PROFESIONALES
5.2. EL CONTEXTO SOCIAL DE LOS ESTUDIOS DE EDUCACIÓN
Athough omal coou vsio is ot ecessarily essetia o a pilot the abty to distguish betwee ed whte ad gee is especiay i espect o compiace wth ght lyig egulatios
Total coour bidess is ute rae curret estimates have t occurig less tha 1 % o the populatio but betwee 5% ad 1% o males have dcuty dstguishg betwee ed gee
ad whte whlst up to % may have a degree o coou dececy Iceasig age may cause yeowg o the corea ad es ad may decease the itesty o bue lght. t is ow that smoig ad acoho also have a advese eect o colour viso. There s o cure o this deicecy.
. NIGHT VSION
Physiologicaly ght vso s achieved through the rods because o their geater sestivty
Geatest ght visua acuity s achieved by oog sightly o-cetre at a object due to the act that rods ae cocetated away rom the cete o the reta. Maximum ght eiciecy o the ods
may tae as much as 3 miutes to acheve ad thereore a peod o dar adaptatio may be
ecessay to acquire good ight vsio A vey bie exposure to bright lght eques a urhe period o adaptato ad a good poicy o plots s to cose oe eye beore exposue to brght lght
order to retai good ght visio i that eye Factors whch ca adversey aect ight visio cude mid hypoxa smoig acohol stimuats mor ailmets ad iceasig age
3 GARE
Gae ca be caused by high atitude ight lyig just above a aye o cloud o diecty to a ow su The cotrast the evels o brightess outsde ad isde the cocpit may mae t dicult o
the pot to ead the istrumets or dspays ad esut hm yg bid without realsg t. Good quality sugasses ae a ecessa equiremet ths id o evromet.
DEPTH PEREPTON
Depth peceptio o the abity to judge dstace eures may cues The textue o a object becomes moe obvous as t comes coser whch asssts judgg height; the caty o a object provdes cues as to its dstace - hazy or misty codtos a object becomes bured mag t more dicult to judge ts dstace ad the relative movemet o a object which appears to move
aster the cose it becomes aso plays a pat So too does biocula viso with athough beeca
is ot ecessarly esseta sice a perso with oe eye ca also use the cues metioed to assst i detemg distace.
5 EMPY FIELD MYOPIA
Myopia meas shorsghtedess ad ths case is caused by ight at high atitude o at ight whe
thee s othig to loo at The eyes ted to adopt a restg ocus at a pot approximately two metes away wth the esut that a dstat object has to be ary large i ode to be see a
obvousy dagerous stuato Ths ca be overcome by actively reocusg the eyes o dstat objects such as the goud couds o stas.
6 ONTAT LENSES
These are oe used peerece to taditioal spectacles ad have cetai advatages that they provide beter periphera vso ad are ot subject to mistg Howeve or the pilot there are ceai associated poblems o sigiicace The corea ot havg its ow blood supply obtais Private Pilot Licece
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oxygen o the aent a. Contat lenses an edue ths and ause ild hypoxia and oneal daage as a esut Dehydation in the eye an aso ou as a esut o ow hudty in the
okpit uthe daagng the onea. Can deopesson an also ause a le etween the
ontat lens and the onea.
7 RADIAL KERATOTOMY
This s a ino sugia poedue on the eye y whih ean eative eos, paulay yopa
an e oeted y aking shalow nsions nto the onea. It does esult in a sustantal weakenng o the eyeall stutue and ay aso gve ise to unstale eaton. It s theeoe, not aeptae n ane tanspot plots and ay esult in the goundng o even a pvate plot o
seveal yeas.
G I N FETIONS AND DISEASE
Gven the potane o vson o the pot a knowedge o and teatent o, netions and dsease o the eyes s useu. Soe o the oe ovous nude:
CONJUNCTIVITIS
The onjuntva s the ining o the inne suae o the eyelds and the exposed suae o the eye
an eoe itated and inlaed y exposue to ateal o va inetons and tants suh as soke and dust The syptos ae a painu uning o stnging sensation and oodshot eyes, whh an e exaeated in the dy ai o an aa okpit. Eyesght an e aeted and the eyes eoe oe senstve to light Ths inetve o o this dsease (ateial o via s vey
ontagous and pilots shoud eain o lyng whist sueng o t Teatent is usualy y antiots and the poe shoud lea withn a ew days.
