Avionics - Flight Instruments/ Navigation/ FMS Flashcards
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
Cyan/ Magenta
The Vmax is computed as the lesser of what speeds?
VMO, MMO, VLE or VFE
What symbol/ bug indicates the speed in which the flaps can be retracted with a safe margin
The magenta F bug
The tip of the airspeed trend vector points to the projected airspeed/ Mach in approximately what timeframe at the present rate of acceleration/ deceleration.
10 seconds
What symbol/ bug indicates the speed in which the airplane is trimmed for when in the landing phase
The TCS trim bug - a green triangle
Which speeds are displayed for takeoff
V1, VR, V2 and Vfs
When are the takeoff speeds automatically deselected
When the airplane is above 1500 ft AGL and the current airspeed is greater than the highest V-Speed + 40 kts
Which speeds are displayed for approach and landing
Vfs, Vac, Vapp and Vref
What does the flap selection speed (green dot) indicate
The speed in which flaps can be extended
In the Normal Mode (NM) what colors are the LSA bands and what do they indicate
1) White - Vss
2) Amber - AOA limit function activates
3) Red - Max allowable AOA
In Direct Mode (DM), what colors are the LSA bands and what do they indicate
Yellow and Red, the red is where the STALL aural alert is triggered.
The altitude trend vector is computed to predict the altitude the airplane will achieve in how many seconds (assuming a constant VS)
10 seconds
Where are ADS messages (ie BOTH ON, ADS 1/2/3) presented to the pilot and what color
on the PFD and will be amber
What type of guidance will be provided to the pilots to aid in the recovery of an unusual attitude
Red unusual attitude chevrons are displayed and they always point to the horizon line.
Where are AHRS messages (ie BOTH ON AHRS 1/2) presented to the pilot and what color
Upper right corner of the PFD in amber
What is the display control panel (DCP) used for
To select PFD formats, overlays, nav sources and range on the displays.
What does pushing the CVS button on the DCP do
Toggle between synthetic vision and the traditional blue over brown display.
What does pushing the FPV cage button on the DCP do
It laterally centers the flight path vector on the PFD when selected. It is only enabled when the CVS is active.
What does pushing the ET button do
1) Starts (first push)
2) Stops (second push)
3) removes (third push)
The timer on the PFD
What does pushing the TCAS button on the DCP do
It places traffic overlay information on the HSI map
What does the WX button do
It places WX overlay information on the HSI map.
What does the RANGE/ TILT knob allow the crew to do
Toggle between clean (no background), compass (range ring with TCAS and WX overlays possible) and map (FMS flight plan information shown)
What does pushing the FMS button do
Selects the FMS as the primary NAV source
What does pushing the V/L button do
Changes the primary NAV source to VOR or LOC
What is the reversionary switch panel used for
A manual reversion of displays and sensors (ADS and AHRS) in the event of a malfunction and also an alternate means of tuning.
How can the display brightness on the DU’s be adjusted
By the OFF/ BRT control knobs on the RSP
If the pilot turns off the CTR DU, what will happen to the EICAS
The EICAS will be reverted to both the LH and RH DU’s
What does the ATT HDG button on the RSP do
It manually changes the AHRS source on the PFD
How can pilots interface with the avionics systems
Via the MKP and CCP
What is the CNCL button on the MKP used for
To cancel an in process flight plan edit
What does pushing the FMS button on the MKP do
Displays the FMS format on the on side MFW of the LWR DU
What does pushing the ROUTE button on the MKP do
Displays the route window on the on-side MFW of the LWR DU.
What does pushing the MSG button on the MKP do
It shows or removes the FMS message dialog box on the MFW
What does pushing the DEP/ARR button on the MKP do
On the ground it shows the departures dialog box and in flight it shows the arrival dialog box.
What does pushing the DIRECT TO button on the MKP do
It brings up a direct to dialog box which is used to edit the flight plan.
What is the SCRATCHPAD
24 character display used to temporarily hold keystrokes before being entered into a display entry flight plane
What does pushing the EXEC button on the MKP do
It executes a modified flight plan making it the active flight plan.
