Flight Management Flashcards
The FMC receives DME updating _____.
after manually selecting DME updating in the FMC
Pilots should _____ when the tuned frequency (no decoded name) remains visible on the PFD or ND or shows an incorrect identifier.
verify identity of tuned navigation station from audio
Morse code
A flashing ALIGN light (white) on the Inertial Reference
System (IRS) during preflight indicates ______.
there is no present position entered or the position
entered is unreasonable
The FAULT light (amber) on the IRS Mode Selector Unit
means _____.
there is a fault in the IRS ATT and/or NAV modes
An ON DC light (amber)”,” illuminated in flight”,” _____.
indicates the related IRS is operating on DC power
A single DC FAIL light (amber) illuminated in flight”,”
indicates _____.
DC power for the related IRS is not normal
If both ON DC lights (amber) illuminate”,” _____.
power to right IRS automatically terminates if AC power
is not restored within five minutes
IRS ground alignment at high latitudes ______.
may take up to seventeen minutes
IRS position and ground speed information is available
_____ with the IRS mode selector set to _____.
after a ground alignment / NAV
The GPS light (amber)”,” illuminating during Master Caution Recall and extinguishing when the Master Caution System is reset”,” indicates _____.
failure of a single GPS sensor
With the FMC Source Select Switch set to NORMAL”,” the
_____ and control(s) _____ CDU(s) and autothrottle input.
left FMC is primary / both
Moving the FMC source switch from NORMAL to either
BOTH ON L or BOTH ON R _____.
disengages LNAV and VNAV (may be re-engaged)
The MCDU EXEC light”,” when illuminated”,” indicates _____.
active data modified”,” but not executed
_____ signify mandatory data inputs on the MCDU.
Boxes
The CDU displays _____ if predicted fuel at destination will be _____ lbs or less.
INSUFFICIENT FUEL / 2000
If the right FMC fails”,” ______.
Correct Answer 4
1) the FMC alert light and the FMC message light will
illuminate
2) the message SINGLE FMC OPERATION will be displayed in both scratchpads
3) VTK will display on the right navigation display
4) all of the above
If the left FMC fails”,” ______.
Correct Answer 4
1) the FMC alert light will illuminate
2) the MENU page will appear on both CDUs
3) VTK will display on the left navigation display
4) all of the above
If both FMCs fail”,” ______.
Correct Answer 4
1) the FMC alert light will illuminate
2) the MENU page will appear on both CDUs
3) VTK will appear on both navigation displays
4) all of the above
The FMC estimate of the quality of its position is ______.
Actual Navigation Performance (ANP)
LNAV engages”,” regardless of heading”,” when laterally
within _____ nautical miles of the active route leg.
3
The FMC computed descent path is based on ______.
Correct Answer 4
1) idle power with speedbrake retracted
2) the speed on the DES Page
3) the lateral route in the FMC
4) all of the above
VNAV PTH descent automatically reverts to VNAV SPD _____.
Correct Answer 4
1) for overspeed reversion
2) when the aircraft is 200 ft or more above the path
3) when there is no “TO” waypoint (i.e.”,” vector segment)
4) all of the above
AT28R”,” BT28R”,” and CT28R represent _____.
EO SID waypoints
BYPASS appears between two waypoints on the legs page because _____.
they are too close together to capture the leg between
them
