flying instructor.

2. One essential quality that a competent pilot should possess is:

a. A highly developed sense of responsibility.
b. Poor communications skills.
c. An impulsive personality.
d. The ability to predict weathers changes.

3. The percentage of all accidents caused by human factor is:

a. 70% - 75%. b. 60% - 65%. c. 50% - 55%. d. 80% - 90%.

4. The most common form of aircraft accident is:

a. Controlled flight into terrain.
b. Failing to file a flight plan.
c. Failure to maintain the correct airspeed.
d. Mid-air collision.

5. The most common cause of pilot-induced accident is:

a. Loss of directional control.
b. Poor flight planning.
c. Mid-air collision.
d. Loss of control whilst taxiing.

6. The phase of flight most prone to accident is:

a. Intermediate and final approach. b. Cruise. c. Descent. d. Take-off.

7. The percentage of Oxygen in the atmosphere:

a. Remains constant up to approximately 70000 feet.
b. Decreases with an increase in altitude.
c. Remains constant up to approximately 33700 feet.
d. Increases with an increase in altitude.

8. The approximate altitude where the atmospheric pressure is half the sea-level value is:
a. 18 000 feet. b. 10 000 feet. c. 12 000 feet. d. 33 000 feet.

9. A healthy pilot should be able to operate without suffering the effects of hypoxia up to altitudes of:
a. 10 000 feet. b. 12 000 feet. c. 18 000 feet. d. 33 000 feet.

10. The percentage of Oxygen in the atmosphere remains at 21%, by volume:

a. Throughout the majority of the atmosphere. c. Up to 18 000 feet.
b. Up to 10 000 feet. d. Up to 8 000 feet.

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11. Pilots need to breath supplementary Oxygen when flying at high altitude because of:
a. Decreased atmospheric pressure, and a decrease in the partial pressure of Oxygen.
b. The upper limit of the Troposphere.
c. The decreased temperature.
d. A decrease in the proportion of Oxygen by volume.

12. The respective percentages of the gases that make up the atmosphere are:
a. Nitrogen 78%, Oxygen 21%, Argon 0.05%, Carbon Dioxide and trace gases 0.95%.
b. Oxygen 78%, Nitrogen 21%, Argon 0.95%, Carbon Dioxide 0.95%.
c. Nitrogen 78%, Oxygen 21%, Argon 0.95%, Carbon Dioxide and trace gases 0.05%.
d. Oxygen 78%, Nitrogen 21%, Argon 0.95%, Carbon Dioxide 0.05%.

13. At 36 000 feet, the air pressure is:

a. One quarter of the sea-level value.
b. Three quarters of the sea-level value.
c. Half of the sea-level value.
d. One tenth of the sea-level value.

14. Breathing is regulated by:

a. Monitoring changes in the level of Carbon Dioxide in the blood.
b. The will of each human being.
c. The presence of hemoglobin in the blood.
d. The transfer of Oxygen from the blood to the issues of the body.

15. A smoker will feel the symptoms of hypoxia (Oxygen starvation) at:
a. A lower altitude than a non-smoker.
b. A higher altitude than a non-smoker.
c. The same altitude as a non-smoker.
d. Smoking makes no difference to a person’s susceptibility to hypoxia.

16. On average, how long does it take to eliminate one unit of alcohol from the blood?
a. One hour. c. 12 hours.
b. 24 hours. d. 8 hour.

17. The mechanism that maintains a constant flow of blood around the body is called:
a. The Circulatory System.
b. The Respiratory System.
c. The Reproduction System.
d. The Nervous System.

18. How long after prolonged breathing-in of Carbon Monoxide must a pilot refrain from flying?
a. Several days. c. 12 hours.
b. 8 hours. d. 24 hours.

19. Pilot should not fly within …hours of donating blood:

a. 24. c. 36.
b. 12. d. 48.

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20. The main function of the red blood cells is to:
a. Carry Oxygen to the tissues.
b. Assist in the clotting process.
c. Produce antibodies to flight infection.
d. Deliver digested food products to the tissues.

21. Angina is caused by:

a. Insufficient blood reaching the heart muscle.
b. Death of part of the heart muscle.
c. A blockage of pulmonary blood vessels.
d. A blocked blood vessel in the brain.

22. Carbon monoxide is dangerous because:

a. Hemoglobin has 210 times the affinity for it than it has for Oxygen.
b. Its smell and taste are not easily recognizable to the inexperienced pilot.
c. Hemoglobin has 10 times the affinity for it thanit has for Oxygen.
d. Hemoglobin has 110 times the affinity for it than it has for Oxygen.

23. The damaging levels of alcohol are 21 units for men and 14 units for women. This is:
a. Per week. c. Per month.
b. Per day. d. Per year.

24. Compared to a non-smoker, someone who smokes is likely to experience the effects of hypoxia at:
a. A lower altitude. c. The same altitude.
b. A higher altitude. d. Any altitude.

25. The % of Oxygen in the atmosphere, by volume is:

a. 21% throughout the atmosphere.
b. 21% to an altitude of 10 000 feet.
c. 14% to an altitude of 10 000 feet.
d. 21% to an altitude of 33 700 feet.

26. Hypoxia is defined as:

a. The condition when there is insufficient Oxygen to meet the body’s needs.
b. The altitude at which a person begins to show symptoms of decompression sickness.
c. The condition where Carbon Monoxide replaces Oxygen in the white cells.
d. The condition where Carbon Dioxide will not bind to hemoglobin.