CATARACTS
A ataat s the slow and paness loudng o the ea lens o the eye. As suh t wl aet vision
eause t pevents lght o eahing the etna Moe oen t s a podut o te ageing poess and an suessuly e teated y sugey oowing whh speial glasses will hae to e won.
STY
Ths is a aily oon pole espeally n hiden. t s aused y an neton ong a yst n the tea duts o ha olles whh an ause a swelng and eddening o the entie eyeld
neessay t an e sugialy eoved
GLAUCOMA
This aly oon dsode s a esut o ineased pessue wthin the eyeal due to the inadequate dainage o exess aqueous luid, whh unteated an daage the opt neve and lead to a paa o oplete oss o vson. It tends to ou oe oen n edey people and an
e heedtay. Teatent s usually n the o o eyedops athough sugey ay e neessay n soe ases. Syptos nlude eye pan headahe and ued vson.
H OPTIAL ILLUSIONS
A piot opeatng in an envonent whih povdes iited visal ues ie ul o patal IMC o at nght, and at the sae te s sueted to stess, owng pehaps to atigue o the natue o the ondtons he enountes wil e apt to peeive what he wishes to peeive even to the exet o suppyng an
lusoy peepton. Ths ondtion anests tse in a nue o ways
(a FALSE HORZON
Coon duing light n paal IMC the pilot oseves sopng oud oations, an osued hozon o at night, a oination o stas and gound ghts, and geoeti gond ght patens
al o whih pesent an lusion to a dsoentated pot o not eng oety agned wth the tue hoion. As a esult the piot ay plae the aa in an noet, and thus potentally dangeous, atitude.
( GROUND LIGHTING
Many plots, espeay n unalia aeas have staken ights along a staight oad o on a
ovng tain, as appoah o unway ghts. The judgeent o dstane ay also e aeted y
ght unway and appoah ight systes. The uson s that o ess dstane t the unway and the natua esult s a hgh appoah. Silay, when ying ove a elatively unt aea, the ak o
ights edues height ues and the piot ay ly a ow appoah
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Ts s a lus peme tat maes a statc lgt appea t mve we staed at f a perd f 8 t 1 0 secds a da evrmet Te cause ts peme s as yet, t
w
(d) LANING ILLUSIONS
Mst plts ave at sme tme r ter bee expsed t tese uss, w a be dvded t
tree areas f ccer
1 Te tal judgemet te apprac slpe
Mateace f te appa spe
3. udgemet f grud pxmty pr t tucdw
Setg up te tal appa spe a be geatly asssted by te use f ads suc as PAP ad VASIS gtg systems Hwever, tere wl be may ccass we te ads are t avalabe ad te pt must rely s w udgemet Ts bvusly mpves wt experee, altug
expereed plts may st be caugt ut Te fllwg cmm luss are desrbed
() RUNWAY WITH
A vey aw uway may create te lus tat te arcraf s act ger ta t s Ts
a resut te ususpetg plt lyg a lwer appa wt te pssbty f tg
bstales te appac pat, r eve adg st Te ppste a u wt a vey wde
uway, wt te esult tat te plt may flare t s ad ad ard, vest mpletey
Bt stuats are exacebated at gt
() RUNWAY OR TERRAIN SLOPE
A uway, tera, tat spes up may eate te lus tat te arraf s ge ta t s
Ts ca esut te pt aga fyg a we appa wt ts eret rss A dw slpg ruway, r tera, wl eate te ppste efect resultg a g apprac
() FEATURELESS TERRAIN
Te absece gud featues, su as da areas water et a create te lus f beg
ger ta te aa atualy s esutg a w apprac
(v) ATMOSPHRIC
Ra te arafs wdscee dsts te plts vs, creatg te lus f beg ge
Hae may esult te plt tg e s fute away ta e actualy s Bt f tese
uss may esut flyg a wer appa Flyg tug fg eates a lus
ptcg up ad ts ges uecgsed te pt may steepe te appa qute dramatcaly wt pssble dsastrus csequeces
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he bes nih vision is achieved by
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(a lookin diecy a an obec o ensue maximum exosue o he objec o he cones, which ae moe eicien o nih vision,
(b ookin sihly o cene a an obec, which will alow he ods eae exosue due o hei
concenaion away om he cene o he eina (ovea, (c eula, bie exosue o lih
(d ookin diecly a an objec o ensue maximum exosue o he objec o he ods, which ae moe eicien o nih vision.
