Flight Instruments / Displays

Question 1

The Minimum Maneuver Speed (amber) bar on the PFD Airspeed Indicator, is inhibited on takeoff until _______________.

Answer 1

first flap retraction

Question 2

The top of the Minimum Speed (red and black) bar on the PFD Airspeed Indicator, is the speed at which _______________.

Answer 2

stick shaker occurs

Question 3

The bottom of the Maximum Maneuvering Speed (amber) bar indicates, shortly after takeoff, when flaps are not up: _______________.

Answer 3

flap limit placard speed for the next normal flap setting

Question 4

How is altitude acquisition alerting displayed on the PFD?

Answer 4

900 feet prior to reaching MCP altitude, a white box shows around the selected altitude display and a momentary tone sounds

Question 5

The Current Altitude box on the PFD highlights in amber and flashes to indicate__________

Answer 5

an altitude deviation

Question 6

The Bank Pointer on the PFD Attitude Indicator indicates bank angle. The indicator fills and turns amber when the bank angle is ____ degrees or greater.

Answer 6

35

Question 7

Attitude, altitude, and airspeed data is provided by the ___________ which track data to the FMC as well as to the displays.

Answer 7

ADIRUs

Question 8

Critical information remains available to the pilots at all times if a _____________ fails by automatic display switching.

Answer 8

DU

Question 9

The green Speed Trend Vector on the PFD Airspeed Indicator shows predicted airspeed in the next ______ seconds.

Answer 9

10

Question 10

The bottom of the red and black Maximum Speed bar on the PFD Airspeed Indicator indicates the maximum speed as limited by __________.

Answer 10

• VMO/MMO

* Landing Gear or Flap placard speed

Question 11

To resolve the traffic conflict during a TCAS RA, the areas inside the red lines indicate the pitch region(s) to _________ .

Answer 11

avoid

Question 12

An amber ALT DISAGREE alert is displayed if the Captain’s and First Officer’s altimeters on the PFD Altimeter Indicator disagree by more than ______ feet for more than 5 seconds

Answer 12

200

Question 13

Airspeed and altitude on the Integrated Standby Flight Display (ISFD) are computed from the pneumatic pressure data provided by direct connections to the ___________.

Answer 13

auxiliary pitot and alternate static ports

Question 14

Heading information on the Integrated Standby Flight Display (ISFD) is provided from _______________.

Answer 14

the #1 ADIRU

Question 15

Placing the Mode Selector to APP or VOR on the EFIS control Panel displays information in a __________ format.

Answer 15

heading-up

Question 16

Placing the Mode Selector to MAP on the EFIS control Panel displays information in a __________ format.

Answer 16

track-up

Question 17

Pushing the ____ button on the EFIS control Panel would allow for the display of estimated time of arrival for each active route waypoint.

Answer 17

DATA

Question 18

Pushing the ____ button on the EFIS control Panel would allow for the display of IRS positions, GPS positions, and VOR bearing vectors extended from the nose of the aircraft symbol to the stations.

Answer 18

POS

Question 19

The approach reference located above the PFD, turns amber when _____________.

Answer 19

• the ILS tuned frequencies disagree

* the approach courses in the MCP disagree

Question 20

When the aircraft descends below selected minimum altitude the green BARO Minimums Pointer on the PFD _____________.

Answer 20

turns amber

Question 21

The Landing Altitude Reference Bar indicates amber on PFD Landing Altitude/Minimums Indications when height above touchdown is __________.

Answer 21

0 to 500 feet above landing altitude

Question 22

The rising runway on the PFD is displayed when the localizer signal is usable, and ____________.

Answer 22

the radio altitude is less than 2500 feet

Question 23

Two ________receive data from sensors and aircraft systems and supply data to the DUs.

Answer 23

Display Electronic Units (DEUs)

Question 24

Weather radar returns are limited to ___________when the weather radar is selected to the 640 nm range.

Answer 24

320 nm

Question 25

The flight recorder begins operating on the ground _________________________.

Answer 25

when either engine is operating

Question 26

If the flight recorder test switch is moved from NORMAL (guarded position) to TEST, it____________________.

Answer 26

powers the flight recorder on the ground