A - EFIS (15-06-18)

Question 1

What does the EFIS provide to pilots?

Answer 1

attitude and nav info

Question 2

Which display are pilot aligned with?

Answer 2

the PFD

Question 3

What are symbol generators?

Answer 3

Part of the EFIS system that turn information into pictorial representation to be displayed to pilots

Question 4

What is an ambient light sensor unit?

Answer 4

it measures the lighting in the cockpit environment and adjusts the lighting of the instruments/displays accordingly

Question 5

What colour is used for engaged auto flight modes, and active or selected data?

Answer 5

green

Question 6

What colour is used for armed auto flight modes, range scales and current status and data?

Answer 6

white

Question 7

What colour is used for pointers symbols route and fly to information?

Answer 7

magenta

Question 8

What colour is used for non active and background information?

Answer 8

cyan

Question 9

What colour is used for warning information?

Answer 9

red

Question 10

What colour is used for caution information and fault flags?

Answer 10

yellow

Question 11

What information is included on a PFD?

Answer 11

FD command bars

localiser and glideslope presentation

pitch limit indicator

autoflight system mode annunciation

DH and rad alt

Mach and GS

Question 12

When do pilot deviation alerting systems test themselves?

Answer 12

when they become armed at 1500ft rad alt

Question 13

What are the different ND modes?

Answer 13

MAP/CTRMAP

VOR (full and expanded)

ILS or APP (full and expanded)

PLAN