AIRAF Tips?

[arthurmorgan]

Hi everyone,

I have my AIRAF on friday and was wondering if anyone has any tips for how to be successful on the exam? I've been using the FIG, FTM, Flight Test Guides, CAR's and Standards, AIM, FTGU, light use of the Human Factors Handbooks, and Sharper's Edge keynotes for studying. I also of course am referring to the study and reference guide. For practice, I've been using Sharper's Edge, Nizus, and Wisepilot. I hear Wisepilot is a "guaranteed pass", but I don't want to bank on it, so does anyone have any tips?

Any help is appreciated

[aviran9111]

No tip here but please let us know how it went and if the Wise Pilot was spot on!

[arthurmorgan]

No tip here but please let us know how it went and if the Wise Pilot was spot on!

I haven't heard anyone getting below a 90 using it (sample size of like 5 people). Low 90's if you relied on that almost exclusively and high 90's if you studied the majority of the info in the guide. I'll believe it when TC's prehistoric computer software shows me those exact questions though lol...

[aviran9111]

No tip here but please let us know how it went and if the Wise Pilot was spot on!

I haven't heard anyone getting below a 90 using it (sample size of like 5 people). Low 90's if you relied on that almost exclusively and high 90's if you studied the majority of the info in the guide. I'll believe it when TC's prehistoric computer software shows me those exact questions though lol...

Speaking of prehistoric. During one of my exams, my computer went black. I was so pissed off because I know I passed given the question with a high score and was like "Ain't no chance in hell I'm restarting everything now", and after 90 seconds it started up to the point it stopped. This is how bad their computers are.

[Jonathan6437]

Hi everyone,

I have my AIRAF on friday and was wondering if anyone has any tips for how to be successful on the exam? I've been using the FIG, FTM, Flight Test Guides, CAR's and Standards, AIM, FTGU, light use of the Human Factors Handbooks, and Sharper's Edge keynotes for studying. I also of course am referring to the study and reference guide. For practice, I've been using Sharper's Edge, Nizus, and Wisepilot. I hear Wisepilot is a "guaranteed pass", but I don't want to bank on it, so does anyone have any tips?

Any help is appreciated

Pleaseeeeeee let us know how it goes lol I’m writing mine next week and mainly been using only wisepilot exams correcting them to 100% wish you best of luck sure you’ll do great!!!!

[aviran9111]

No tip here but please let us know how it went and if the Wise Pilot was spot on!

I haven't heard anyone getting below a 90 using it (sample size of like 5 people). Low 90's if you relied on that almost exclusively and high 90's if you studied the majority of the info in the guide. I'll believe it when TC's prehistoric computer software shows me those exact questions though lol...

Also please let us know if you got a question requiring you to use the COS function (I don't have it on the CX2, so I will need to get a scientific calculator for it)

[PilotD'Mello]

If you can learn the first 45 pages of the Flight Instructor guide Part ! Learning and Learning Factors you will do well.

[aviran9111]

Hi everyone,

I have my AIRAF on friday and was wondering if anyone has any tips for how to be successful on the exam? I've been using the FIG, FTM, Flight Test Guides, CAR's and Standards, AIM, FTGU, light use of the Human Factors Handbooks, and Sharper's Edge keynotes for studying. I also of course am referring to the study and reference guide. For practice, I've been using Sharper's Edge, Nizus, and Wisepilot. I hear Wisepilot is a "guaranteed pass", but I don't want to bank on it, so does anyone have any tips?

Any help is appreciated

Pleaseeeeeee let us know how it goes lol I’m writing mine next week and mainly been using only wisepilot exams correcting them to 100% wish you best of luck sure you’ll do great!!!!

Did you try the pilotraining.ca one? If not, where did you get your letter of recommendation from?

[Jonathan6437]

Hi everyone,

I have my AIRAF on friday and was wondering if anyone has any tips for how to be successful on the exam? I've been using the FIG, FTM, Flight Test Guides, CAR's and Standards, AIM, FTGU, light use of the Human Factors Handbooks, and Sharper's Edge keynotes for studying. I also of course am referring to the study and reference guide. For practice, I've been using Sharper's Edge, Nizus, and Wisepilot. I hear Wisepilot is a "guaranteed pass", but I don't want to bank on it, so does anyone have any tips?

