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Author Green, Roger G

Title Human Factors for Pilots
Edition 2nd ed
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (151 pages)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- PARTI BASIC AVIATION PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE -- 1a Basic Physiology and the Effects of Flight -- Introduction -- 1a.1 Composition of the Atmosphere -- 1a.2 The Human Requirement for Oxygen -- 1a.3 Effects of Reduced Ambient Pressure -- 1a.4 Hypoxia and Hyperventilation -- 1a.5 Entrapped Gas and Barotrauma -- 1a.6 Decompression Sickness -- 1a.7 Effects of Acceleration -- 1a.8 Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear -- 1a.9 Vision -- 1b Flying and Health -- Introduction
1b.1 Hearing Loss1b.2 Visual Defects and their Correction -- 1b.3 Toxic Hazards -- 1b.4 Obesity, Diet, and Exercise -- 1b.5 Coronary Artery Disease, the ECG, and Raised Blood Pressure -- 1b.6 Incapacitation in Flight -- 1b.7 Fits and Faints -- 1b.8 Psychiatric Disease, Alcohol, and Drugs -- 1b.9 Tropical Diseases and their Prophylaxis â#x9C;#x88; -- 1b.10 Common Ailments and Fitness to Fly -- PART II BASIC AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY -- 2a Human Information Processing -- Introduction -- 2a.1 Basic Plan of Human Information Processing -- 2a.2 Sensation and Sensory Memory
2a.3 Perception and Mental Models2a.4 Central Decision Making and Response Selection -- 2a.5 Mechanisms and Limitations of Working Memory -- 2a.6 Mechanisms and Limitations of Long Term Memory -- 2a.7 Motor Memory (Skills) -- 2a.8 Response Execution and Feedback -- 2a.9 Attention and the Limitations of the Central Decision Maker -- 2a.10 Mental Workload -- 2b Cognition in Aviation -- Introduction -- 2b.1 Erroneous Mental Models -- 2b.2 Spatial Disorientation -- 2b.3 Visual Cues in Landing -- 2b.4 Visual Search and Mid-Air Collisions
2b.5 Categories of Behaviour2b.6 Skill-Based Behaviour -- 2b.7 Rule-Based Behaviour -- 2b.8 Knowledge-Based Behaviour -- 2b.9 Situational Awareness -- PART III STRESS, FATIGUE, AND THEIR MANAGEMENT -- 3a Stress and Stress Management -- Introduction -- 3a.1 Definitions, Concepts, and Models -- 3a.2 Effects of Stress on Attention, Motivation, and Performance -- 3a.3 Arousal, Concepts of Over- and Under- Arousal -- 3a.4 Environmental Stressors and their Effects -- 3a.5 Domestic Stress and Home Relationships, Bereavement, Financial, and Time Commitments
3a.6 Work Stress, Relationships with Colleagues and Management3a.7 Life Stress and Health, Other Clinical Effects of Stress -- 3a.8 Coping Strategies, Identifying Stress, and Stress Management -- 3b Sleep and Fatigue -- Introduction -- 3b.1 Biological Clocks and Chronobiology â#x9C;#x88; -- 3b.2 Circadian Rhythms and the Sleep/Wake Cycle â#x9C;#x88; -- 3b.3 Sleep and Sleep Recording â#x9C;#x88; -- 3b.4 Functions of Sleep â#x9C;#x88; -- 3b.5 Shift Work and Sleep at Abnormal Times of Day â#x9C;#x88; -- 3b.6 Time Zone Crossing, Circadian Dysrhythmia, and Resynchronization â#x9C;#x88
""3b.7 Rosterine Problems, Sleep Management, and Naps â#x9C;#x88;""
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Subject Psychology.
psychology.
Psychology
Form Electronic book
Author Gradwell, Mr David P
Green, Roger G
James, Melanie
Muir, Helen
ISBN 9781351217538
1351217534