Flight Management

Question 1

MMR

Answer 1

Uses 1 ILS and 1 GPS to integrate a single unit

Question 2

Manual tuning a nav radio

Answer 2

MCDU on nav page either enter the identifier or frequency (M on the associated ND and large font on the MCDU. Auto tune disabled

RMP by selecting the guarded NAV button. R is displayed on the ND next to the frequency indicating RMP tuning. Auto tune disabled

Question 3

ADIRU power sources

Answer 3

When selected to NAV it is connected to hot battery bus to test the system backup source for 5 seconds.
Normal power
ADIRU 1 AC ESS
ADIRU 2&3 AC BUS 2&1

If the emergency generator is online ADIRU 1 operates normally from the AC ESS bus

If after 5 minutes with no AC power ADIRU 2&3 are disconnected for the remainder of the flight

Question 4

Full alignment required

Answer 4

First flight of the day
Questionable nav reception (class 2 airspace)
If prompted by special pages in the airway manual

Question 5

Take off managed speed

Answer 5

SRS (speed reference system)
SRS equals V2 +10 for both engines and V2 for single engine

Question 6

FMS Decent phase

Answer 6

Starts 200nm from destination or TOD point

Question 7

Mix IRS position

Answer 7

Uses all 3 IRS’s for a blended position.
If an IRS fails a mix is not used

Question 8

Radio position

Answer 8

Used when gps is inoperative
(Vor radial dme arc)

Question 9

Take off update

Answer 9

On aircraft with no GPS IRS input is used while on the ground.
Runway bias is the difference between IRS MIX and the runway position. Prior to t/o the runway is entered in the active flight plan in the FMS
Then when take off power is set the FMGC position is automatically updated

Can see the update on the ND when the airplane symbol moves onto the runway

Question 10

Take off shift

Answer 10

On aircraft operating without a gps and using an intersection departure runway.
Enter the feet on the TAKE OFF page in MCDU under TO SHIFT

Question 11

EPE

Answer 11

Estimated position error

Is a radius around the computed aircraft position with 95% probability of accurate position data. Computed or dependent on type, frequency, and quality of the position updates.

Compared to the RNP

Question 12

MCDU display colors

Answer 12

White: active waypoint, titles and labels
Cyan: don’t that can be modified. Tuned nav aids
Amber: mandatory data is missing. Entered constraint will be missed
Green: large font indicates pilot entered waypoints and other non-modifiable data. Small font shows computed data associated with the data line
Magenta: constraints and max altitude. Also signifies that the constraint will be met
Yellow: working with temporary flight data

Question 13

Data entry to FMS

Answer 13

Yellow boxes: data required
Blue bracket: data entry is optional
Specific order entry: precede with a / if the data is preceded with a /

Question 14

Weather radar fault notification

Answer 14

On ND not on ECAM

Question 15

Radar stability

Answer 15

IRU 1
Tilt setting 0 doesn’t reflect the aircraft’s horizontal axis. Rather it represents IRU 1’s definition of the horizon

Question 16

Weather radar Beam Attenuation

Answer 16

Yellow alert arc is displayed
When the gain is in CAL detent and within 80nm

Question 17

Turbulence mode

Answer 17

ND must be on 40 nm range

Question 18

FMGC reset

Answer 18

A software error and the FMGC will try and restore itself

Question 19

Dme channels used for updates

Answer 19

3

Question 20

ILS auto tune

Answer 20

Tunes ILS Take off and landing FMS imputed runways if runways are so equipped