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11.5.2 Flashcards

1
Q

What happens to the screen when the lights get darker

A

Screen gets dimmer

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2
Q

What’s another name for the inertial reference system

A

Adiru

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3
Q

Is there separate control panels

A

Yes one for pilot and one for first officer

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4
Q

When is the weather shown in the cockpit

A

On the expanded VOR and ILS

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5
Q

When should you never operate the weather radar

A

In hangar , infront of buildings or people

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6
Q

How many mcdu on aircraft

A

3

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7
Q

When do stat pages appear

A

During failure and relevant flight times

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8
Q

What is the purpose of auto pilot

A

Reduce human error

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9
Q

What is the flight director

A

Used as a guidance aid

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10
Q

What does the auto throttle control

A

Engine power

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11
Q

What does the fadec system control

A

Engine

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12
Q

What is a duplex system

A

2 lanes for each channel / axis

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13
Q

What is a triplex system

A

3 lanes for each channel/axis

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14
Q

What loops system is used and why

A

Closed loop because it feeds back

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15
Q

What does the outer loop do and receives commands from who

A

Recieves commands from auto pilot or pilot

Then sends signals to inner loop

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16
Q

What does the inner loop do

A

Gives control surface commands

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17
Q

How many modes of disengage

A

2

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18
Q

What are envelope protections

A

Stops from exceeding parameters

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19
Q

What is vnav

A

Maximum optical flight in vertical

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20
Q

Where does the FMS get its information from

A

Adirus

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21
Q

How many auto throttle modes

A

2

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22
Q

What is modulation

A

Onto the carrier frequency

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23
Q

What is demodulation

A

Removal from carrier frequency

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24
Q

What is the maximum frequency

A

300 GHZ

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25
Q

Marker beacon frequency

A

75Mhz

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26
Q

What part of earth do sky waves use

A

Ionosphere

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27
Q

How many antannae on aircraft

A

6

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28
Q

Navigation frequency

A

108-118

29
Q

VHF range

A

118-136.975 mhz

30
Q

VHF bandwidth

A

8.33khz

31
Q

What channel does Acars use

A

VHF 3 which is powered by 28v dc at 30 watts

32
Q

How many more channels does vhf haves compared to 25khz

A

3 x more

33
Q

When is hf communication used

A

Long range

34
Q

How big is the Ariel in hf

A

10m

35
Q

Where is the Ariel in hf

A

Vertical stab

36
Q

How is the anenna tuned

A

Using the atu or coupler

37
Q

Hf frequency

A

2-29.99 and 33-20mhz

38
Q

Atu impendence

A

52 ohms

39
Q

What the purpose of selectal

A

Pilot doesn’t have to monitor as much

40
Q

What code does selecal use

A

4 digit code - A-M excluding I

41
Q

What modes of communication does selectal use

A

Land - VHF
sea - HF

42
Q

Who uses satcom and what is it

A

Pilots and passengers

And its coms between the aircraft and ground

43
Q

What’s the advantage to satcom

A

Not affecting by atmospheric conditions and is set to replace HF

44
Q

How is the antanne rotated

A

Beam steering unit

45
Q

How much satilites does immersat have

A

4 series 3 sataliets

Each has a spare

46
Q

How does immarsat find the locations

A

Looks for a satlsitie using the high power amp

47
Q

What orbit is the immarst in

A

Geostational

48
Q

What are the 3 parts of immarsat

A

AES, GES, Satalite

49
Q

What is the purpose of acars

A

To reduce crew workload and send manual and auto data

50
Q

How much vhf does Acars use

A

2

51
Q

Where is sita

A

Us

52
Q

Where is Arinc

A

Europe

53
Q

What is OOOI

A

Out , off , on , in

54
Q

FDR AND CVR frequency

A

37.5khz

55
Q

2 storage of FDR and CVR

A

Magnetic tape and SSM(CMOS & EPROM)

56
Q

How long is flight data stored for

A

Last 25 flight hours

57
Q

FDR and CVR must withstand what

A

3400G and 1000 degrees C

58
Q

3 parts of digital

A

250 different inputs

Measures 1000 parameters

Depth of 600 metres

59
Q

How long is ulb used for

A

90 days

60
Q

Depth of the ulb

A

3000 metres

61
Q

Ulb frequency

A

37.5khz

62
Q

How does an Elt transmit

A

At 406.025mhz every 50s for 24 hours

63
Q

3 types of Elt

A

Fixed , fixed-portable, portable

64
Q

How do you handle damaged elts

A

Just as they were brand new

65
Q

Lithium battery life

A

5 years

66
Q

Where is the fixed elt

A

Aft of aircraft

67
Q

What happens when you plug a fixed elt in

A

It downloads the country of origin and is given a unique code

68
Q

What position is the elt set to before flight

A

Set to armed

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