Aircraft Sensors

Question 1

What are the primary and backup sensors on the AV?

Answer 1

1) INS/GPS - Primary sensor for attitude, heading and position.
2) ADU - Primary for altitude and airspeed.
3) DMU - backup for attitude
4) FVU - backup for heading
5) Novatel GPS - backup for position
6) GPS altitude and RPM table are used for altitude
7) Tertiary navigation source = dead reckoning

Question 2

What navigation mode reports are displayed when in backup navigation mode on the systems menu?

Answer 2

1) GPS - (Backup GPS)

2) Dead Reckoning (Dead Reckoning mode)