Any help is appreciated

Pleaseeeeeee let us know how it goes lol I’m writing mine next week and mainly been using only wisepilot exams correcting them to 100% wish you best of luck sure you’ll do great!!!!

Did you try the pilotraining.ca one? If not, where did you get your letter of recommendation from?

Not sure if this was for me or the other guy but I didn’t use pilot training and I got my recommendation from my class 1 instructor

[aviran9111]

Pleaseeeeeee let us know how it goes lol I’m writing mine next week and mainly been using only wisepilot exams correcting them to 100% wish you best of luck sure you’ll do great!!!!

Did you try the pilotraining.ca one? If not, where did you get your letter of recommendation from?

Not sure if this was for me or the other guy but I didn’t use pilot training and I got my recommendation from my class 1 instructor

Out of curiosity, what did he use to assess your knowledge?

[arthurmorgan]

No tip here but please let us know how it went and if the Wise Pilot was spot on!

I haven't heard anyone getting below a 90 using it (sample size of like 5 people). Low 90's if you relied on that almost exclusively and high 90's if you studied the majority of the info in the guide. I'll believe it when TC's prehistoric computer software shows me those exact questions though lol...

Also please let us know if you got a question requiring you to use the COS function (I don't have it on the CX2, so I will need to get a scientific calculator for it)

Exam went great. 95%. I don't recall getting a cos function on mine. I did get stuff like the rate one angle of bank and one other math question, though. Exact same numbers as Wisepilot and everything. Definitely an easy pass if you use them and only them (like above 80, maybe above 85 even). Some questions are the same, almost verbatim, some meaning the same thing with different words. Some were in the wisepilot bank but the question was reversed with the answer (not sure if that makes sense). I suggest you read the weak areas on TC, especially g forces. It was only one question, which I looked over and I still got wrong. There was a weird one with dihedral and a dropping wing as well. I started early and was done in 35 mins though and gave my girlfriend a nice long shopping trip in Toronto lol. That's how easy it was.

[arthurmorgan]

Hi everyone,

I have my AIRAF on friday and was wondering if anyone has any tips for how to be successful on the exam? I've been using the FIG, FTM, Flight Test Guides, CAR's and Standards, AIM, FTGU, light use of the Human Factors Handbooks, and Sharper's Edge keynotes for studying. I also of course am referring to the study and reference guide. For practice, I've been using Sharper's Edge, Nizus, and Wisepilot. I hear Wisepilot is a "guaranteed pass", but I don't want to bank on it, so does anyone have any tips?

Any help is appreciated

Pleaseeeeeee let us know how it goes lol I’m writing mine next week and mainly been using only wisepilot exams correcting them to 100% wish you best of luck sure you’ll do great!!!!

I just sent a reply to aviran9111 detailing my experience that you can look at. In short, super easy if you use wisepilot and supplement it with all the resources in the study guide so that you know your stuff, but also know what you'll be asked. I was in and out in 35 mins

[aviran9111]

I haven't heard anyone getting below a 90 using it (sample size of like 5 people). Low 90's if you relied on that almost exclusively and high 90's if you studied the majority of the info in the guide. I'll believe it when TC's prehistoric computer software shows me those exact questions though lol...

Also please let us know if you got a question requiring you to use the COS function (I don't have it on the CX2, so I will need to get a scientific calculator for it)

Exam went great. 95%. I don't recall getting a cos function on mine. I did get stuff like the rate one angle of bank and one other math question, though. Exact same numbers as Wisepilot and everything. Definitely an easy pass if you use them and only them (like above 80, maybe above 85 even). Some questions are the same, almost verbatim, some meaning the same thing with different words. Some were in the wisepilot bank but the question was reversed with the answer (not sure if that makes sense). I suggest you read the weak areas on TC, especially g forces. It was only one question, which I looked over and I still got wrong. There was a weird one with dihedral and a dropping wing as well. I started early and was done in 35 mins though and gave my girlfriend a nice long shopping trip in Toronto lol. That's how easy it was.

