Flight Instruments Flashcards

1
Q

How many Air data systems on the aircraft?

A

5

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2
Q

How many ADSPs?

A

4

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3
Q

How many ice detectors?

A

2

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4
Q

What are yellow boxes around the ADSPs?

A

RVSM critical area - surfaces must be smooth, no damage

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5
Q

What is Green dot?

A

Drift down speed- provides 1.3g over stick shaker

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6
Q

What DU’s can be reverted?

A

2 or 4 (MFDs)

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7
Q

How is ADS 1 assigned?

A

Captain

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8
Q

How is ADS 2 assigned?

A

First Officer

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9
Q

How is ADS 3 Assigned?

A

Standby for Captain or First officer

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10
Q

How is ADS 4 assigned?

A

IESS

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11
Q

How is ADS 5 Assigned?

A

FCS (Flight control system)

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12
Q

What do the takeoff guidance crossbars give you?

A

Runway track and pitch attitude for V2

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13
Q

How does the ADS reversion work?

A

first push reverts to ADS 3- Second push reverts to cross side

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14
Q

What are Automatic logic if the reversionary panel is set in AUTO

A

PFD fails it reverts to the associated MFD
EICAS Fails it reverts to both MFD

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15
Q

How long does IESS take to Align?

A

90 seconds

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16
Q

When is the IESS powered?

A

Battery 1 ON and Battery 2 AUTO

17
Q

What are default Autopilot modes?

A

ROLL & FPA

18
Q

When would “Minimums” be set to RA?

A

Cat II ILS approach

19
Q

When is “minimums” set to Baro?

A

For ILS Cat I, LNAV and VOR approaches

20
Q

What is the Indication of a successful test on the Universal DVDR?

A

CVR PASS/FAIL light blinks for 10 seconds and then turns steady green and no fail messages on EICAS.

21
Q

If not selected on via the MCDU, when does the DVDR flight data recording automatically begin?

A

First engine start

22
Q

The Aircraft has _______DVDRs installed?

A

2

23
Q

When is autotune available?

A

within 30 miles.

24
Q

On what page would you input planned speeds, fuel, altitudes and weights to generate the correct perfomance data for each flight?

A

The PERF INIT page

25
Q

How many IRS systems on the aircraft?

A

2

26
Q

Is there automatic reversion of the IRS?

A

no

27
Q

The IRS calculates data for navigational purposes, it calculates:

A

position, groundspeed, heading and attitude.

28
Q

How are Air data sources selected?

A

Via the ADS button

29
Q

DUs 1 & 5 always display what?

A

PFD

30
Q

DU 3 Always displays what?

A

EICAS

31
Q

What is operating range of the radar altimeter?

A

-20 to 2500 ft

32
Q

When is TOGA mode deactivated?

A

When any other vertical mode is activated

33
Q

What does TOGA button do on the ground?

A

Activates the Takeoff command bars

34
Q

In flight, what does the TOGA button do in flight?

A

Activates go around commands