27. At low altitude, the most common symptoms of hyperventilation include:

a. Dizziness, visual disorder, anxiety, tingling around feet, hands and lips.
b. Anxiety, scuba diving, vibration and poor visual acuity.
c. Feeling of well-being, shock, heat and poor visual acuity.
d. Motion sickness, poor visual acuity, heat and scuba diving.

28. You have been diving to a depth of 32 feet using SCUBA pressure breathing equipment:
a. Do not fly for a period of 24 hours.
b. Do not fly for a period of 12 hours.
c. Do not fly for a period of 48 hours.
d. There is no limitation on when you can next fly
.

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29. How would a light aircraft pilot perceive the image of a fast moving jet approaching head-on? The image
would be:
a. Small at first, displaying a slow growth rate, then increasing in size rapidly just before impact.
b. Small at first and grow in size steadily and regularly.
c. Small at first, displaying an immediate rapid growth rate, but less rapidly just before impact.
d. Small at first, maintaining a constant size and approach rate.

30. The iris is responsible for controlling:

a. The amount of light entering the eye.
b. The rate of dark adoption.
c. The rate of light adoption.
d. The amount of accommodation.

31. In order to se an object best, at night, a pilot should:

a. Look slightly to one side of the object.
b. Look directly at the object, blinking several times.
c. Look directly and intensely at the object.
d. Look away from the object and then repeatedly look back at it.

32. The ability of the lens to change shape to focus an image on the retina is called:
a. Accommodation. c. Acclimatization.
b. Acuity. d. Auto-kinesis.

33. The sensors called „Rods”:

a. Are sensitive to lower light levels than the “Cones”.
b. Are used primarily by day.
c. Are highly sensitive to color changes.
d. Are concentrated on the optic nerve.

34. Light level at high altitude are dangerous because they:

a. Contain more of the damaging Blue and UV light.
b. Cause reflections on the windscreen.
c. Cause the iris to close, blinding the pilot.
d. Cause the blind spot on the optic nerve.

35. A person who has „Myopia”:

a. Has a longer than normal eyeball and vision is corrected with a Concave lens.
b. Has a shorter than normal eyeball and vision is corrected with a Concave lens.
c. Has a longer than normal eyeball and vision is corrected with a Convex lens.
d. Has a shorter than normal eyeball and vision is corrected with a Convex lens.

36. The part of the eye where we have the best visual acuity is:
a. The pupil. c. The iris.
b. The fovea. d. The peripheral retina.

37. Astigmatism is the name for:

a. A miss-shape cornea. c. An eyeball which is to short.
b. The ability of the lens to change shape. d. Color blindness.

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38. Two light aircraft are on a head-on collision course with a closing speed of 180 knots and a flight visibility
of 3 kilometers. If contact was made at maximum visual range, what time is available for either pilot to
take avoiding action?
a. 34 seconds. c. 51 seconds.
b. 27 seconds. d. 1 minute and 30 seconds.

39. The light-sensitive tissue lining the rear of the eyeball which contains rods and cones is known as:
a. The retina. c. The cornea.
b. The pupil. d. The iris.

40. The three parts of the ear are the:

a. Outer, middle and inner. c. Cochlea, otoliths and tympanum.
b. Incuse, malleus and stapes. d. Ear lobe, ear canal and ear drum.

41. The bones in the middle ear are known collectively as:
a. The ossicles. c. The monoliths.
b. The otoliths. d. The saccules.

42. A fit young person can detect a range of sounds between:

a. 20 and 20 000 Hertz. c. 700 and 5 000 Hertz.
b. 500 and 3 000 Hertz. d. 50 and 10 000 Hertz.

43. The function of the Eustachian tube is to:

a. Equalize pressure between the outer and middle ear.
b. Equalize pressure between the middle and inner ear.
c. Connect the inner ear to the back of the throat.
d. Allow circulation of fluid in the semi-circular canals.

44. Permanent hearing loss may result from continuous exposure to:
a. Noise in excess of 90 decibels.
b. Noise in excess of 120 decibels.
c. Dusty conditions, allowing a build-up in ear wax.
d. Excessive heat which boils the fluid in the semi-circular canals.

45. Permanent deafness that is associated with old age, is known as:
a. Presbycusis. c. Presbyopia.
b. Myopia. d. Mycosis.

46. The main function of the vestibular apparatus is to:

a. Detect angular and linear accelerations.
b. Mechanically transmit sound to the cochlea.
c. Prevent excessive sounds from damaging the ear drum.
d. Prevent excessive sounds from damaging the otoliths.

47. To maintain spatial orientation in the absence of the visual references, the pilot should:
a. Believe the aircraft instruments.
b. Believe the sensations of his vestibular apparatus.
c. Immediately climb to get above cloud.
d. Believe the ”seat of the pants” sensations from the somatosensory system.

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48. Motion sickness arises when there is:
a. A mismatch between visual and vestibular signals.
b. Vertical displacement from the horizontal axis.
c. Disorientation caused by loss of visual references.
d. Vertical displacement from the longitudinal axis.

49. Which of the conditions given below are symptomatic of motion sickness?
(i) Nausea.
(ii) Hypoxia.
(iii) Hyperventilation.
(iv) Pallor.
(v) Stomach cramp.
(vi) Cold sweating.

a. i, iii, iv and vi.

b. i, ii, iii and iv.
c. iii only.
d. i, iii, v and vi.

50. What is the cause of conductive deafness?

a. Damage to the Ossicles and/or the Ear-Drum.
b. Damage to the Pinna.
c. Blockage of the Eustachian Tube.
d. Low ambient pressure.

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