Where did you get your recommendation from and what it took you to get it?

[xplane]

2024-11-12 AIRAF Feedback
Some general feedback about the exam and specific questions I encountered:
I didn't have any weight and balance questions
No cross-country questions
No opening and closing angle question, 1:60 rule, or course correction
No true altitude questions
Very light on calculations. Almost none. Didn't even need to use my CX3/E6B
Simple exam overall, but they add weird options that make you second guess yourself
Question on bank angle for rate one turn. Speed is 110 kt. What is the bank angle that will give rate
one turn. 18°
Question about the tolerance for PPL Steep turn
Question about PPL tolerances for normal landing. For PPL, need to stay within [...] of centerline. True
answer is: need to be within 15ft
Question about 2-year recency. Each pilot needs to within [...], complete training activity to stay
current. Answer 24 months
Question about 6 months recency. Every [...], you must do [...] take-offs and landings to stay current
Question about G-LOC. I need to review this, the answer was not G-LOC. A pilot is pulling positive Gs
and temporarly loses his vision while still staying conscious. What is this called? G-LOC, Red Out, Grey
Out. I think it's grey out.
Question: You're a commercial Pilot operating in commercial air service and you are endorsed in the
aircraft at this company. Which one is true? You can always act as PIC. You can act as PIC of aircraft
only if it's a single-pilot aircraft (this is the true answer).
How many satellites to have a 3D position fix? 4
Question about minimum equipment. What is the minimum equipment for radio navigation if the
aircraft is to be used for CPL and VFR OTT training? The answer is ADF, VOR or GPS. I got this one
wrong because I never saw the "or" in all the practice exams I did. I always thought it was an "and". In
the exam they spell it out ADF or VOR or GPS.
To attempt the PPL or CPL written exam, a letter of recommendation should be dated within [...]. 60
days
You finish the PPL flight test and pass. You need to apply within [...]. 12 months
You can renew your Instructor license [...] before the date of flight test (or issuance, I forgot which
term they used). 90 days
You have a platform and design a new platform with 1/2 the chord and double the wingspan of the
first one. Induced drag is increased. Lift is increased. The aspect ratio decreased
Which type of take-off requires you to transition the most abruptly from take-off roll to put the
loading on the wing (don't remember the exact wording of this). Crosswind takeoff
You're taking off in a crosswind take off. Why do you put controls into the wind? To have the tire on
the upwind wing side go up first. To compensate for the fact that the upwind wing has more lift.

In conventional tailwheel, which factor makes the aircraft swerve during takeoff. Gyroscopic effect
In a left spin, the left wing has a [...] angle of attack, and produces [...] lift. Answer is higher, more
When you enter a spiral, what do you expect to happen to control sensitivity? Remain the same.
Decrease. Increase so much that any small change can cause structural damage
In which case does the right wing produce a higher angle of attack? Descending turn to the right.
Descending turn to the left. Left crosswind landing
You are flying at the best L/D. Your speed is closest to: the best glide. Best angle of climb. Best
endurance
With Respect to the angle of attack for best L/D. It does not change with altitude. It increases with
altitude. It decreases with altutde.
You should recover from a SPIN [...] or what it says in the POH. 2000 ft AGL
A student doesn't do a lookout before doing a steep turn. The manoeuvre itself was well executed.
How much will you give him? 1, 2, 3, 4
In the 4-point marking scale, what does a 3 mean? The possible answers were quite elaborate.
Answer, Good overall performance with minor errors observed
As an instructor, what's the best way to instill safety in your student? Answer: Do it yourself so that
your student imitates you. Other options: Emphasis in ground school. Talk about the consequences.
Talk about the negative consequences that TC could give you.
You're on top of a VOR and you see that your DME is 1 mile. Options, you're 5000 ft, 6000 ft, DME is
not reliable
What is the VOR reception range. Options: 3000 AGL 30NM, 3000 AGL 50NM, 5000 AGL 150NM, 6000
AGL 150NM
You're doing the aircraft checklist and something distracts you. What's the best way to remember to
do it? Keep it in your hand. To do it from memory. To do it in your head alone so other crew members
can focus on flying the aircraft
What's the best way to avoid CFIT. A: Have good situational awareness and follow VFR and IFR rules.
B: C: D: transition from instrument to visual from instrument as early as possible. Answer was A, B, C
I don't remember the exact wording, but the answer was, a pilot will often take new information that
confirms his views on the situation and reject information that disagrees with it
What's the best way to know that a student and instructor have good communication? The student
pays attention. The student doesn't ask questions. Forgot the exact wording of the correct answer:
what's output from the instructor is repeated by the student
Why do pilots sometimes have trouble understanding/communicating with ATC? Answer: Because of
expectancy. Other options: Because pilots have trouble doing more than 1 thing at a time
For precautionary landing, the flight instructor guide says to [...] if there is no POH recommendation.
Speed in slow flight. Speed of normal cruise. Speed of normal approach.
Turn and slip shows [...], turn co-ordinator shows [...]. Yaw, yaw and roll
On landing, why does wheelbarrow happen? Answer: you're on the nosewheel during the initial stage
of landing. Other options: your speed is too high on landing, putting you in a nose-up attitude.
Why do airplanes bank to turn? To induce a slip. To make an inside force. To make an outside force. I
chose to induce a slip, but that was wrong.

