11.5.4 Instruments- Glass cockpit

Question 1

What is a glass cockpit?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What do Boeing call their screens?

Answer 2

EICAS

Question 3

What do Airbus call their screens?

Answer 3

ECAM

Question 4

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

Answer 4

A310

Question 5

How many electronic instruments display system?

Answer 5

Six

Question 6

What is a PFD and where is it found?

Answer 6

Primary flight display in EFIS

Question 7

What does an EFIS need irrespective of type?

Answer 7

Symbol generators
Displays
Computer
Sensors

Question 8

What information points must be available for rapid reading?

Answer 8

ILS
VOR
MAP
PLAN modes

Question 9

What does ILS stand for?

Answer 9

Instrument landing system

Question 10

What does VOR stand for?

Answer 10

Very high frequency omnidirectional range

Question 11

What does MAP stand for?

Answer 11

Missed approach point.

Question 12

What is a PFD?

Answer 12

Primary flight display- mandatory display page for flight parameters

Question 13

What is the ND?

Answer 13

Navigational display

Question 14

What is the WD?

Answer 14

Warning display

Question 15

What is the SD?

Answer 15

Secondary/synoptic display

Question 16

What are the EFIS’ sub systems?

Answer 16

Instrument Source select switches
Instrument comparator unit
Symbol generator

Question 17

What is the instrument source select switch?

Answer 17

Allows switching to alternate navigational sources

Question 18

What is the instrument comparator unit?

Answer 18

Indicates any discrepancies between captain and FO displays.

Question 19

Where is input data for symbol generators recieved?

Answer 19

ARINC 429, 629 and 664

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Top- PFD
Bottom-ND

Question 21

What does the control DH REF do?

Answer 21

This LCD displays the selected decision height.

Question 22

How many detents does the Decision height select knob have?

Answer 22

24 detents

Question 23

What is the range for decision height?

Answer 23

-20 to 999 feet

Question 24

What is RST control?

Answer 24

Reset

Question 25

What does the WRX switch do?

Answer 25

Weather radar on/off

Question 26

What does respective waypoint symbols display?

Answer 26

Waypoint altitude and estimated time of arrival.

Question 27

What does the Air Data switch do?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What does the autopilot indication Land 3 mean?

Answer 28

Fail operation mode

Question 29

What does the autopilot indication Land 2 mean?

Answer 29

Fail passive mode

Question 30

What is plan mode?

Answer 30

Primarily used before flight to set up the flight plan.

Question 31

Which way is the display orientated in plan mode?

Answer 31

North up

Question 32

In which display is VOR/ILS weather data displayed?

Answer 32

Expanded

Question 33

When must the weather radar never be operated?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

What AMM chapter refers to weather radar regulations?

Answer 34

34

Question 35

What parameter disagree messages can you see?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

How is OAT displayed?

Answer 36

SAT

Question 37

What is RAT (Ram Rise Air temperature)?

Answer 37

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

Question 38

What does a warbler tone indicate?

Answer 38

Stall

Question 39

What does a clacker tone indicate?

Answer 39

Vmo/Mmo, flap overspeed

Question 40

What does a clacker drum roll tone indicate?

Answer 40

Excessive STB trim movement

Question 41

What does a cavalry charge tone indicate?

Answer 41

Autopilot disconnect

Question 42

What does a horn tone indicate?

Answer 42

Any gear not down

Question 43

What does a c chord tone indicate?

Answer 43

Altitude alert

Question 44

What does a double D chord tone indicate?

Answer 44

Vertical track alert

Question 45

What is the difference between and warning and caution tone?

Answer 45

Warning tone is triple chime whereas caution is single.

Question 46

What colour is an advisory?

Answer 46

Cyan