2.9: Glass Cockpits

Question 1

What is a benefit of flying with a glass cockpit?

Answer 1

Situational awareness is increased.

Question 2

What steps must be taken when flying with glass cockpits to ensure safe flight?

Answer 2

Regularly scan both inside and outside, use all appropriate checklists, and cross-check with other forms of information.

Question 3

An aircraft which is equipped with an Electronic Flight Display (EFD) can

Answer 3

offer new capabilities and simplify the basic flying tasks.

Question 4

You are flying an aircraft equipped with an electronic flight display and the air data computer fails. What instrument is affected?

Answer 4

Airspeed indicator