What are the requirements to be a ground school instructor? Need approval from TC. Need to show
CFI you're competent. Need to be an instructor
You're an instructor at a flight school. What is a requirement that you need to do? Understand the
data and limitations of the aircraft. Pass a quiz on the POH. Pass an exam with the CFI
A pilot instructor's rating expired more than 12 months ago, but less than 24 months ago. How will
he renew? Recommendation letter and flight test
A mode C transponder reports [...]. True altitude, density altitude, pressure altitude.
To level out from a climb, what is the correct procedure? Answer: set the attitude, wait for airspeed to
get back to cruise, reduce power to cruise, trim
You're descending at 90kts, but want to descent at 110kts, while still maintaining 500fpm descent.
Answer: add power, adjust pitch nose down.
You're in a climbing coordinated left turn. Which wing will stall first and how will the aircraft roll.
Answer: right wing, roll right.
During ground school, you show a perfectly done navigation log. This is the learning factor of?
Primacy
Why is it important to do a TKT? To determine if the student has sufficient background knowledge to
proceed. To determine the objectives of the lesson. To determine the complexity of the lesson
When doing the initial familiarization for an exercise, which one is correct? It's a good idea to have
the student ride the controls if they are having difficulty. You should let the student continue the
maneuver, no matter how many errors they make. You should stop the student if they make too
many mistakes
Which one is true about GPS? Answer: Good reception depends on the relative position of the
satellite with each other. Other options: Recection is worse when you go up in altitude. Solar flares do
not affect satellites.
You're turning your head while the aircraft is turning, and have the the sensation that you're
tumbling. Coriolis illusion
During recovery from an unusual attitude in IMC, which instruments should you refer to? ASI, turn
coordinator, altimeter
Which instrument will show first an abrupt pitch change? Attitude indicator
When you select the alternate static in an unpressurized aircraft where the alternate static is from the
cabin, why does the ASI show a slightly higher speed and the altitude is slightly higher? Cabin
pressure is slightly higher
You have a complete pitot blockage. What will happen to your airspeed when you descend and
climb? Answer: when you descend, the airspeed will go down, and when you climb, the airspeed will
go up.
In an obstacle landing, when should you remove power? Answer: After the flare! Pilottraining.ca
practice exams say after clearing the obstacle based on the POH.
There was around 5 simple questions about the learning factors. As long as you know the learning
factors, you would figure them out
About 5 simple questions on the emotional escape mechanicsm
A student failed his written exam, and he says it wasn't covered in the ground school. He also says it's
the instructor's fault because he didn't teach it. Which emotional escape mechanism is this? Project.

