If you have a “problem instructor” you should avoid asking questions about the material since you won’t understand the instructor’s response.

An Airbus 321 pilot begins drifting off during cruise despite adequate rest. What is the most likely cause?

High stress reduces a pilot’s ability to process large amounts of information and impairs decision-making.

A fatigued flight crew struggles to reconfigure for a runway change. What deficit is responsible?

A Part 135 charter pilot is asked to copy a long reroute clearance while simultaneously monitoring weather and fuel. He becomes confused and asks ATC to repeat. What is happening?

Acute stress is more easily managed than chronic stress according to the video.

A C-208 pilot struggles to plan ahead for descent. Fatigue impairs executive functioning and forward planning.

Captain Peters, a pilot, experiences a few‑second lapse during cruise. What is this?

Mina, a pilot awake for 18 hours, says she “feels fine.” FAA research shows pilots are poor judges of their own fatigue.

An airline pilot mishears an ATC instruction during a night flight. What fatigue effect is responsible?