Flight Instruments Flashcards
The ESID system is responsible for displaying what?
Engine and System Information Display
The air data computers receive heading, pitch, and roll data from the _____.
AHRS
With the ADC SOURCE selector in the NORM position, the displays on the left side receive information from _____.
Air Data Unit 1 (ADU1)
In common color philosophy for the 5 display units, abnormal situations and conditions requiring immediate crew notification are what color?
Yellow
Pushing the BARO SET knob will accomplish what?
Sets standard barometric pressure value (29.92)
True or False: Bearing pointers can only use VOR radios as a navigation source.
False
When does the NO DATA flag appear?
when data pushed and FMS is not available message will last 5 seconds
True or False: Radar and EGWPS displays cannot be selected at the same time on the same display.
True
The center FMA field on each PFD is used to display what AFCS information?
Failure Messages
The ISI is powered by which sources?
Battery bus, Backup battery usable for 1 hour
A _____ interconnects all of the displays.
Feedback bus
What does the AHRS system accomplish?
Supplies info to:
- EIS
- Autoflight
- Stall protection
- Variety of other systems
Pitot static data is provided to the aircraft via how many Air Data Units?
2
True or False: The 5 display units brightness can only be controlled manually.
False
True or False: A detent in the full counter-clockwise position selects the associated display unit OFF.
True
Which of the following is NOT a designation of the 5 display units?
«_space;PFD, MFD, and ED»_space;
Regarding the display units, which color indicates status messages, advisories, lines, references and, armed autoflight modes?
White
With regard to the display units, which color indicates active controlling modes and functions?
Green
The fixed area on the Captain’s MFD contains _____ information and the First Officer’s contains _____ information?
Powered flight control indication information and the First Officer’s contains flap position dial,
Hydraulic pressure and Hydraulic quantity gauge
True or False: Cyan colors on the displays indicate pilot selectable items.
True
Which color on the display units indicates FMS-related data or pointers?
Magenta
True or False: On the display units, magenta indicates FMS-related data or pointers.
True
True or False: If a Red indication is displayed on an instrument, it is a low priority indication.
False
On the display units, a _____ text message is used for messages that require subsequent action.
Bracketed
True or False: Brackets are used on the displays for certain messages regarding flight crew instructions or required crew actions.
True
The AHRS system includes how many operating modes?
3
AHRS is able to operate in one of two reduced performance modes, _____ and _____, during non-normal operations.
Basic and DG
True or False: If Basic mode or DG mode is present on the AHRS, the crew is still allowed to take off.
False
Takeoff is prohibited if either AHRS is in _____ mode or _____ mode.
Basic or DG
The AHRS enters the alignment mode how many seconds after a power-on self- test?
5 seconds
A _____ annunciator on the ATT/HDG ALIGN switchlight illuminates during the alignment.
Amber
True or False: After AHRS alignment is complete, the system automatically enters the normal mode.
True
Which ADU input is used to correct for acceleration-induced altitude errors.
True Airspeed
True or False: If onside ADU inputs fail completely, the AHRU will automatically revert to the opposite side’s ADU.
True
True or False: In slave mode, the AHRUs use analog magnetic heading data from the flux valves to set inertial heading data.
True
True or False: If true airspeed information from the ADU is not available, the basic mode is automatically entered.
True
Each index control panel controls certain elements on the associated pilot’s _____.
PFD
Display items that are adjusted by the index control panel include _____.
Speed bugs, Barometric pressure correction, DH, MDA
Adjustable speed bugs include V1, V2, and _____.
VR (Solid & Open bug)
If changes are not made to the V speeds within _____ seconds of pressing the speed bug on the index control panel, the box disappears.
5 Seconds
True or False: The BARO SET knob is used to set the barometric correction, displayed on the bottom of the altitude tape on the MFD.
False
What happens if the DH or MDA setting on the PFD is set to 0?
The display is removed from the PFD
The EFIS control panels are used to control the _____.
Data on the associated sides of the MFD and PFD
EFIS pointer navigation sources include which of the following?
VOR, AUX, ADF, & FMS
