GPWS/EGPWS Flashcards
Since the implementation of Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPS) in aircraft, the number of CFIT accidents in the United States has dropped to:
to almost zero per year but, they still do occur.
Another system closely
associated with GPWS is the what?
Terrain Awareness Warning System
(TAWS), which can provide a computer or synthetic vision of the terrain to include relief.
• TAWS is most commonly found on:
light aircraft and some business jets
How many modes are there to a GPWS?
5
there can be several more that are optional
What does each mode have for warnings?
aural warnings and annunciator; the system can be inhibited fo certain phases of flight.
What is the GPWS Mode 1 warning?
Initial warning is “Sink Rate…Sink Rate…
Final warning is “Whoop! Whoop! Pull Up…
What is the GPWS Mode 2 warning?
“Terrain! Terrain !…Whoop! Whoop!…..Pull up!”
What is the GPWS Mode 3 warning?
“Don’t sink, Don’t sink!!!”
What is the GPWS Mode 4 warning?
• “Too Low…terrain”
“Too Low…gear”
“Too Low…flaps”
What is the GPWS Mode 5 warning?
“Glideslope, Glideslope”
What is the GPWS Mode 6 warning?
“Bank Angle…Bank Angle!!!
What is the GPWS Mode 7 warning?
“Windshear…Windshear!!!”
EGPWS utilizes what to display altitude heights with approaching terrain and the clearance hazard they pose to the aircraft?
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