Flight Management Systems | EFIS

Question 1

EFIS is ___

Answer 1

Electronic Flight Instrument System

Question 2

At the heart of the EFIS is the ___, of which there are _ in a standard system.

Answer 2

symbol generator 3

Question 3

EFIS involves small computes using solid state, 3-axis gyro and accelerometers to derive altitude, ___ to find heading, and ___ ___ to find air data

Answer 3

magnetometers, pressure transducers

Question 4

Benefits of EFIS include:

Answer 4

• Increased stability
• Output of many instruments can be combined into one
• Other information can be displayed

Question 5

EADI stands for ___

Answer 5

Electronic Attitude Direction Indicator

Question 6

PFD stands for ___

Answer 6

Primary Flight Display

Question 7

The attitude information could come from the ___, or other ___ sources

Answer 7

IRS gyroscopic

Question 8

Between 1,000ft and 2,500ft AGL, the radio altitude is shown digitally in ___, with the DH in __

Answer 8

white green

Question 9

Below ___ft, the radio alt changes to an analogue presentation, a white circular scale in ___ft increments which unwinds as you descend and erases above the present height

Answer 9

1,000, 100

Question 10

The DH is ___ marker on the circular scale, and is set through the EFIS control panel

Answer 10

magenta

Question 11

Radio altitude is shown digitally in the ___

Answer 11

middle

Question 12

A the the DH the scale and marker change to ___ and flash for a few seconds

Answer 12

amber

Question 13

If you go beyond the localiser glideslope limits during approach, and when below 500ft AGL, the deviation pointers turn from ___ to ___, and start to flash

Answer 13

white ambe

Question 14

The ___ ___ ___ appears and the instantaneous flight path angle and track flown by the aircraft

Answer 14

Flight path Vector

Question 15

EHSI stands for ___

Answer 15

Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator

Question 16

ND stands for __

Answer 16

Navigational Display

Question 17

If the signal from a VOR is lost, the deviation bar and pointer is ___ from the display

Answer 17

removed

Question 18

Map mode is used for ___

Answer 18

general enroute navigation

Question 19

___ mode shows your position as a relationship between the current heading, navaids, and actual track

Answer 19

Map

Question 20

When using Map mode, True heading is automatically selected above __N and below __S

Answer 20

73 65

Question 21

Heading information in Map mode comes from the ___

Answer 21

IRS

Question 22

The dashed blue circle is a ____ circle

Answer 22

clean energy management

Question 23

A dashed ___ circle is a drag circle for extended speed brakes

Answer 23

white

Question 24

The ___ display provides an overview of the whole, or parts of, the route.

Answer 24

plan

Question 25

The weather and wind ___ normally displayed in this mode.

Answer 25

aren't

Question 26

Plan mode is always ___ up

Answer 26

North

Question 27

In VOR/ILS mode, you get an electronic indication of the traditional ___

Answer 27

HSI

Question 28

In VOR/ILS mode, wind information ___ available and weather information ___ available

Answer 28

is isn't

Question 29

In expanded mode, the weather information __ available on both EHSIs

Answer 29

is

Question 30

The full rose will change for the VOR and ILS according to the ___ ___

Answer 30

frequency selected

Question 31

For the EHSIS in VOR/ILS mode, full deflection is __ degrees for the VOR, and _ degrees for ILS

Answer 31

20 5

Question 32

Dead reckoning computes:

Answer 32

Heading, airspeed, wind data, groundspeed, and time

Question 33

Fly over waypoint will be used on ___ to prevent excessive bank angle

Answer 33

SIDs

Question 34

Active flight plans and waypoints are ___ in MAP mode

Answer 34

magenta

Question 35

___ is used to show the present situation, low priority information, and light precip

Answer 35

Green

Question 36

___ is used to show static information, turbulence, current and armed data values

Answer 36

White

Question 37

___ is used to show command information, weather radar, turbulence, selected heading, active routes.

Answer 37

Magenta

Question 38

___ is non-active and background information, but can also show armed information

Answer 38

Cyan

Question 39

___ is for warnings

Answer 39

Red

Question 40

___ is for cautions

Answer 40

Yellow

Question 41

___ is for off

Answer 41

Black

Question 42

____ is for sky

Answer 42

Blue

Question 43

___ or ___ is for Earth

Answer 43

Tan or Brown

Question 44

EICAS stands for ___

Answer 44

Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System

Question 45

EICAS shows ___

Answer 45

what the aircraft systems are doing

Question 46

The upper EICAS screen is the ___ display, the lower is the ___

Answer 46

primary secondary