Standard Book, Air Regulations
Flying and Health: DGCA Air Regulations questions
Fitness to fly is a daily decision as well as a medical certificate. The topics here are the lifestyle factors behind it: weight, alcohol, diet, exercise, caffeine and the illnesses that can incapacitate a pilot.
Of its 26 questions, the numericals are body mass index (BMI) sums, weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in metres. The others cover alcohol, cosmic radiation, g tolerance, food poisoning and hypoglycaemia. Exam sessions have asked 2 of them.
Square the height before you divide, and rearrange the formula when the weight is the unknown. The body removes alcohol at a steady rate, and coffee, sleep or exercise do not speed that up.
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Question 1 of 5
A pilot is 2 metres tall and weighs 80 kg. What is his BMI?
Question 2 of 5
A pilot has a BMI of 26 and is 1.75 metres tall. What is his/her weight?
Question 3 of 5
Using the BMI formula, when will pilots be considered overweight?
Question 4 of 5
Using the BMI formula, when will a pilot be considered obese?
Question 5 of 5
What is the weekly level of alcohol consumption that will cause physical damage?
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