Agression
Initial review of the material should be planned [...] after first teaching it. 2 days.
With respect to visual aids, which one is true? Choose the visual aid, then plan the lesson around that.
Hide it when not using it so that it doesn't distract the students

[aviran9111]

2024-11-12 AIRAF Feedback
Some general feedback about the exam and specific questions I encountered:
I didn't have any weight and balance questions
No cross-country questions
No opening and closing angle question, 1:60 rule, or course correction
No true altitude questions
Very light on calculations. Almost none. Didn't even need to use my CX3/E6B
Simple exam overall, but they add weird options that make you second guess yourself
Question on bank angle for rate one turn. Speed is 110 kt. What is the bank angle that will give rate
one turn. 18°
Question about the tolerance for PPL Steep turn
Question about PPL tolerances for normal landing. For PPL, need to stay within [...] of centerline. True
answer is: need to be within 15ft
Question about 2-year recency. Each pilot needs to within [...], complete training activity to stay
current. Answer 24 months
Question about 6 months recency. Every [...], you must do [...] take-offs and landings to stay current
Question about G-LOC. I need to review this, the answer was not G-LOC. A pilot is pulling positive Gs
and temporarly loses his vision while still staying conscious. What is this called? G-LOC, Red Out, Grey
Out. I think it's grey out.
Question: You're a commercial Pilot operating in commercial air service and you are endorsed in the
aircraft at this company. Which one is true? You can always act as PIC. You can act as PIC of aircraft
only if it's a single-pilot aircraft (this is the true answer).
How many satellites to have a 3D position fix? 4
Question about minimum equipment. What is the minimum equipment for radio navigation if the
aircraft is to be used for CPL and VFR OTT training? The answer is ADF, VOR or GPS. I got this one
wrong because I never saw the "or" in all the practice exams I did. I always thought it was an "and". In
the exam they spell it out ADF or VOR or GPS.
To attempt the PPL or CPL written exam, a letter of recommendation should be dated within [...]. 60
days
You finish the PPL flight test and pass. You need to apply within [...]. 12 months
You can renew your Instructor license [...] before the date of flight test (or issuance, I forgot which
term they used). 90 days
You have a platform and design a new platform with 1/2 the chord and double the wingspan of the
first one. Induced drag is increased. Lift is increased. The aspect ratio decreased
Which type of take-off requires you to transition the most abruptly from take-off roll to put the
loading on the wing (don't remember the exact wording of this). Crosswind takeoff
You're taking off in a crosswind take off. Why do you put controls into the wind? To have the tire on
the upwind wing side go up first. To compensate for the fact that the upwind wing has more lift.

In conventional tailwheel, which factor makes the aircraft swerve during takeoff. Gyroscopic effect
In a left spin, the left wing has a [...] angle of attack, and produces [...] lift. Answer is higher, more
When you enter a spiral, what do you expect to happen to control sensitivity? Remain the same.
Decrease. Increase so much that any small change can cause structural damage
In which case does the right wing produce a higher angle of attack? Descending turn to the right.
Descending turn to the left. Left crosswind landing
You are flying at the best L/D. Your speed is closest to: the best glide. Best angle of climb. Best
endurance
With Respect to the angle of attack for best L/D. It does not change with altitude. It increases with
altitude. It decreases with altutde.
You should recover from a SPIN [...] or what it says in the POH. 2000 ft AGL
A student doesn't do a lookout before doing a steep turn. The manoeuvre itself was well executed.
How much will you give him? 1, 2, 3, 4
In the 4-point marking scale, what does a 3 mean? The possible answers were quite elaborate.
Answer, Good overall performance with minor errors observed
As an instructor, what's the best way to instill safety in your student? Answer: Do it yourself so that
your student imitates you. Other options: Emphasis in ground school. Talk about the consequences.
Talk about the negative consequences that TC could give you.
You're on top of a VOR and you see that your DME is 1 mile. Options, you're 5000 ft, 6000 ft, DME is
not reliable
What is the VOR reception range. Options: 3000 AGL 30NM, 3000 AGL 50NM, 5000 AGL 150NM, 6000
AGL 150NM
You're doing the aircraft checklist and something distracts you. What's the best way to remember to
do it? Keep it in your hand. To do it from memory. To do it in your head alone so other crew members
can focus on flying the aircraft
What's the best way to avoid CFIT. A: Have good situational awareness and follow VFR and IFR rules.
B: C: D: transition from instrument to visual from instrument as early as possible. Answer was A, B, C
I don't remember the exact wording, but the answer was, a pilot will often take new information that
confirms his views on the situation and reject information that disagrees with it
What's the best way to know that a student and instructor have good communication? The student
pays attention. The student doesn't ask questions. Forgot the exact wording of the correct answer:
what's output from the instructor is repeated by the student
Why do pilots sometimes have trouble understanding/communicating with ATC? Answer: Because of
expectancy. Other options: Because pilots have trouble doing more than 1 thing at a time
For precautionary landing, the flight instructor guide says to [...] if there is no POH recommendation.
Speed in slow flight. Speed of normal cruise. Speed of normal approach.
Turn and slip shows [...], turn co-ordinator shows [...]. Yaw, yaw and roll
On landing, why does wheelbarrow happen? Answer: you're on the nosewheel during the initial stage
of landing. Other options: your speed is too high on landing, putting you in a nose-up attitude.
Why do airplanes bank to turn? To induce a slip. To make an inside force. To make an outside force. I
chose to induce a slip, but that was wrong.

