Flight Instruments Flashcards
How many Air data systems on the aircraft?
5
How many ADSPs?
4
How many ice detectors?
2
What are yellow boxes around the ADSPs?
RVSM critical area - surfaces must be smooth, no damage
What is Green dot?
Drift down speed- provides 1.3g over stick shaker
What DU’s can be reverted?
2 or 4 (MFDs)
How is ADS 1 assigned?
Captain
How is ADS 2 assigned?
First Officer
How is ADS 3 Assigned?
Standby for Captain or First officer
How is ADS 4 assigned?
IESS
How is ADS 5 Assigned?
FCS (Flight control system)
What do the takeoff guidance crossbars give you?
Runway track and pitch attitude for V2
How does the ADS reversion work?
first push reverts to ADS 3- Second push reverts to cross side
What are Automatic logic if the reversionary panel is set in AUTO
PFD fails it reverts to the associated MFD
EICAS Fails it reverts to both MFD
How long does IESS take to Align?
90 seconds
When is the IESS powered?
Battery 1 ON and Battery 2 AUTO
What are default Autopilot modes?
ROLL & FPA
When would “Minimums” be set to RA?
Cat II ILS approach
When is “minimums” set to Baro?
For ILS Cat I, LNAV and VOR approaches
What is the Indication of a successful test on the Universal DVDR?
CVR PASS/FAIL light blinks for 10 seconds and then turns steady green and no fail messages on EICAS.
If not selected on via the MCDU, when does the DVDR flight data recording automatically begin?
First engine start
The Aircraft has _______DVDRs installed?
2
When is autotune available?
within 30 miles.
On what page would you input planned speeds, fuel, altitudes and weights to generate the correct perfomance data for each flight?
The PERF INIT page
How many IRS systems on the aircraft?
2
Is there automatic reversion of the IRS?
no
The IRS calculates data for navigational purposes, it calculates:
position, groundspeed, heading and attitude.
How are Air data sources selected?
Via the ADS button
DUs 1 & 5 always display what?
PFD
DU 3 Always displays what?
EICAS
What is operating range of the radar altimeter?
-20 to 2500 ft
When is TOGA mode deactivated?
When any other vertical mode is activated
What does TOGA button do on the ground?
Activates the Takeoff command bars
In flight, what does the TOGA button do in flight?
Activates go around commands
