Lidská výkonnost a omezení I

1. Introduction to Human Performance and Limitations. The importance of the human factor in civil aviation safety.
2. Aviation Physiology I – atmosphere, respiration, the circulatory system, hypoxia and hyperventilation.
3. Aviation Physiology II – vision, hearing, the vestibular system, spatial disorientation and visual illusions.
4. Pilot medical fitness. Fatigue, sleep, biological rhythms and healthy lifestyle.
5. Pilot psychology – attention, perception, memory and information processing.
6. Stress, workload and their effects on pilot performance.
7. Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) in routine flight operations.
8. Human error – causes, consequences and methods of prevention.
9. Communication and Situational Awareness as the foundation of safe pilot performance.
10. Environmental effects on human performance – noise, vibration, temperature, acceleration (G-forces) and other environmental factors.
11. The effects of alcohol, medication, drugs and other psychoactive substances on flight safety.
12. Application of Human Performance principles to flight preparation and flight execution.
13. Integrated scenario-based problem solving, case study analysis and comprehensive course review.