FMS - MANAGEMENT OF LATERAL FLIGHT PLAN Flashcards
A place/bearing/distance waypoint is defined as a required waypoint at a point as a bearing and distance from a:
A) GPS site B) A reference point C) The IAF D) Airport
B) A reference point
On the navigational display, the Direct To track is indicated by a:
A) White solid line B) Blue dotted line C) Green solid line D) Yellow dotted line
D) Yellow dotted line
A temporary flight plan is depicted on the navigational display as a:
A) Blue line B) Green dotted line C) Yellow dashed line D) Solid white line
C) Yellow dashed line
Abeam waypoints are indicated with the letters AB and how many characters?
A) 5 B) 2 C) 4 D) 6
A) 5
Which of the following is not away to revise a lateral flight plan?
A) Inserting a new waypoint B) Selecting Heading/Track C) Deleting a waypoint D) Going “Direct To” a waypoint
B) Selecting Heading/Track
When the angle between the aircraft heading and the selected radial exceeds 160 degrees, the FMS can’t:
A) Compute the ETA B) Compute the SRS C) Compute the Mach number D) Compute the intercept point
D) Compute the intercept point
How many successive airway segments can be strung into the flight plan?
A) 2 B) 5 C) 4 D) 7
B) 5
When you define a waypoint by latitude and longitude, the FMS uses an identifier like LLXX; the XX stands for:
A) A two-digit number from 1-20 B) A two-digit number from 1-10 C) The first two digits of the ICAO identifier D) Twenty
A) A two-digit number from 1-20
The Direct TO function allows you to fly from your present position to any selected waypoint or:
A) Fly in Heading Hold B) Enter holding C) Intercept a course D) Enter an airway in VIA mode
C) Intercept a course
Which of the following is not a lateral flight plan?
A) Approach B) Arrival C) En-route D) Departure
A) Approach
When you add a new waypoint to the flight plan, it creates a:
A) Map shift B) Lateral offset C) Green line D) Discontinuity
D) Discontinuity
A flyby waypoint is one in which the aircraft starts a turn:
A) Over the waypoint B) Just beyond the waypoint C) Just prior to the waypoint D) At the TOD
C) Just prior to the waypoint
The Next Waypoint function can be used to insert a waypoint or:
A) Delete a waypoint B) Go Direct C) Hold D) Offset right only
A) Delete a waypoint
The “Direct To Radial In” mode allows you to intercept and:
A) Hold at a waypoint B) Track a radial inbound to a waypoint C) Fly an ARC approach D) Fly an ILS course to a waypoint
B) Track a radial inbound to a waypoint
When entering a place/distance waypoint, your FMS titles the waypoint as:
A) LLXX B) OSXX C) PDXX D) EGXX
A) LLXX
