Brunei DCA CPL(A) Human Performance case studies
Brunei DCA CPL(A) Human Performance · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Human Performance examination is one of the knowledge subjects a candidate must pass to obtain a Commercial Pilot Licence (Aeroplane) issued by the Brunei Department of Civil Aviation. It is aimed at trainee commercial pilots who already hold, or are working towards, a Private Pilot Licence and are building the theoretical knowledge foundation for professional flying. The Brunei DCA CPL(A) Human Performance case studies are 5 cases and about 2,666 words.
1Night VFR Return with a Failing Cabin Altitude Warning
You are pilot flying a twin turboprop at FL200 on a night VFR sector, 40 minutes from destination. The cabin altitude warning horn sounds intermittently; the cabin altimeter reads 9,500 ft and climbing slowly.
550 words, about 3 min2Somatogravic Illusion on a Night Go-Around
You are conducting a night departure in a light twin from a coastal airport with an unlit black hole beyond the runway end. At 400 ft on the climb-out the tower instructs an immediate level-off at 1,500 ft for crossing traffic.
490 words, about 2 min3Fatigue and Circadian Low on a Pre-Dawn Duty
You are rostered for a report time of 04:10 local for a three-sector day, finishing at 15:30. You slept from 22:30 to 03:00, about four and a half hours, after a late shift the previous day.
559 words, about 3 min4Pressurised Aircraft Rapid Decompression at FL350
You are at FL350 in a pressurised business jet when you hear a sharp bang from behind the cabin and feel a jolt. The cabin altitude climbs rapidly past 14,000 ft within seconds; the passenger oxygen masks have deployed.
531 words, about 3 min5Automation Surprise on a Managed Descent
You are in a glass-cockpit twinjet descending on a STAR with the autopilot in a managed descent mode. You have been discussing a roster issue for several minutes while the aircraft flies.
536 words, about 3 min