When does the green light bar above the EXEC button illuminate
When there is a modified flight plan.
What does the MEM button on the MKP provide
The ability to memorize formats and to recall memorized DU formats
What function does the CLR/DEL button perform
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.
How can the scratchpad text be entered into the selected display entry field.
by pressing the ENTER button
What does pushing the NAV button on the MKP do
It takes the number entered in the scratchpad and places it into the NAV radio if it fits the range of frequencies.
What does pushing the COM button on the MKP do
It takes the number entered into the scratch pad and places it into the COM radio if it fits the range of frequencies
What do the arrows on the CCP do
They provide an alternate to the CCP trackball for positioning the curser on the DU’s
What does the CKLST button on the MKP display
A list of available checklists
What does the SYS button on the MKP display.
The synoptic page
What synoptic pages are available to select
1) Status
2) Flight Controls
3) ECS
4) Fuel
5) Electrical
6) Hydraulics
7) Anti Ice
8) Misc
What does the CHART button do
Displays the chart format on the on-side MFW of the lower DU during normal ops
How can the cursor be maneuvered
Via the trackball in the CCP
What can the PAGE/DATA/ PUSH ENTER double stack knob on the CCP be used for
To scroll list comments, position the data entry curser or change the value of various display items or selection boxes
What does pushing the menu button on the CCP do
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.
How many ADSPs and TAT probes are mounted on the fwd fuselage
4 and 2
For normal operations, which ADS provides information for the left side PFD, the right side PFD, SFIS
1) ADS 1 - Left Side
2) ADS 2- Right Side
3) ADS 4 - SFIS
In the event of an electrical emergency, what provides electrical power, which DU is available and which ADS is available
1) The RAT provides power
2) CTR DU is available
3) ADS 3 will be available
What does the SFIS provide
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.
How can the menu on the SFIS be accessed
By the M labeled menu button on the SFIS bezel
What are the buttons on the left and right of the M button on the SFIS bezel used for
To skip over options - they are labeled UP and DOWN in the entry menu context.
When is the SFIS full screen menu available
Only on the ground
How many AHRS units are there and what are they used for
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
When will the ATT/HDG ALIGNING DO NOT TAXI flag be displayed and for how long
During AHRS attitude and heading alignment, it can take up to 10 mins
Which FMS pages may GPS control and indications be seen
FMS INIT and FMS SENSORS pages
How can the expanded menus for NAV or ADF be selected on the tuning page
By selecting the NAV 1, NAV 2, ADF 1, or ADF 2 gray button.
Where can an advanced menu of ATC/TCAS selections be found
By selecting the gary XPNDR/TCAS button on the Tuning page
Where is the weather radar control window accessed
Via the WX button on the DCP
When is the weather radar tilt and gain automatically adjusted to provide an optimum weather picture
When the multi scan or AUTO is selected
What is the coverage range for the radar and what does it provide
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.
What does the lightning detection system provide and up to what range
Alerts the flight crew to the presence of thunderstorm activity by mapping the lighting surrounding the airplane within 200 NM
What type of navigation does the FMS provide.
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.
Who is responsible for keeping the FMS database updated and for the accuracy of the waypoints used in the FMS
The operator
Where can the navigation and airplane database validation check be accomplished in the FMS
On the FMS INIT or FMS DB format page
What do colors of the FMS navigation database symbolize
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.
Which DUs can the FMS displayed on and under what screen format
Any of the DUs under the half screen format
On the Takeoff page, what needs to be set to enable the send button for the FMS takeoff speeds.
The OAT, P ALT and RWY LENGTH
If the crew loads inoperative NAVAID identifiers to inhibit them from the FMS navigation, when will that list be reset
Upon an FMS cold start
What does the ROUTE format allow for
It enables the creation, control and viewing of the FMS legs, according to the flight plan.
The FMS sets the lateral deviation sensitivity based on what?
An RNP value from the Nav database
May synthetic vision be used as a primary nav source
No
Doe the FMS provide OEI speeds and drift down altitude.
May the required time of arrival (RTA) information be used to ensure compliance with ATC clearances or restrictions?
No, you must use other means to ensure compliance.
