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Avionics - Flight Instruments/ Navigation/ FMS Flashcards

1
Q

What color is the active target speed bug and the active target speed indication when MAN is set on the SPD knob on the AFCS panel? What about when the FMS is set on the SPD knob

A

Cyan/ Magenta

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The Vmax is computed as the lesser of what speeds?

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VMO, MMO, VLE or VFE

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3
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What symbol/ bug indicates the speed in which the flaps can be retracted with a safe margin

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The magenta F bug

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4
Q

The tip of the airspeed trend vector points to the projected airspeed/ Mach in approximately what timeframe at the present rate of acceleration/ deceleration.

A

10 seconds

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5
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What symbol/ bug indicates the speed in which the airplane is trimmed for when in the landing phase

A

The TCS trim bug - a green triangle

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6
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Which speeds are displayed for takeoff

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V1, VR, V2 and Vfs

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7
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When are the takeoff speeds automatically deselected

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When the airplane is above 1500 ft AGL and the current airspeed is greater than the highest V-Speed + 40 kts

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8
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Which speeds are displayed for approach and landing

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Vfs, Vac, Vapp and Vref

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9
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What does the flap selection speed (green dot) indicate

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The speed in which flaps can be extended

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10
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In the Normal Mode (NM) what colors are the LSA bands and what do they indicate

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1) White - Vss
2) Amber - AOA limit function activates
3) Red - Max allowable AOA

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11
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In Direct Mode (DM), what colors are the LSA bands and what do they indicate

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Yellow and Red, the red is where the STALL aural alert is triggered.

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12
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The altitude trend vector is computed to predict the altitude the airplane will achieve in how many seconds (assuming a constant VS)

A

10 seconds

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13
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Where are ADS messages (ie BOTH ON, ADS 1/2/3) presented to the pilot and what color

A

on the PFD and will be amber

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14
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What type of guidance will be provided to the pilots to aid in the recovery of an unusual attitude

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Red unusual attitude chevrons are displayed and they always point to the horizon line.

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15
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Where are AHRS messages (ie BOTH ON AHRS 1/2) presented to the pilot and what color

A

Upper right corner of the PFD in amber

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16
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What is the display control panel (DCP) used for

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To select PFD formats, overlays, nav sources and range on the displays.

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17
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What does pushing the CVS button on the DCP do

A

Toggle between synthetic vision and the traditional blue over brown display.

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18
Q

What does pushing the FPV cage button on the DCP do

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It laterally centers the flight path vector on the PFD when selected. It is only enabled when the CVS is active.

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19
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What does pushing the ET button do

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1) Starts (first push)
2) Stops (second push)
3) removes (third push)

The timer on the PFD

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20
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What does pushing the TCAS button on the DCP do

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It places traffic overlay information on the HSI map

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21
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What does the WX button do

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It places WX overlay information on the HSI map.

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22
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What does the RANGE/ TILT knob allow the crew to do

A

Toggle between clean (no background), compass (range ring with TCAS and WX overlays possible) and map (FMS flight plan information shown)

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23
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What does pushing the FMS button do

A

Selects the FMS as the primary NAV source

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24
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What does pushing the V/L button do

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Changes the primary NAV source to VOR or LOC

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25
Q

What is the reversionary switch panel used for

A

A manual reversion of displays and sensors (ADS and AHRS) in the event of a malfunction and also an alternate means of tuning.

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26
Q

How can the display brightness on the DU’s be adjusted

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By the OFF/ BRT control knobs on the RSP

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27
Q

If the pilot turns off the CTR DU, what will happen to the EICAS

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The EICAS will be reverted to both the LH and RH DU’s

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28
Q

What does the ATT HDG button on the RSP do

A

It manually changes the AHRS source on the PFD

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29
Q

How can pilots interface with the avionics systems

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Via the MKP and CCP

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30
Q

What is the CNCL button on the MKP used for

A

To cancel an in process flight plan edit

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31
Q

What does pushing the FMS button on the MKP do

A

Displays the FMS format on the on side MFW of the LWR DU

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32
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What does pushing the ROUTE button on the MKP do

A

Displays the route window on the on-side MFW of the LWR DU.

33
Q

What does pushing the MSG button on the MKP do

A

It shows or removes the FMS message dialog box on the MFW

34
Q

What does pushing the DEP/ARR button on the MKP do

A

On the ground it shows the departures dialog box and in flight it shows the arrival dialog box.

35
Q

What does pushing the DIRECT TO button on the MKP do

A

It brings up a direct to dialog box which is used to edit the flight plan.

36
Q

What is the SCRATCHPAD

A

24 character display used to temporarily hold keystrokes before being entered into a display entry flight plane

37
Q

What does pushing the EXEC button on the MKP do

A

It executes a modified flight plan making it the active flight plan.

38
Q

When does the green light bar above the EXEC button illuminate

A

When there is a modified flight plan.

39
Q

What does the MEM button on the MKP provide

A

The ability to memorize formats and to recall memorized DU formats

40
Q

What function does the CLR/DEL button perform

A

When there is data in the scratch pad, it back spaces or clears the entire scratchpad and when there is no data in the scratchpad it enters the word DELETE in the scratchpad.

41
Q

How can the scratchpad text be entered into the selected display entry field.

