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11.5.4 Instruments- Glass cockpit Flashcards

1
Q

What is a glass cockpit?

A

Flight data is shown on an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) also known as Electronic Flight Displays (EFD’s)

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2
Q

What do Boeing call their screens?

A

EICAS

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3
Q

What do Airbus call their screens?

A

ECAM

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4
Q

What was the first aircraft to use EFIS and CRT engine instruments?

A

A310

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5
Q

How many electronic instruments display system?

A

Six

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6
Q

What is a PFD and where is it found?

A

Primary flight display in EFIS

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7
Q

What does an EFIS need irrespective of type?

A

Symbol generators
Displays
Computer
Sensors

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8
Q

What information points must be available for rapid reading?

A

ILS
VOR
MAP
PLAN modes

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9
Q

What does ILS stand for?

A

Instrument landing system

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10
Q

What does VOR stand for?

A

Very high frequency omnidirectional range

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11
Q

What does MAP stand for?

A

Missed approach point.

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12
Q

What is a PFD?

A

Primary flight display- mandatory display page for flight parameters

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13
Q

What is the ND?

A

Navigational display

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14
Q

What is the WD?

A

Warning display

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15
Q

What is the SD?

A

Secondary/synoptic display

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16
Q

What are the EFIS’ sub systems?

A

Instrument Source select switches
Instrument comparator unit
Symbol generator

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17
Q

What is the instrument source select switch?

A

Allows switching to alternate navigational sources

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18
Q

What is the instrument comparator unit?

A

Indicates any discrepancies between captain and FO displays.

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19
Q

Where is input data for symbol generators recieved?

A

ARINC 429, 629 and 664

20
Q

What does the top and bottom half of the EFIS switch control?

A

Top- PFD
Bottom-ND

21
Q

What does the control DH REF do?

A

This LCD displays the selected decision height.

22
Q

How many detents does the Decision height select knob have?

A

24 detents

23
Q

What is the range for decision height?

A

-20 to 999 feet

24
Q

What is RST control?

A

Reset

25
Q

What does the WRX switch do?

A

Weather radar on/off

26
Q

What does respective waypoint symbols display?

A

Waypoint altitude and estimated time of arrival.

27
Q

What does the Air Data switch do?

A

Select the air data inputs to the Mach/airspeed indicator.

28
Q

What does the autopilot indication Land 3 mean?

A

Fail operation mode

29
Q

What does the autopilot indication Land 2 mean?

A

Fail passive mode

30
Q

What is plan mode?

A

Primarily used before flight to set up the flight plan.

31
Q

Which way is the display orientated in plan mode?

A

North up

32
Q

In which display is VOR/ILS weather data displayed?

A

Expanded

33
Q

When must the weather radar never be operated?

A

Inside the hangar or with any personnel in front of the aircraft.

34
Q

What AMM chapter refers to weather radar regulations?

A

34

35
Q

What parameter disagree messages can you see?

A

ATT Disagree- Level B
Track Disagree- Level C
HDG Disagree- Level C

36
Q

How is OAT displayed?

A

SAT

37
Q

What is RAT (Ram Rise Air temperature)?

A

OAT increase due to skin friction as the aircraft passes through the air at high speed.

38
Q

What does a warbler tone indicate?

A

Stall

39
Q

What does a clacker tone indicate?

A

Vmo/Mmo, flap overspeed

40
Q

What does a clacker drum roll tone indicate?

A

Excessive STB trim movement

41
Q

What does a cavalry charge tone indicate?

A

Autopilot disconnect

42
Q

What does a horn tone indicate?

A

Any gear not down

43
Q

What does a c chord tone indicate?

A

Altitude alert

44
Q

What does a double D chord tone indicate?

A

Vertical track alert

45
Q

What is the difference between and warning and caution tone?

A

Warning tone is triple chime whereas caution is single.

46
Q

What colour is an advisory?

A

Cyan

Cat B- Mod 11 Aircraft Systems (28 decks)

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