What are the requirements to be a ground school instructor? Need approval from TC. Need to show
CFI you're competent. Need to be an instructor
You're an instructor at a flight school. What is a requirement that you need to do? Understand the
data and limitations of the aircraft. Pass a quiz on the POH. Pass an exam with the CFI
A pilot instructor's rating expired more than 12 months ago, but less than 24 months ago. How will
he renew? Recommendation letter and flight test
A mode C transponder reports [...]. True altitude, density altitude, pressure altitude.
To level out from a climb, what is the correct procedure? Answer: set the attitude, wait for airspeed to
get back to cruise, reduce power to cruise, trim
You're descending at 90kts, but want to descent at 110kts, while still maintaining 500fpm descent.
Answer: add power, adjust pitch nose down.
You're in a climbing coordinated left turn. Which wing will stall first and how will the aircraft roll.
Answer: right wing, roll right.
During ground school, you show a perfectly done navigation log. This is the learning factor of?
Primacy
Why is it important to do a TKT? To determine if the student has sufficient background knowledge to
proceed. To determine the objectives of the lesson. To determine the complexity of the lesson
When doing the initial familiarization for an exercise, which one is correct? It's a good idea to have
the student ride the controls if they are having difficulty. You should let the student continue the
maneuver, no matter how many errors they make. You should stop the student if they make too
many mistakes
Which one is true about GPS? Answer: Good reception depends on the relative position of the
satellite with each other. Other options: Recection is worse when you go up in altitude. Solar flares do
not affect satellites.
You're turning your head while the aircraft is turning, and have the the sensation that you're
tumbling. Coriolis illusion
During recovery from an unusual attitude in IMC, which instruments should you refer to? ASI, turn
coordinator, altimeter
Which instrument will show first an abrupt pitch change? Attitude indicator
When you select the alternate static in an unpressurized aircraft where the alternate static is from the
cabin, why does the ASI show a slightly higher speed and the altitude is slightly higher? Cabin
pressure is slightly higher
You have a complete pitot blockage. What will happen to your airspeed when you descend and
climb? Answer: when you descend, the airspeed will go down, and when you climb, the airspeed will
go up.
In an obstacle landing, when should you remove power? Answer: After the flare! Pilottraining.ca
practice exams say after clearing the obstacle based on the POH.
There was around 5 simple questions about the learning factors. As long as you know the learning
factors, you would figure them out
About 5 simple questions on the emotional escape mechanicsm
A student failed his written exam, and he says it wasn't covered in the ground school. He also says it's
the instructor's fault because he didn't teach it. Which emotional escape mechanism is this? Project.

Agression
Initial review of the material should be planned [...] after first teaching it. 2 days.
With respect to visual aids, which one is true? Choose the visual aid, then plan the lesson around that.
Hide it when not using it so that it doesn't distract the students

Sounds EXACTLY like The Wise Pilot exams.

