Flight Instruments Flashcards

1
Q

How many fcc?

A

3

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2
Q

How many adc?

A

2

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3
Q

How many autopilots?

A

3

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4
Q

How many symbol generators?

A

3

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5
Q

How many irs?

A

3

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6
Q

How many ils recievers?

A

3

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7
Q

How many fmc?

A

2

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8
Q

What indicates an sg failure on the screens?

A

They go black

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9
Q

When you choose an alternate sg, which one are you choosing?

A

Always the center one

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10
Q

Which irs powers the captains rmi and first officers vsi?

A

Right irs

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11
Q

What all does the irs provide data to?

A
H heading
A attitude
T track
S speed
W wind
A acceleration
P present position
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12
Q

What all does the align light flash for?

A

Movement during alignment

Significant diff between ppos and last known position

Fault in the system

No position entered within 10 mins

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13
Q

How long does a polar alignment take?

A

17 mins

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14
Q

How long does a normal irs alignment take?

A

10 mins

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15
Q

How long can a quick alignment on irs take?

A

30 secs

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16
Q

On non etops airplanes, which irs stays on when you are on stby power?

A

Right

17
Q

Which irs stays on when you are down to stby power on etops airplanes?

A

Left and center

18
Q

How often do you have to accomplish a full alignment?

A

Every 18 hours or a crew change

19
Q

What is the max amount of drift that can happen in irs?

A

6 tenth of a mile every hour

20
Q

What is the difference between nav and align for irs?

A

In align, it is aligning but it wont navigate till you are in nav mode. Also in nav mode, the irs starts accumulating errors due to drift.