In ode o alow moe ih o ene he eye
(a he iis conacs, which inceases he size o he uil, (b he iis exands, which inceases he size o he uil
(c he ciiay muscles conac, which imoves accommodaion
(d he ciiay musces exand which inceases he sie o he ui.
3 Lon sihedness o hyemeoia
(a can be coeced only by suey,
(b can be coeced by weain convex lenses
(c can be coeced by weain concave enses,
(d can be comensaed o by he iis which conacs alowin moe lih o ene he eye
. Rods in he human eye ae
(a unable o uncion in dim lih
(b used o cena vision,
(c used o he eceion o colou, (d used in eihea vision.
5 Good nih vision is deendan uon
(a cones which ae eecive in oo ih, (b ods which ae abe o uncion in dim ih,
(c accommodaion, which inceases he size o he uil, (d he iis which exands o incease he size o he ui
6 aial disoienaion, a condiion in which he subjec is unable o eceive his osiion, aiude and moion eaive o he eah:
(a is mos commony caused by on em exosue o a hazadous noise envionmen, (b can be immediaey evesed by eein o he aica ih insumens,
(c is caused by middle ea inecions invovin he cochea,
(d is easily cued by cosin he eyes and alowin he vesibua sysem o coec ise
7 A educion in h suy o bood o he eina may eul in
(a hyemeoia
(b myoia,
(c emy ield myoia
(d unne vision.
8 Emy ied myoia ees o
(a a condiion whee he eyes ado a esin ocus a a oin aoximaey mees away, (b a condiion caused by a educion in he suly o bood o he eina,
(c on sihedness,
(d a condiion in which he subec is unabe o eceive his osiion, aiude and moion eaive o
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a) correc or long sigteness,
b) compensae or nnel vision,
c) correc or sor sigteness
) correc or empty ie myopia.
. A convex ens is se to
a) correc or long sigteness,
b) compensae or nnel vision,
c) correct or sort sigteness,
) correc or empy iel myopia.
. e term accommoation" is se o escribe
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a) te contraction or expansion o e iris in controling te amont o lig enerig te eye
b) te conracion or expansion o te ciiary mscles wic canges te sape te lens
c) a coniion were te eyes aopt a resing ocs a a point approximately meres away,
) a conition case by a recion in te spply o boo o te reina
. en ying an approac to an namiiar rnway a piot may ninenionay:
a) ly a low approac on a ownwar soping rnway
b) y a ig approac on an pwar sloping rnway
c) y a ig approac on a narrow rnway,
) y a ig approac on a ownwar soping rnway
13 en lying an approac o an namiliar rnway a pilot may nintentionally
a) ly a low approac on a ownwar sloping rnway,
b) ly a ig approac on an pwar soping rnway,
c) y a low approac on a narrow rnway
) ly a ig approac on a narrow rnway.
1 . en lying an approac o an namiiar rnway were tere is an absence o gon eares a pilot may nintenionaly:
a) y a low approac,
b) ly a ig approac on an pwar sloping rnway,
c) y a ig approac,
) ly a ig approac on a narrow rnway
1 5. A nigt wen a stationary ig appears o move i i is stare a i is known as
a) an inversion ision,
b) aoinesis,
c) e oclogravic illsion,
) ypermeropia
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A. INTRODUTION
PRESSURE
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he redcio of pressre wih alide ad is effecs o respiraio have bee discssed here are, howeve, oher efecs ha he decrease o icrease for ha maer have o he hma body ad i a professio ha eqies cosa chages i alide ad heefore presse, i is impora ha he pi
o be famiia wih hem
. THE GAS LAWS
he gas aws wih which we are cocered are he followig
1 BYLE'S AW
A a cosa emperare, he vome of a give mass of gas is iversey ropoioa o he pessre o which i is sbjeced I ohe words as the pressre redces the gas expads
DALN'S AW
he pressre exeed by a mixre of gases is eqal o he sm of he presses which each wold sepaaely exer if i aoe occpied he space filed by he mixre
P aoher way presse is exered by a he gases i a mixe Partia pressre is he erm
sed o describe he pessre exered by ay oe of he gases i he mixre r cocer is wih he paia pressre of oxyge P), as i afecs oxyge pake by he body e e
3.
