Home › Part 107 Practice Tests › Emergency Procedures & Human Factors Questions › Question 63
Why does the IMSAFE check depend on the pilot answering honestly rather than hopefully?
- A.Many impairments, such as fatigue and stress, reduce the very self-awareness needed to notice them
- B.The checklist is recorded and reviewed by the FAA after every flight
- C.Honest answers increase the aircraft's battery performance
Correct answer
A. Many impairments, such as fatigue and stress, reduce the very self-awareness needed to notice them
Why
Impairment often hides itself, because the affected brain is doing the assessing. IMSAFE works only when a pilot treats doubtful answers as a reason to stand down, not as something to argue away.
Source: FAA-G-8082-22 Ch. 9 · ACS knowledge area: Physiological Factors · From the Emergency Procedures & Human Factors practice bank (HUM-063).