Chapter 11 - Flight Management, Navigation

Question 1

Radar returns display on the navigation display in all modes except?

Answer 1

PLN, VOR CTR, APP CTR

Question 2

Where on the CDU pcan waypoint speed and/or altitude constraints be entered?

Answer 2

LEGS page

Question 3

In normal operations, new waypoints can be entered into the CDU using?

Answer 3

• Waypoint Identifier
• Lat/Long
• Place/Bearing/Distance

Question 4

You can manually tune the ILS frequency when?

Answer 4

Except when the autopilot is on and the LOC and GS are captured.

Question 5

During cuise flight, which key can be used to access CRZ page?

Answer 5

VNAV

Question 6

How can one input the present aircraft heading with an IRU in ATT mode?

Answer 6

Maunally entering magnetic heading into the CDU POS INIT page, SET IRS HEADING line.

Question 7

During and NADP1 departure at 870,000lbs TOGW using VNAV; what speed should be commanded when passing acceleration height?

Answer 7

5 kts below the placarded flap speed for the current configuration.

Question 8

On which CDU page shall the FO check for accumulated IRS groundspeed errors after flgith, per our normal procedures?

Answer 8

MAINT IRS MONITOR

Question 9

During a VNAV climb at what speed is normally commanded by the FMC above the speed transistion (SPD TRANS) altitude?

Answer 9

ECON climb speed

Question 10

Pushing a TOGA switch on takeoff updates the FMC position to the runway’s landing threshold when?

Answer 10

Only when GPS updating is not available

Question 11

DME recievers can be tuned how?

Answer 11

Automatically or manually via the CDU NAV/RAD page.

Question 12

Which FMC RTE can be used for navigation?

Answer 12

RTE 1 or RTE 2 as long as it is active.

Question 13

An illuminated DSPY light on the CDU indicates what?

Answer 13

The current display is not related to the active leg or current performance mode.

Question 14

ATC has directed you to fly to the LGA280 radial at 25 DME, how do you enter this into the FMC?

Answer 14

LGA280/25

Question 15

When in standby (Alternate) nav mode, any new waypoints must be entered into the CDU using what?

Answer 15

Lat/Long only

Question 16

What two databases does the FMS contain?

Answer 16

• Navigation
• Performance

Question 17

You have been asked to intercept the CVG 033 radial and track it outbound. How do you do this?

Answer 17

• Select the LEGS page of the FMS CDU
• Enter CVG033/nn on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK1L
• Enter 033 in the boxes at LSK6R
• Press the ENTER key

Question 18

What is a Conditional Waypoint? How can it be identified on the CDU? How can a pilot create one?

Answer 18

• Conditional Waypoints indicate when an event occurs and are not at a geographically fixed position.
• Altitude and course intercept conditional waypoints display on the CDU inside parenthesis.
• A conditional waypoint cannot be pilot created.

Question 19

Your departure procedure’s initial instruction is a heading vector. It is displayed as a Conditional Waypoint heading on the CDU, followed by the term VECTORS. Can LNAV be used to fly the heading?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What CDU pages are available in standby navigation after both FMS units have failed?

Answer 20

• IRS Legs Page
• IRS Progress Page
• Alternate NAV RAD Page

Question 21

You are conducting an ILS Category II or III approach When do you callout “Rollout and Flare Armed”?

Answer 21

Never.

Question 22

On the NAV RAD page of the CDU, a VOR identifier is followed by a letter in small font. What are the possible letters? What do they mean? What must be displayed in order to enter a course?

Answer 22

• A, R, P, M
• “A” indicates automatic tuning based on update geometry
• “R” indicates route tuning to a enroute navaid within 250 nautical miles
• “P” indicates procedure tuning to a navaid needed for approach or departure procedure guidance
• “M” indicated manual tuning of a navaid and takes priority over the other three.
• A course can be entered anytime that dashes are displayed on the course line, which is anytime except when the navaid has been automatically tuned.

Question 23

You have been instructed by ATC to fly a heading of 090 degrees to intercept J121 HTO. How do you accomplish this?

Answer 23

• Select the RTE page of the FMS CDU
• Enter J121 on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK1L
• Enter HTO on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK 1R
• Press the ENTER key

Question 24

You are northeast bound on UM197 between GAPLI and CPT. ATC instructs you to cross abeam of LND at FL280. How do you accomplish this?

