Navigation Flashcards
What components make up the navigation system?
- GPS
- Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS)
- 2 VORs
- 2 DMEs
- 3 ILS
- 2 ADFs
- 2 ATC transponders
- Weather radar
- FMS
What does ADIRS calculated data include?
- Position
- Heading
- Airspeed
- Altitude
- Attitude
Where is ADIRS calculated data information sent to?
- Flight displays
- FMS
- Flight controls
- Engine controls
- Other systems requiring inertial or air data
What are the major components of the ADIRS?
- Air Data Modules ( 6 ADMs)
- Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU)
- Secondary Attitude Air Data Reference Unit (SAARU)
An alignment of the ADIRU is the calculation of the airplane’s relationship to:
True North
During flight, can the ADIRU be realigned?
No, it cannot
In flight, what happens to the ADIRU if the switch is inadvertently positioned to OFF?
System logic prevents the ADIRU from losing power if the switch is inadvertently positioned to OFF
What happens to the ADIRU if the airplane is stopped for an extended period of time? (> 7 min. 30 sec.)
- Changes to automatic realign mode
- Refines the alignment until the airplane moves again
What happens to the ADIRU when it’s in the realign mode?
ADIRU velocity and acceleration errors reset to zero
What does the SAARU provide a secondary source of critical flight data to?
- Displays
- Flight controls
- Other systems such as the AFDC
- Provides the only source of attitude data to the Standby Attitude Indicator
If the ADIRU fails, what does the SAARU automatically supplies?
- Air Data
- Attitude data to the PFD
- 3 minutes of backup heading (SAARU bases the heading on the ADIRU’s last heading prior to failure)
What happens after the ADIRU has been failed for 3 minutes?
Backup heading is lost and heading must be set manually in the CDU POS INIT page 1/3 using the heading on the standby compass
What are the 4 VOR tuning statuses?
- Automatic
- Route
- Procedure
- Manual
How is the VOR in the route auto tuning mode tuned?
The navaid is the previous VOR or a down path VOR within 250 nm of the aircraft’s position
What are the 3 ways a VOR can be manually tuned?
- Frequency or identifier alone
- Frequency and course
- Identifier and course