CHAPTER TITLE: Aeromedical Factors
Below is a list of the figures (diagrams, charts, and pictures) from the PHAK Chapter 17. They are listed in the order they are found in the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge.
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FIGURE 17-1
Time of useful consciousness.
FIGURE 17-2
The Eustachian tube allows air pressure to equalize in the middle ear.
FIGURE 17-3
The semicircular canals lie in three planes and sense motions of roll, pitch, and yaw.
FIGURE 17-4
Human sensation of angular acceleration.
FIGURE 17-5
Graveyard spiral.
FIGURE 17-6
Sensations from centrifugal force.
FIGURE 17-7
Runway illusions.
FIGURE 17-8
Impairment scale with alcohol use.
FIGURE 17-9
Adverse affects of various drugs.
FIGURE 17-10
Signs and symptoms of altitude decompression sickness.
FIGURE 17-11
To avoid the bends, scuba divers must not fly for specific time periods following dives.
FIGURE 17-12
The human eye.
FIGURE 17-13
Types of vision.
FIGURE 17-14
Central blind spot.
FIGURE 17-15
The eye’s blind spot.
FIGURE 17-16
Night vision.
FIGURE 17-17
Night blind spot.
FIGURE 17-18
Scanning techniques.
FIGURE 17-19
Off-center viewing.
FIGURE 17-20
Self-imposed stress.
FIGURE 17-21
Geometric perspective.
FIGURE 17-22
At night, the horizon may be hard to discern due to dark terrain and misleading light patterns on the ground.
FIGURE 17-23
Synthetic and enhanced vision systems.
FIGURE 17-24
SVS system.
FIGURE 17-25
Night time SVS system.