A

by pressing the ENTER button

42
Q

What does pushing the NAV button on the MKP do

A

It takes the number entered in the scratchpad and places it into the NAV radio if it fits the range of frequencies.

43
Q

What does pushing the COM button on the MKP do

A

It takes the number entered into the scratch pad and places it into the COM radio if it fits the range of frequencies

44
Q

What do the arrows on the CCP do

A

They provide an alternate to the CCP trackball for positioning the curser on the DU’s

45
Q

What does the CKLST button on the MKP display

A

A list of available checklists

46
Q

What does the SYS button on the MKP display.

A

The synoptic page

47
Q

What synoptic pages are available to select

A

1) Status
2) Flight Controls
3) ECS
4) Fuel
5) Electrical
6) Hydraulics
7) Anti Ice
8) Misc

48
Q

What does the CHART button do

A

Displays the chart format on the on-side MFW of the lower DU during normal ops

49
Q

How can the cursor be maneuvered

A

Via the trackball in the CCP

50
Q

What can the PAGE/DATA/ PUSH ENTER double stack knob on the CCP be used for

A

To scroll list comments, position the data entry curser or change the value of various display items or selection boxes

51
Q

What does pushing the menu button on the CCP do

A

It brings the display menu into view on the display window where the curser is currently located and positions it on the first menu item.

52
Q

How many ADSPs and TAT probes are mounted on the fwd fuselage

A

4 and 2

53
Q

For normal operations, which ADS provides information for the left side PFD, the right side PFD, SFIS

A

1) ADS 1 - Left Side
2) ADS 2- Right Side
3) ADS 4 - SFIS

54
Q

In the event of an electrical emergency, what provides electrical power, which DU is available and which ADS is available

A

1) The RAT provides power
2) CTR DU is available
3) ADS 3 will be available

55
Q

What does the SFIS provide

A

A third, independent source of attitude angles, attitude rates, accelerations, heading and vertical speed for flight guidance and navigation when the primary flight information isn’t available.

56
Q

How can the menu on the SFIS be accessed

A

By the M labeled menu button on the SFIS bezel

57
Q

What are the buttons on the left and right of the M button on the SFIS bezel used for

A

To skip over options - they are labeled UP and DOWN in the entry menu context.

58
Q

When is the SFIS full screen menu available

A

Only on the ground

59
Q

How many AHRS units are there and what are they used for

A

Three units

1) AHRS 1 - left pilot seat PFD
2) AHRS 2- Right Pilot seat PFD
3) AHRS 3 - Exclusively for the Flight Control System

60
Q

When will the ATT/HDG ALIGNING DO NOT TAXI flag be displayed and for how long

A

During AHRS attitude and heading alignment, it can take up to 10 mins

61
Q

Which FMS pages may GPS control and indications be seen

A

FMS INIT and FMS SENSORS pages

62
Q

How can the expanded menus for NAV or ADF be selected on the tuning page

A

By selecting the NAV 1, NAV 2, ADF 1, or ADF 2 gray button.

63
Q

Where can an advanced menu of ATC/TCAS selections be found

A

By selecting the gary XPNDR/TCAS button on the Tuning page

64
Q

Where is the weather radar control window accessed

A

Via the WX button on the DCP

65
Q

When is the weather radar tilt and gain automatically adjusted to provide an optimum weather picture

A

When the multi scan or AUTO is selected

66
Q

What is the coverage range for the radar and what does it provide

A

Up to 320NM for precipitation related weather and 40NM for precip related turbulence. It provides ground mapping coverage enabling the detection of major geographical features such as cities, lakes and coast lines.

67
Q

What does the lightning detection system provide and up to what range

A

Alerts the flight crew to the presence of thunderstorm activity by mapping the lighting surrounding the airplane within 200 NM

68
Q

What type of navigation does the FMS provide.

A

Lateral and vertical navigation en route, terminal, non-precision approaches, LANV/VNAV and LPV approaches and coupled lateral and vertical navigation capability with an automatic transition to ILS approaches.

69
Q

Who is responsible for keeping the FMS database updated and for the accuracy of the waypoints used in the FMS

A

The operator

70
Q

Where can the navigation and airplane database validation check be accomplished in the FMS

A

On the FMS INIT or FMS DB format page

71
Q

What do colors of the FMS navigation database symbolize

A

Current selected navigation database is displayed in green, the second nav database effective date shows white, and if the DB is expired, the effective date is shown in yellow.

72
Q

Which DUs can the FMS displayed on and under what screen format

A

Any of the DUs under the half screen format

73
Q

On the Takeoff page, what needs to be set to enable the send button for the FMS takeoff speeds.

A

The OAT, P ALT and RWY LENGTH

74
Q

If the crew loads inoperative NAVAID identifiers to inhibit them from the FMS navigation, when will that list be reset

A

Upon an FMS cold start

75
Q

What does the ROUTE format allow for

A

It enables the creation, control and viewing of the FMS legs, according to the flight plan.

76
Q

The FMS sets the lateral deviation sensitivity based on what?

A

An RNP value from the Nav database

77
Q

May synthetic vision be used as a primary nav source

A

No

78
Q

Doe the FMS provide OEI speeds and drift down altitude.

A
79
Q

May the required time of arrival (RTA) information be used to ensure compliance with ATC clearances or restrictions?

A

No, you must use other means to ensure compliance.

Flexjet EMB 545/550 (24 decks)

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