Flight Instruments

Question 1

What information does the trend vector provide for the airspeed and altitude tapes respectively?

Answer 1

Airspeed Tape: 10 second trend vector. Where the airspeed will be in 10 seconds if nothing changes.

Altitude Tape: 6 second trend vector. Where the altitude will be in 6 seconds if nothing changes.

Question 2

What does the brown band on the altitude tape indicate?

Answer 2

Brown band represents ground below 550’ AGL

Question 3

Describe the amplified procedure for the Altimeters set and crosschecked during the Before Start Check?

Answer 3

Set the current altimeter setting in all three altimeters and cross check the field elevation. All altimeters should indicate an altitude within 75 ft. of field elevation. For the purposes of RVSM verification, the maximum difference between the primary altimeter indications must not exceed 75 ft.

Question 4

On battery power only, for how many minutes will the backup instruments provide information?

Answer 4

40 minutes.

Question 5

Where do ADC 1, ADC 2, and Standby Instruments receive their information from?

Answer 5

ADC 1 receives data from Pitot 1, Static 1 and 4.
ADC 2 receives data from Pitot 2, Static 2 and 3.
Standby Instruments receive data from Pitot/Static 3

Question 6

Describe the amplified procedure for the Standby Instruments check during the Receiving Check?

Answer 6

Conventional Standby Instruments:
Pull, rotate counterclockwise and release the Cage Knob to uncage the Standby Attitude Indicator. Ensure the Power Warning Flag is removed from view. Do not uncage the Standby Attitude Indicator sooner than 3 minutes after selecting the aircraft batteries to AUTO to ensure the gyro is stabilized. Verify that the Standby Airspeed Indicator displays 0.

ISIS:
After a 90 second alignment phase, ensure no abnormal indications are present. Check that the attitude and heading displayed are correct.

Question 7

For what altitude range (AGL) will RA information be available?

Answer 7

Radio Altitude is visible below 2500’ AGL.

Question 8

What tasks are prohibited during AHRS-900 alignment?

Answer 8

• During the alignment process, do not:
– Perform the Autopilot Test
– Perform the SPS Test
– Cage the ISIS
– Test the Flight Instruments 
– Move the aircraft

Question 9

Describe the amplified procedure for AHRS set during the Receiving Check?

Answer 9

AH-800:
• Set the AHRS Mode Selector Switch to SLVD
AH-900:
• Initialize each FMS using the airport identifier for the departure airport

Question 10

Describe attitude de-clutter and its purpose?

Answer 10

• During unusual attitudes, unnecessary information is removed, allowing the pilot to focus on essential information on the EADI
– 65 deg bank
– 30 deg pitch up
– 20 deg pitch down
• Chevron will point to the horizon

Question 11

When should crews set a specific RA alert?

Answer 11

During CAT II approaches.

Question 12

Where must the flight number be set? Where could it be set?

Answer 12

Must be set in the RMU, can be set in the chronometer/clock.

Question 13

The standby instruments receive information from which aircraft pitot/static source?

Answer 13

Pitot/Static Tube 3

Question 14

The ISIS is powered by what source on the LR/XR?

Answer 14

The ISIS is connected to an Essential DC Bus on the LR aircraft and the Backup Hot Bus on the XR aircraft.

Question 15

When does the DFDR begin recording?

Answer 15

When the beacon is switched ON or when the airplane becomes airborne.

Question 16

What do the different colors on the low speed awareness tape mean?

Answer 16

White indicates the speed range from 1.23Vs to 1.13Vs. Amber indicates the speed range from 1.13Vs to Vs. Red indicates Vs.

Question 17

What color of the low speed awareness tape indicates stick pusher actuation?

Answer 17

The stick push actuates in the red range.

Question 18

The airspeed and altitude trend vectors indicate approximately how many seconds of trend indication, respectively?

Answer 18

The airspeed trend vector provides a 10 second trend indication while the altitude trend vector proves a 6 second indication.

Question 19

When will the low altitude awareness tape be displayed on the altimeter?

Answer 19

Below 550 ft of Radio Altitude, the brown, low altitude awareness band will be displayed on the bottom of the altitude tape.

Question 20

What would an amber RA displayed on the PFD indicate?

Answer 20

An amber RA is displayed when a difference between the on-side and cross side radio altitude is greater than a set point which is variable with radio altitude.

Question 21

What may cause the CAT 2 annunciation to turn amber on the PFDs?

Answer 21

If all CAT 2 conditions are met, a green CAT 2 annunciation will appear on the PFDs. If any of the required conditions for establishing CAT 2 goes invalid, the green CAT 2 will be replaced by flashing amber CAT 2 annunciation. It will flash for ten seconds and then go steady.