Flight Management Flashcards
The FAULT light (amber) on the IRS Mode Selector Unit
means _____
there is a fault in the IRS ATT and/or NAV mode
LNAV engages”,” regardless of heading”,” when laterally
within _____ nautical miles of the active route leg.
3
AT28R”,” BT28R”,” and CT28R represent _____.
EO SID waypoints
The FMC receives DME updating ____
after manually selecting DME updating in the FMC
Moving the FMC source switch from NORMAL to either
BOTH ON L or BOTH ON R _____.
disengages LNAV and VNAV (may be re-engaged)
A flashing ALIGN light (white) on the Inertial Reference
System (IRS) during preflight indicates ______.
here is no present position entered or the position
entered is unreasonable
With the FMC Source Select Switch set to NORMAL”,” the
_____ and control(s) _____ CDU(s) and autothrottle input.
left FMC is primary / both
IRS ground alignment at high latitudes ______
may take up to seventeen minutes
If the left FMC fails”,” ______
1) the FMC alert light and the FMC message 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
The CDU displays _____ if predicted fuel at destination will
be _____ lbs or less
INSUFFICIENT FUEL / 2000
The FMC estimate of the quality of its position is ______.
Actual Navigation Performance (ANP)
If the right FMC fails”,” ______.
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
BYPASS appears between two waypoints on the legs page
because _____.
they are too close together to capture the leg between
them
VNAV PTH descent automatically reverts to VNAV SPD _____.
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
If both FMCs fail”,” ______.
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 abov
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
If both ON DC lights (amber) illuminate”,” _____.
power to right IRS automatically terminates if AC power
is not restored within five minutes
A single DC FAIL light (amber) illuminated in flight”,”
indicates _____.
DC power for the related IRS is not normal
An ON DC light (amber)”,” illuminated in flight”,” _____.
indicates the related IRS is operating on DC power
The FMC computed descent path is based on ______.
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
IRS position and ground speed information is available
_____ with the IRS mode selector set to _____
after a ground alignment / NAV
_____ signify mandatory data inputs on the MCDU.
Boxes
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
The MCDU EXEC light”,” when illuminated”,” indicates _____
active data modified”,” but not executed
