Flight Instruments, Displays

Question 1

Where is groundspeed displayed?

Answer 1

• Top left corner of the ADI

- On the FMS, POS REF page

Question 2

Where is true airspeed displayed?

Answer 2

• TAS/SAT indicator

- FMS, Progress page 2

Question 3

If the MCP VOR/DME switch is in the MAN mode, what will cause the switch to return to AUTO?

Answer 3

Moving the EFIS control panel HSI mode selector from MAP to all positions except PLAN, then returning to MAP.

Question 4

What do stations displayed in green on the HSI map display represent?

Answer 4

Stations that are either being auto tuned or have been manually tuned using the VOR/DME control panel.

Question 5

How do you display DME from a localizer?

Answer 5

Place EFIS control panel in APP or ILS full/expanded mode and read the LOC DME on the RDMI - represented by the letter L, or reference ILS DME in HSI.

Question 6

Where is the only place an ILS frequency can be manually tuned?

Answer 6

ILS control panel

Question 7

What is the VNAV vertical deviation scale range?

Answer 7

+/- 400ft

Question 8

What is the source for attitude information on the standby ADI?

Answer 8

Self contained.

Question 9

What does the Pitch Limit Indicator do?

Answer 9

Indicates pitch limit (stick shaker activation point for the existing flight conditions).

Question 10

How are inoperative flight instruments marked?

Answer 10

Flags

Question 11

What are the ADI indications displayed during excessive glide slope and localizer deviation?

Answer 11

Indication turns amber and flashes

Question 12

Where on the ADI are references for airspeed? (Fast/slow indicator)

Answer 12

Left side of the ADI

Question 13

Be able to identify aircraft heading looking at various HSI displays.

Answer 13

Look for the heading pointer. (Remember “track up” vs North Up)

Question 14

Where are wind direction and speed displayed?

Answer 14

Bottom left corner of HSI (map display)

Question 15

What does the altitude range “green” arc indicate during a climb or descent?

Answer 15

Predicts where the aircraft will reach MCP selected altitude and considers ground speed and vertical speed when doing so.

Question 16

How do you identify the active waypoint on the MAP and on the FMS CDU?

Answer 16

Magenta on the map.
Line L1 on the CDU active legs page.
Line L1 on progress page 1.

Question 17

How are radio altimeter minimums set, and where are they displayed?

Answer 17

• Set using the rotary switch on the EFIS HSI control panel
• Displayed on the EFIS HSI control panel
• Displayed on the top right corner of the ADI

Question 18

How are HSI display modes selected?

Answer 18

Use the EFIS HSI control panel.

Question 19

What is the orientation of the HSI in the PLAN mode?

Answer 19

True North up.

Question 20

On the EFIS control panel, what does the Terrain (TERR) Display Switch do?

Answer 20

• Displays terrain data in VOR, APP, MAP & CTR MAP modes
• Arms terrain data in CTR VOR, CTR APP, & PLN modes
• Deselects the wx radar display regardless of the mode selector position
• Second push deselects terrain display

Question 21

On the EFIS control panel, what does the Weather Radar Switch do?

Answer 21

Displays weather radar information

Question 22

On the EFIS control panel, what does the NAVAID Display Switch do?

Answer 22

• Displays only high altitude VHF navigational aids when HSI range is 80nm or greater.
• Displays all VHF navigational aids when HSI range is 40nm or less.

Question 23

On the EFIS control panel, what does the Airport (ARPT) Display Switch do?

Answer 23

Displays all FMS database airports in the display range.

Question 24

On the EFIS control panel, what does the Route Data (RTE DATA) Display Switch do?

Answer 24

Displays ETA and any altitude constraint for each waypoint in the desired flight path.

Question 25

On the EFIS control panel, what does the Waypoint (WPT) Display Switch do?

Answer 25

• Displays all waypoints when HSI range is 40nm or less.
• Those waypoints associated with NDB’s are displayed at any selected range as long as the NDB’s are within 80nm of the airplane.

Question 26

On the instrument source select panel, what does the FLT DIR switch do?

Answer 26

Selects an alternate flight control computer used as the source of commands for the flight director display.

Question 27

On the instrument source select panel, what does the NAV selector do?

Answer 27

Selects an alt FMC information source used by EFIS symbol generators and the FCC’s. The CDU position is used for operation of the Alternate Navigation System.

Question 28

On the instrument source select panel, what does the FMC switch do? (when installed)

Answer 28

Selects and alternate source of FMC information used by the EFIS symbol generators and FCC’s

Question 29

On the instrument source select panel, what does the EFI (electronic flight instruments) switch do?

Answer 29

Selects an alternate EFIS symbol generator, ILS receiver, and radio altimeter used as the sources of information for the respective ADI and HSI displays.

Question 30

On the instrument source select panel, what does the IRS switch do?

Answer 30

Selects an alternate IRS information source for the symbol generators, the VSI, and the RDMI.

Question 31

What information is provided by the IRS? (inertial reference system)

Answer 31

Attitude, heading, and vertical speed.

Question 32

On the instrument source select panel, what does the AIR DATA switch do?

Answer 32

Selects an alternate air data computer information source for the respective mach/airspeed indicator, primary altimeter, and vertical speed indicator.