IFR QuizIFR Quiz: December 2022By estaff - Published: November 14, 20220PrintEmailFacebookTwitter December 2022 QuizSpatial disorientation occurs when there is a sensory mismatch between receptors in the a. inner ear. b. skin, muscles, tendons, and joints. c. eyes. d. All the above.Misperceptions are normal reactions to an abnormal environment. a. True b. FalseSunlight through or reflecting off a propeller can cause a. shutter vertigo. b. an epileptic seizure. c. flicker vertigo. d. reflex dysphoria.A pilot raises and turns her head to look into a turn greater than one G. The pilot perceives that a. the bank angle has changed. b. she’s rolling out of the bank. c. her stomach’s doing backflips. d. Answers a. and b.You feel you can’t manipulate the controls as if a giant hand were resisting your inputs. You have a. a control system malfunction. b. forgotten to remove the control lock. c. not disengaged the autopilot. d. giant-hand illusion.You suddenly enter cloud and find the airspeed and bank angle increasing in a spiral dive. What should you do to save the day? a. Make a 180-degree turn and trust the instruments. b. You have 178 seconds to save yourself. c. Be current on instruments. d. Pull the yoke full aft with full opposite aileron.You can get the illusion of being inverted after a. a steep climb. b. quickly leveling off. c. flying a parabola. d. answers a. and b.The brain can distinguish between the shearing force of tilting your head and aircraft acceleration. a. True b. FalseYour airplane accelerates rapidly during takeoff. You get the false feeling of a. climbing steeply. b. a flatter climb. c. being behind. d. not rotating.You might think you’re flying straight and level in a prolonged spin or turn. Why? a. Angular acceleration has stopped. b. Fluid in the ear canal returns to neutral. c. You’re not looking at the instruments. d. You unconsciously returned to straight and level.You’re in an unnoticed slight left bank, then notice and make an abrupt correction. You might feel you’re a. straight and level. b. climbing. c. in a banked attitude to the right. d. banking to the left.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Δ
