CRJ900 Systems Navigation Flashcards
Where is the radar control panel mounted
Center Pedestal
The EGPWS alerts and warns the flight crew when the airplane’s flight path and position relative to ____ requires immediate crew attention and action
the terrain
Weather radar returns, when selected are displayed on the flight compartment ____.
MFDs
The ____ is an airborne system that interrogates ATC transponders in nearby airplanes to identify and display potential and predicated collision threats.
TCAS
TCAS monitors a radium of approximately ____ nautical miles about the airplane
40
Each of the MFDs has a the primary function of showing both
- Current heading
2. Course Information
Each PFD has the function of pictorially showing
- Flight director commands
- Aircraft attitude
- Flight control system mode annunciations
When will the vertical deviation glide slope scale (Green Diamond) be displayed on the PFD?
When a valid ILS in tuned
If the TCAS system produces an Aural of “Traffic, Traffic” what symbol would be associated with it
An amber circle
With a (RED) Windshear warning you would expect
Decrease in flight performance with escape guidance
Windshear warnings will stop when
Windshear conditions are no longer present
With an (Amber) Windshear alert you would expect a(n)
Increase in flight performance with no escape guidance
Which colors are used by the RADAR system, starting with the most precipitation levels to the least amount of precipitation
Magenta, Red, Yellow, Green, Black
Where are the RADAR returns displayed
MFDs
The pilot can cancel a “SING RATE” advisory by
Reducing the sink of the aircraft out of the trip point