Also, to answer your question on the positive G - it's called blackout. It's no different than the outcome of a bloodchoke in the UFC. You can breathe normally and your lungs oxygenate the blood, but the blood, which carry the oxygen to the brain, can't make it to the brain, and so you blackout (anyone who ever experience it, knows everything turns to black and you wake up in a WT* moment.

[digits_]

Question about G-LOC. I need to review this, the answer was not G-LOC. A pilot is pulling positive Gs
and temporarly loses his vision while still staying conscious. What is this called? G-LOC, Red Out, Grey
Out. I think it's grey out.

Sounds EXACTLY like The Wise Pilot exams.

Also, to answer your question on the positive G - it's called blackout. It's no different than the outcome of a bloodchoke in the UFC. You can breathe normally and your lungs oxygenate the blood, but the blood, which carry the oxygen to the brain, can't make it to the brain, and so you blackout (anyone who ever experience it, knows everything turns to black and you wake up in a WT* moment.

No, it's grey out.

With blackout you lose conciousness. With grey out you lose your vision but stay conciousness.

A grey out can turn into a blackout if it lasts too long. Or you can bypass a grey out and go straight into a blackout if the g changes are too abrupt.

[Conflicting Traffic]

No, it's grey out.

With blackout you lose conciousness. With grey out you lose your vision but stay conciousness.

A grey out can turn into a blackout if it lasts too long. Or you can bypass a grey out and go straight into a blackout if the g changes are too abrupt.

The process starts with tunnel vision: you lose peripheral vision. Then grey out is when you lose colour vision. Next up, blackout is when you lose all vision but remain conscious. G-LOC is the final step: G-induced Loss Of Consciousness. The sequence can happen fast, slow, partial, completely, or not at all -- depending on the loading conditions, your tolerance, and anti-g straining.

[digits_]

No, it's grey out.

With blackout you lose conciousness. With grey out you lose your vision but stay conciousness.

A grey out can turn into a blackout if it lasts too long. Or you can bypass a grey out and go straight into a blackout if the g changes are too abrupt.

The process starts with tunnel vision: you lose peripheral vision. Then grey out is when you lose colour vision. Next up, blackout is when you lose all vision but remain conscious. G-LOC is the final step: G-induced Loss Of Consciousness. The sequence can happen fast, slow, partial, completely, or not at all -- depending on the loading conditions, your tolerance, and anti-g straining.

Interesting. Seems like the different words have a different definition depending on the source you use.

//Edit: Looks like I was wrong. TC seems to use Conflicting Traffic's definitions as well: https://tc.canada.ca/sites/default/file ... _air-e.pdf page 45

[aviran9111]

Question about G-LOC. I need to review this, the answer was not G-LOC. A pilot is pulling positive Gs
and temporarly loses his vision while still staying conscious. What is this called? G-LOC, Red Out, Grey
Out. I think it's grey out.

Sounds EXACTLY like The Wise Pilot exams.

Also, to answer your question on the positive G - it's called blackout. It's no different than the outcome of a bloodchoke in the UFC. You can breathe normally and your lungs oxygenate the blood, but the blood, which carry the oxygen to the brain, can't make it to the brain, and so you blackout (anyone who ever experience it, knows everything turns to black and you wake up in a WT* moment.

No, it's grey out.

With blackout you lose conciousness. With grey out you lose your vision but stay conciousness.

A grey out can turn into a blackout if it lasts too long. Or you can bypass a grey out and go straight into a blackout if the g changes are too abrupt.

The difference is scientific. Nearly all people will hit the blackout phase before they know it, unless it's an experienced fighter jet-pilot/aerobatics.

I love how Transport uses their confusing definition that have no real input to pilot. BTDT, It is nearly always a straight blackout, and that is a good thing, as most fighter jets are designed to stop high g maneuver and drop in altitude when it happens to help regain consciousness by inducing quick negative G. However if you are somehow in the phase of losing your vision, you are, as an inexperienced pilot in a very high g maneuvers, can cause more damage than you imagine..

That is why I thought they meant the actual result, but I didn't read the "conscious" part (as always, asking the most useless questions)