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11.5 Flashcards

1
Q

How are instruments arranged

A

Basic T configuration

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2
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What is on the left of the basic T

A

Airspeed

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3
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What’s top middle of the basic T

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Attitude indicator

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4
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Bottom middle of basic T

A

Compass

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5
Q

Right side of basic T

A

Altimeter

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6
Q

What does altimeter show

A

Aircraft’s altitude

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7
Q

In standard atmosphere What is static pressure at sea level

A

1013.25 hpa

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8
Q

What is qnh

A

Barometric height

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9
Q

Where is qfe used

A

Take off and landing

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10
Q

What does vertical speed indicator do

A

Shows rate of climb or decent in ft per min

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11
Q

What does the Mach meter do

A

Indicates ratio of aircraft’s true speed to actual speed of sound

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12
Q

What’s a red push light button

A

Immediate action

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13
Q

Amber push light

A

Action required but not at once

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14
Q

White push light button

A

System no longer in normal switching state and system off

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15
Q

What are the function of flags

A

Inform pilot info which is normally displayed , is missing

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16
Q

what is the dme frequency

A

same as vhf frequency

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17
Q

how many vhf systems are there in a typical aircraft

A

3

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18
Q

what are the vhf systems in a typical aircraft and located

A

2 for comms , 1 for acars

Located at top and bottom of fuselage

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19
Q

what is used to connect headphones and microphones to selected communication systems

A

audio selector panel

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20
Q

what is hf reflected by

A

Ionosphere

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21
Q

how do you calculate height above ground

A

radio altimeter

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22
Q

what are the ELT frequencies

A

121.5-243Mhz

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23
Q

what direction does yaw dampener deflect

A

opposite direction relative to the yaw motion

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24
Q

what is 7700 code

A

aircraft in emergency

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25
Q

what is 7600 code

A

radio failure

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26
Q

what is 7500 code

A

hijack

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27
Q

when should you never press 4 number code

A

on ground

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28
Q

how to measure motion across aircraft axis

A

accelerators

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29
Q

what is input into vertical speed indicator

A

static pressure

30
Q

what assists pilot to fly manually

A

flight director

31
Q

what are the ILS subsystems

A

localizer
glide scope
marker beacon

32
Q

where are HF antenna installed

A

inside leading edge of vertical stabilisers

33
Q

how many degrees of freedom does vertical gyro and directional gyro have

A

3

34
Q

central warning system airbus

A

ECAM

35
Q

central warning system boeing

A

EICAS

36
Q

airbus warning levels

A

1,2,3 - advisory, caution, warning

37
Q

boeing warning level

A

A,B,C - warning, caution, Advisory

38
Q

what axis is a directional gyro

A

horizontal axis

39
Q

what is an attention getter used for

A

inform crew of abnormal situations

40
Q

what does the inner loop of auto pilot control

A

attitude of aircraft

41
Q

what dampens Dutch roll oscillations

A

yaw dampener controls rudder

42
Q

method of disconnect auto throttle system

A

quick disconnect push button

43
Q

purpose of 2 antennas in ADF system

A

receive electro-magnetic waves from ground station

44
Q

emergency frequency in VHF

A

121.5Mhz

45
Q

Purpose of acars

A

exchange of flight and data information

46
Q

what does a 1khz tone mean in hf system

A

tuning has started

47
Q

gyro used to indicate aircraft altitude

A

vertical gyro

48
Q

what frequency is the right lobe

A

150hz

49
Q

what frequency is the upper lobe

A

90hz

50
Q

what does mode s on the transponder do

A

transponder can only be activated selectively and can transmit address and identification

51
Q

what does mode A on a transponder do

A

can only transmit identification codes

52
Q

what does modern flight record

A

store flight data for the last 25 hours

53
Q

what does airspeed indicator indicate

A

shows airspeed which is a reference for aerodynamic parameters

54
Q

What does outer loop do

A

Control aircraft to automatically capture and stabilise flight path

55
Q

Flight instruments located

A

Captain and co pilots instrument panel

56
Q

Artificial horizon or attitude indicator shows

A

Roll and pitch attitude if the aircraft

57
Q

How is altitude indicated when baro reference is set to sea level pressure

A

Altimeter

58
Q

What does pitot tube do

A

Measure total pressure

59
Q

Gyro for attitude

A

Vertical gyro

60
Q

What provides heading reference for signal for horizontal situation indicator and radio magnetic indicators

A

Directional gyro

61
Q

What do flags do

A

Inform pilot of information missing

62
Q

What’s gyro precession

A

Shift force applied to the gyro

63
Q

Where is standby compass usually located in commercial aircraft

A

Between centre post of the front windshields

64
Q

What is the function of inner loop

A

Controls attitude of aircraft

65
Q

What does outer loop do

A

Control aircraft to automatically capture and stabilise flight path

66
Q

International emergency frequency

A

121.5mhz

67
Q

Vhf frequency

A

118-136.975

68
Q

How many vhf antennae

A

3

69
Q

What are the communication systems used for

A

Inter-phones and passenger address

70
Q

2 requirements for communication

A

Carrier and data

M11 Aircraft Systems (23 decks)

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