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(Regs and Pubs)
Upon arrival to a new duty station, within how many days must you turn in your IATF/IFRF?
14 Days. (pg. 6 par. 2-8 (a)
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(Regs and Pubs)
What are your VFR and IFR fuel reserve requirements?
Enough fuel to reach destination and alternate and have fuel reserve of 30 min IFR/20 min VFR. (pg. 31 par 5-2 (b)
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(Aeromed AR 40-8)
What conditions restrict you from flying for 12 hrs?
- (ASIA)
- Alcohol
- Simulator sickness
- Immunizations
- Anesthesia (local and dental)
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(Aeromed AR 40-8)
What conditions restrict you from flying for 24 hrs?
- Blood or Plasma donation (72 hrs for 200 cc or more)
- Hypobaric chamber >25,000'
- SCUBA/Hyperbaric
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(Aeromed AR 40-8)
What conditions restrict you from flying for 48 hrs?
Anesthesia (general, spinal, epidural)
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(Aeromed AR 40-8)
What conditions restrict you from flying for 72 hrs?
Donating blood (200 cc or more)
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
What are the types of hypoxia?
- Hypoxic
- Hypemic
- Histotoxic
- Stagnant
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
What are the stages of Hypoxia?
- (ICDC)
- Indifferent: 0-10,000'
- Compensatory: 10-15,000'
- Disturbance: 15-20,000'
- Critical: 20-25,000'
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
What are the types of stressors?
- Psychosocial
- Physiological
- Cognitive
- Environmental
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
What are the types of fatigue?
- Acute
- Chronic
- Motivational Exaustion, or Burnout
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
Two types of cells used by the eye?
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
Chemicals in the Rods & Cones?
- Rods: Rhodopsin (black & white)
- Cones: Iodopsin (color)
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
Average time to dark adapt?
30-45 min.
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
Day blind spot covers what area?
5.5-7.5 deg. (stupid, stupid question!)
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
The day blind spot is located about ________degrees from the fovea and originates where the optic nerve attaches to the retina?
15 deg
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
What are the three types of vision and when are they used?
- Photopic: Day
- Mesopic: Dawn or Dusk
- Scotopic: Night
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
The _________________ occurs when the fovea becomes inactive under low-level light conditions. The night blind spot involves an area from ______________ degrees wide in the center of the visual field.
- Night blind spot
- 5-10 deg.
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
______________is often referred to as nearsightedness?
Myopia
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
_____________is often referred to as farsightedness?
Hyperopia
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
___________ is the inability to focus different meridians simultaneously?
Astigmatism
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
This condition is part of the normal aging process, which causes the lens to harden?
Presbyopia
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(AEROMED/ Night flt.)
As aviators how can we correct for the night blind spot?
Off-center viewing
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