Flight Management

Question 1

The FMC receives DME updating ______.

Answer 1

after manually selecting DME updating in the FMC

Question 2

Pilots should ______ when the turned frequency (no decoded name) remains visible on the PFD or ND or shows an incorrect identifier.

Answer 2

verify identity of tuned navigation station from audio Morse code

Question 3

A flashing ALIGN light (white) on the Intertial Reference System (IRS) during preflight indicates _______.

Answer 3

there is no present position entered or the position entered is unreasonable

Question 4

The FAULT light (amber) on the IRS Mode Selector Unit means ______.

Answer 4

there is a fault in the IRS ATT and/or NAV modes

Question 5

An ON DC light (amber) illuminated in flight

Answer 5

indicates the related IRS is operating on DC power

Question 6

A single DC FAIL light (amber) illuminated in flight indicates _______.

Answer 6

DC power for the related IRS is not normal

Question 7

If both ON DC lights (amber) illuminate ______.

Answer 7

power to right IRS automatically terminates if AC power is not restored within 5 minutes

Question 8

IRS ground alignment at high latitudes ______.

Answer 8

may take up to seventeen minutes

Question 9

IRS position and ground speed information is available ______ with the IRS mode selector set to _______.

Answer 9

after a ground alignment / NAV

Question 10

The GPS light (amber) illuminating during Master Caution Recall and extinguishing when the Master Caution System is reset indicates _______.

Answer 10

failure of a single GPS sensor

Question 11

With the FMC Source Select Switch set to NORMAL the ______ and control(s) ________ CDU(s) and autothrottle input.

Answer 11

left FMC is primary / both

Question 12

Moving the FMC source switch from NORMAL to either BOTH ON L or BOTH ON R

Answer 12

disengages LNAV and VNAV (may be re-engaged)

Question 13

The MCDU EXEC light when illuminated indicates ______.

Answer 13

active data modified but not executed

Question 14

________ signify mandatory data inputs on the MCDU.

Answer 14

Boxes

Question 15

The CDU displays ________ if predicted fuel at destination will be _______ lbs or less.

Answer 15

INSUFFICIENT FUEL / 2000

Question 16

If the right FMC fails _______.

Answer 16

all of the above

Question 17

If the left FMC fails _______.

Answer 17

all of the above

Question 18

If both FMC’s fail _______.

Answer 18

all of the above

Question 19

The FMC estimate of the quality of its position is _______.

Answer 19

Actual Navigation Performance (ANP)

Question 20

LNAV engages regardless of heading when laterally within ______ nautical miles of the active route leg.

Answer 20

3

Question 21

The FMC computed decent path is based on _______.

Answer 21

all of the above

Question 22

VNAV PTH decent automatically reverts to VNAV SPD ________.

Answer 22

all of the above

Question 23

AT28R, BT28R, and CT28R represent _______.

Answer 23

EO SID waypoints

Question 24

BYPASS appears between two waypoints on the legs page because ________.

Answer 24

they are too close together to capture the leg between them