Answer 24

• Select the FIX page of the FMS CDU
• Enter LND on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK 1L
• Press <abeam></abeam>• When the distance and time fields populate, move the value to the scratchpad line
• Select the LEGS page of the FMS CDU
• Enter the place/bearing/distance value on LSK 1L
• Enter 280 on the scratchpad line (no slash required)
• Move the value to LSK 1R
• Press the ENTER key

Question 25

**On the HOLD page of the CDU, there is a time value presented under the heading of HOLD AVAIL near LSK 4R. To what fuel quantity is the time referring?**

Answer 25

**The fuel quantity entered in the RESERVES field of the PERF INIT Page.**

Question 26

IRS

Answer 26

The inertial reference system (IRS) calculates airplane position, acceleration, track, vertical speed, ground speed, true and magnetic heading, wind speed and direction, and attitude data for the displays, flight management system, flight controls, engine controls, and other systems.

Question 27

What components are the IRS made up of?

Answer 27

The IRS consists of three inertial reference units (IRUs) and the IRS mode selector panel.

Question 28

IRS Switch Settings

Answer 28

**OFF - **Off, alignment lost **ALIGN - **Quick align (30 seconds) **NAV - **Full alignment (10 minutes) **ATT - **Attitude mode, alignment lost inflight

Question 29

What limitation is on the IRS?

Answer 29

**FULL ALIGNMENT** must be accomplished when the time from the last full alignment to the next expected arrival time exceeds 18 hours.

Question 30

How long does it take to align the IRS's?

Answer 30

10 Minutes

Question 31

IRS quick align does what? How?

Answer 31

Clears position errors Move knob to **ALIGN** then **NAV** and is more accurate if you enter your position into CDU.

Question 32

What are the IRS's power sources?

Answer 32

AC Bus 3 for L AC Bus 1 for C AC Bus 2 for R

Question 33

What happens in ATT Mode on the IRS?

Answer 33

Lose V/S and A/S trend on the PFD HDG input required on CDU

Question 34

How can you tell the aircraft is fully aligned?

Answer 34

PFD and ND displays come online.

Question 35

What happens to the IRS's if you lose all AC power?

Answer 35

The IRS's will run off of DC power from the APU Hot Battery Bus. * The Center IRU will run for only 5 minutes * The L & R IRU's will run for 30 minutes

Question 36

In the NAV mode, the IRS provides what information to the appropriate systems?

Answer 36

* **HATSWAP** * Heading * Attitude * Track * Speed * Winds * Accelerations * Postion

Question 37

*The _____ FMC is designated the Master FMC?*

Answer 37

*LEFT*

Question 38

*The FMC uses the navigational-database to select the _____ for tuning?*

Answer 38

*navaids*

Question 39

*Following operation in the navigation mode, with the airplane parked, what does a fast allignment remove? What does it update?*

Answer 39

* *Removes* * *​ground speed* * *attitude errors* * *accumulated track**​* * *​Updates:* * *​re-levels the system* * *present position*

Question 40

*How often is the navigational database updated?*

Answer 40

*28 Days*

Question 41

*A full alignment, accomplished by rotating the IRS mode selector to OFF and back to NAV, must be accomplished when the time from last full alignment to next expected arrival time exceeds\_\_\_\_?*

Answer 41

*18 HOURS*

Question 42

*The flight management system (FMS) aids the flight crew with what using the Flight Management Computers (FMCs)?*

Answer 42

* *navigation* * *in-flight performance optimization* * *fuel monitoring*

Question 43

*How long does Fast Alignment take?*

Answer 43

30 SECONDS

Question 44

When armed for takeoff, when does VNAV activate?

Answer 44

400 feet

Question 45

*When the _____ is controlling speed, the IAS/MACH window is blank.*

Answer 45

*FMC*

Question 46

*When in the standby (alternate) navigation mode, any new waypoints must be entered into the CDU using: *

Answer 46

*Lattitude and longitude*

Question 47

*With a failure of both FMCs, ILS recievers must be tuned how?*

Answer 47

*Each reciever manually form the associated CDU NAVRAD page*

Question 48

*The current position can be entered to update the IRS when?*

Answer 48

*On the ground with the aircraft parked*

Question 49

*When in the standby (alternate) navigation mode, what CDU pages are available?*

Answer 49

* *Alternate Navigation LEGS* * *Alternate Navigation RADIO* * *Alternate Navigation PROGRESS*