EGPWS

Question 1

When testing, anything other than ____ or ___ requires maintenance.

Answer 1

GO or 0s

Question 2

What does the GPWS fault flag mean?

Answer 2

Fault in the system

Question 3

What can have the EGPWS overlay?

Answer 3

HSI Arc/ Map Arc

Question 4

How is EGPWS powered up?

Answer 4

By turning on power from ANY of the FMS MASTER POWER switches

Question 5

EGPWS provides what type of windshear alerting?

Answer 5

Reactive windshear alerting

Question 6

What does a yellow WS flag mean?

Answer 6

Reactive windshear is inoperative

Question 7

On the WX+T display, precipitation and turbulence are displayed, if detected, to a maximum selected range of…

Answer 7

40 NM (Maximum turbulence display range = 40 NM)

Question 8

If neither pilot nor copilot has terrain overlay selected on an HSI when a terrain awareness display alert is issued, what will occur?

Answer 8

The pop-up feature displays terrain on both pilot and copilot HSIs at a range of 10 NM, with audio alerts.

Question 9

Which enhancement provides an additional element of protection by alerting the pilot of premature descent for approaches where glideslope is not available?

Answer 9

Terrain Clearance Floor (TCF)

Question 10

What does it mean if terrain is yellow (light/dark) or red?

Answer 10

That it is above your aircraft

Question 11

What does it mean if terrain is green or black?

Answer 11

That it is below your aircraft

Question 12

What does it mean if terrain is magenta?

Answer 12

That it is unmapped

Question 13

With peaks mode, what additional information is displayed on the HSI in terrain mode?

Answer 13

The highest (and lowest) terrain within the displayed range

Question 14

In peaks mode, what does the red number indicate?

Answer 14

The highest terrain (1000 = 1000’ MSL)

Question 15

What does the amber windshear annunciator mean?

Answer 15

Predictive windshear ahead (gain)

Question 16

What does the red windshear indicator mean?

Answer 16

Loss performance windshear

Question 17

When does the speedbrake alert become active?

Answer 17

When below 1K’ AGL and speed brakes moved past 2 degrees

Question 18

What aural warning will you hear if a predictive windshear is encountered on approach?

Answer 18

“Go Around, Windshear Ahead”

Question 19

What does the aural warning ‘WINDSHEAR x3” mean?

Answer 19

That you are in reactive windshear (loss)

Question 20

When do you hear the warning “Glideslope, Glideslope?”

Answer 20

When 2 dots or more below the glideslope

Question 21

You receive the aural “TERRAIN, TERRAIN, PULL UP” warning, how many seconds from the terrain hazard?

Answer 21

30 seconds (warning envelope)

Question 22

When is it appropriate to use the terrain inhibit (TERR INH) switch?

Answer 22

When landing at an airfield not in the EGPWS database

Question 23

Why would you want to override speed brakes (by pressing the S/B OVRD switch)?

Answer 23

If the stabilizer is inoperative (jammed)

Question 24

The FLP OVRD switch overrides the ______ aural alert, which occurs during an approach when flaps are below ____. (Real world example?)

Answer 24

“Too Low, Flaps”, 25 degrees

Question 25

What technology does the radar use to detect turbulence?

Answer 25

Doppler

Question 26

Doppler technology is made for…

Answer 26

Turbulence and windshear

Question 27

Can the radar detect clear air turbulence?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

Off in the Radar Display indicates…

Answer 28

The RCP is set to OFF

Question 29

What is the indication that radar has failed?

Answer 29

WXR in black letters on red background

Question 30

When the radar is in ground map mode, low reflectivity targets such as calm water display as…

Answer 30

Black

Question 31

What is the function of the Radar Control Panel (RCP) CLTR feature?

Answer 31

Reduces intensity of ground returns while viewing weather displays (Reduces ground clutter)