EFFETS OF PR ESSURE HAN GE
Esseialy, here ae hee efecs o he body brogh abo by pressre chage wih alide hese are Hypoxia Barorama ad Decompessio Sickess Hypoxia has bee coveed i e 3
1 BARRAUMA
he body coais a mbe of gas filed caviies ha ca be described as eier closed ie o commicaio wih he oside eviome sch as he gasroiesia rac, or semi-cosed, ie commicaig direcly o idirecy wih he oside evirome, eg lgs, eas ad paraasa
sises
EFFECS F CHANGING PRESSURE N CLSED CAVIIES
a) HE ALIMENARY CANAL
I ormal, healhy idividas, he somach ad iesies coai bewee ad m of gas his is mosly deived from swalowed air, from he acio of baceria wihi he bowe
ad from exchage wih he gases i he isses ad he blood Drig asce, he gas coaied wihi he somach expads ad saly escapes pwards ad o of he moh
Gas bbbles wihi he large bowel say combie o form arge bbbes which are veed
hrogh he as Some discomfo ad eve severe pai may be experieced Usay i
oy becomes a probem a ove 5 f ad o damage de o expaso has ever bee
ecorded Passegers who have had rece bowel srgery shold o fy il a eas e
days afer he opeaio
b) HE EEH
iy pockes of air behid filligs especialy i lied filligs, may expad drig asce
leadig o severe pai kow as aeo/baodoalgia
EFFECS F CHANGING PRESSURE N SEM-CLSED CAVIIES
Accodig o Boyes Law as he pessre o a gas decreases, so he volme icreases Drig asce i a aircraf, he pressre o he hma body decreases d he gas rapped i he varios caviies wi expad Whee hee is resiced commicaio bewee a gas filled caviy ad he oside amosphere gas expasio wil occr wiho dificly or discomfor ie wid is passed ears pop ec If however he gas emais rapped i a caviy he expasio
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and even incapacitate te individua. One f te st cn exapes is tat f te iddle ear.
a) MIDDE EAR
Te idde ear cavity cunicates wit te utside atspere trug te Estachia
tbe t te trat. As altitude is gained te expanding air in te idde ear escapes trug te Eustacian tue tus equaising te pressure n eiter side f te ear dru. On descent te prcess is reversed ut it is ere tat pres fen ccur. Te wer r inner tw tirds f te Eustacian tue is sf waed and tis akes it act ike a ne way valve. If air is prevented fr entering te idde ear te unequal pressure can cause a distin f te ear dru leading t pain and pssie injury Tis is knwn as otic barotrama An active pening f te tue is terefre required t alw air t flw int te
iddle ear and tis can e acieved y swawing and aw veents Te prle is exacerated y an upper respiratry tract wic ay cause te luen
f te tue t narrw. Assistance in pening te tue ay e accpised y a Vasava
r equalising aneuvre ie lwing air ut wit te ut csed and nse pinced
wever in se cases even tis fais t equalise pressure and artraua resuts wit
wat can ny e descried as excruciating pain wic can result in daage t te ear dru. It is interesting t nte tat st prles in tis case ccur as te 9 f ark is passed.
PREVENTION
Tis can e est e acieved y nt flying wen te pit as a ead cd r at east
aving a dctr ceck tat te Eustacian tue is functinal Te side efects f decngestants and antiistaines ake tese unsuitae fr use y active pits
) TE PARANASA SINUSES
Tese are cavities in te nes tat fr te upper par f te face.
During ascent and descent te expanding and cntracting gas witin te sinuses is free t
cunicate wit te gas in te nasa cavity If wever te ucus erane ining te cnnecting passages eces infaed and swlen as a result f ilness r infectin te nra ventilatin f te sinus ay e prevented especially during descet causing severe pain wic is fen accpanied y watering f te eyes. Tis is caled sinus artraua
cunicate wit te gas in te nasa cavity If wever te ucus erane ining te cnnecting passages eces infaed and swlen as a result f ilness r infectin te nra ventilatin f te sinus ay e prevented especially during descet causing severe pain wic is fen accpanied y watering f te eyes. Tis is caled sinus artraua