Avionics and instruments

Question 1

What is the difference between TCAS 1 + 2

Answer 1

TCAS 1 does not recommend maneouvres

Question 2

When do you select TCAS to TA only?

Answer 2

Formation lead, visual cct, stalling, actual assym

Question 3

Criteria for EDM to activate

Answer 3

Cabin pressure above 25,000’.

Will select alt sel to 15,000’, left turn 90 deg and sqwk 7700

Question 4

Warming, caution advisory colours and aural

Answer 4

triple chime every 3. single chime every 5

Question 5

What is a golden CAS message?

Answer 5

If you fix this it will fix the subsequent.

Warning - Red, white writing
Caution - Yellow, black writing

Question 6

MFD major page groups

Answer 6

Map, Aux, Sys, FPL, NRST, WPT

Question 7

Synoptic page MFD

Answer 7

Fuel, electrics, deice, system, ECS

Question 8

GIA 1 diagram.
What does ADC take info from?
What does AHRS take info from?

What is attached to GIA 1

Answer 8

ADC - pitot static
AHRS - Attitude, heading info

Transponder, TCAS, RADALT, DME

Question 9

Flight director data sources

Answer 9

ADC, AHRS, GPS, VOR, ILS, TOGA

Question 10

Synthetic vision, how far left and right? Up and down

Answer 10

30L + 35R

10U + 7.5 DN

Question 11

How are glideslope and glidepath indicated

Answer 11

Glideslope green, glidepath pink

Question 12

press play button, how long are chunks?

Answer 12

2.5 minutes

Question 13

What does freq highlighted in green indicate

Answer 13

Active freq with mic selected.
With nav selected freq and cdi selected source

Question 14

Autopilot pitch and roll lims

Answer 14

45 roll, 25 pitch

Question 15

Normal ways to disconnect AP

Answer 15

AP disconnect, quick disconnect, TOGA

Question 16

Abnormal ways to disconnect AP

Answer 16

Back up pitch trim switch, trim input, AP not avail, stall warning active

Question 17

What does pressing control wheel steering button do

Answer 17

Overrides AP, requires manual manoeuvre

Question 18

TCAS ranges up and dn (unrestcd)

Answer 18

Unrestcd - all trfc displayed

Question 19

TA and RA how many seconds?

Answer 19

TA 20-48 secs
RA 15-35 secs

Question 20

What indications would you have in dead reckoning mode?

Answer 20

Yellow DR over PFDs and MFD

Question 21

on flapless appr how can aural warning be inhibited?

Answer 21

Flap override button

Question 22

TAWS colours

Answer 22

Red - up to 100’
yellow - 100’ - 1000’
Black - 1000+’

Question 23

How to test TAWS A

Answer 23

Automatic during power up
Manual test on TAWS A page on MFD