Decision-Making, CRM & Physiology

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The answer is B: Detect that a change has occurred

DECIDE stands for Detect, Estimate, Choose, Identify, Do and Evaluate, and problem detection (recognizing that a change occurred or an expected change did not) comes first. Estimating the need to react follows detection, and jumping straight to action skips the analysis the model is built to provide.

Source: PHAK p. 2-18 · PHAK p. 2-20 · ACS UA.V.D.K1

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The answer is A: Reevaluate it using current conditions

A risk matrix loses relevance when hazards change before the flight, so verify and reevaluate the assessment with current information before launch; 14 CFR 107.49(a) also requires assessing the operating environment, including persons on the surface, before flight. An outdated assessment or experience alone ignores the new hazards.

Source: RMH PDF page 35 · 14 CFR 107.49(a) · ACS UA.V.D.K5

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The answer is A: Before launch, while workload is low

Good workload management prepares for high-workload periods during times of low workload, such as on the ground before launch. Programming after takeoff divides your attention just when you most need it for flying and avoiding obstacles.

Source: PHAK p. 2-24 · ACS UA.V.D.K1b

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The answer is A: Both the illness and the medicine may impair you

Performance can be degraded both by medications and by the conditions they treat, and a medication that controls symptoms may itself reduce performance; oral decongestants have side effects that can impair pilots. Controlled symptoms alone do not make you fit to fly.

Source: AIM 8-1-1 · AIM 8-1-2 · ACS UA.V.E.K3

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The answer is C: Rest alone won't relieve it; it needs a physician

Chronic fatigue extends over a long period, usually has psychological roots, is not relieved by proper diet and adequate rest and sleep, and usually requires treatment by a physician (the AIM adds that recovery takes a prolonged period of rest, not a night's sleep). A full night's sleep cures acute fatigue, not chronic, and chronic fatigue brings weakness, headaches and irritability, not just coordination problems.

Source: FAA-G-8082-22 p. 47 · ACS UA.V.E.K5

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The answer is A: Don't fly while suffering from any illness

Even a minor illness can degrade judgment, memory, alertness and the ability to make calculations, so the AIM's safest rule is not to fly while suffering from any illness. A watchful VO or a short job does not remove the impairment.

Source: AIM 8-1-1 · ACS UA.V.E.K7