ASI ASI Human Factors & Crew Resource Management

Question 1

What does the acronym HFACS stand for in aviation safety investigations?

Accepted Answer

Human Factors Analysis and Classification System

Answer

High Frequency Accident Causation Study

Answer

Human Flight Accident Control System

Answer

Hazard Factor Assessment and Classification Standard

Question 2

Which cognitive bias describes a pilot's tendency to continue a planned course of action despite cues indicating they should change?

Accepted Answer

Plan continuation bias

Answer

Situational awareness

Answer

Automation complacency

Answer

Spatial disorientation

Question 3

What is the primary physiological cause of spatial disorientation in flight?

Accepted Answer

Vestibular system limitations in detecting sustained turns

Answer

Vision impairment from cockpit lighting

Answer

Hypoxia-induced confusion

Answer

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Question 4

Under FAR Part 117, what is the minimum rest period required before a flight duty period for Part 121 operations?

Accepted Answer

10 consecutive hours

Answer

8 consecutive hours

Answer

12 consecutive hours

Answer

14 consecutive hours

Question 5

What term describes the gradual acceptance of hazardous conditions as normal after they are repeatedly encountered without incident?

Accepted Answer

Normalization of deviance

Answer

Risk tolerance elevation

Answer

Hazard habituation

Answer

Safety drift syndrome

Question 6

Which cognitive bias causes pilots to favor information that supports their existing assessment while discounting contradictory evidence?

Accepted Answer

Confirmation bias

Answer

Anchoring bias

Answer

Framing effect

Answer

Availability heuristic