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Mast Moment Max allowable cumulative time over 64%

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25 seconds

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Mast Moment Max allowable cumulative time over 77%

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7 seconds

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3
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Definition of Stress

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Stress is a nonspecific response of the body to any demand.

TC 3-04.93 3-1 pg3-1

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4
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What are the four types of stress?

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Psychosocial (Life events)
Environmental (hot/cold)
Cognitive (perception of self situation)
Physiological (Slef imposed stressors)

TC 3-04.93 3-10 pg3-2

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5
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What are the five Self-Imposed Stressors?

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**DEATH*”

Drugs
Exhaustion
Alcohol
Tobacco
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)

TC 3-04.93 8-80 pg8-20

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Define Spatial Disorientation

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The pilot’s erroneous perception of position, attitude, or motion in relation to the gravitational vertical and the Earth’s surface

TC 3-04.93 9-3 pg9-1

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What are the three types of Spatial Disorientation and which one is the most dangerous?

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Type 1 unrecognized (most dangerous)
Type 2 recognized
Type 3 incapacitating

TC 3-04.93 9-19 pg9-4

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What are the three sensory systems used to maintain equilibrium?

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Visual
Vestibular
Somatosensory

TC 3-04.93 9-25 pg9-5

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Prevention of Spatial Disorientation

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Never fly VMC and IMC at the same time
Never fly without visual reference points
Avoid Fatigue, Hypoxia, Hypoglycemia, anxiety or smoking
Trust your instruments

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Treatment of Spatial Disorientation

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Delay intuitive actions
Rely on and use your instruments
Transfer controls

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