Indicating and Recording Systems Flashcards
What does the GREEN “F” represent on the speed scale?
Minimum speed for flap retraction on take off
Target speed when at CONF 2 or 3
What does the GREEN “S” represent on the speed scale?
Minimum speed for slat retraction on take off
Target speed when at CONF 1
GREEN “O” on the speed scale represents
Green dot speed
Engine out operating speed (best L/D ratio)
Final take off speed
(Equates to 2 x weight + 85 when below 20,000ft)
What does the “SPD LIM” flag on the PFD indicate?
Both FACs failed or dual flap/slat channel failure
Info lost:
trend arrow
VLS
S
F
O
Vmax
VSW
VFE next
How is A/C track displayed on the PFD and ND
Selected track: BLUE pointer (triangle)
Actual track: GREEN diamond
Also shown as a constant GREEN track line on the ND
What is “PLAN mode”?
How is it selected?
Displays the flight plan oriented to true north.
Centred on a map reference point selected via the MCDU (TO waypoint)
Selected using EFIS control panel mode selector
ECAM failures:
INDEPENDENT
Failure that affects an isolated system without degrading the performance of others
ECAM failures:
PRIMARY
Failure of a system that costs the aircraft use of other systems
ECAM failures:
SECONDARY
Loss of a system resulting from a primary
How many FWS “fight phases”?
10
FWS inhibits some warnings according to flight phase
Flight phases
ELEC PWR
1
1ST ENG START
2
1ST ENG T/O PWR
3
80kts
4
LIFTOFF
5
1500ft
6
800ft
7
TOUCHDOWN
8
80kts
9
2ND ENG SHUTDOWN
10
5 MINS AFTER
When data displayed on both PFDs differ, under what conditions would you get:
CHECK ATT
CHECK ALT
CHECK HDG
CHECK ATT when pitch and/or roll differ by >5°
CHECK ALT when alt difference is >250ft with QNH (different from STD) is set or >500ft with STD set
CHECK HDG when HDG differs by >5°
If only half the MASTER WARNING/MASTER CAUTION displays, what has failed?
1 FWC Flight Warning Computer
When does the VSI turn from Green to Amber?
V/S > 6000ft/ min in either climb or descent.
V/S > 2000ft/min RA 1000-2500ft
V/S > 1200ft/ min RA < 1000ft
