Navigation

Question 1

The FMGS tunes the navigation radios to determine the aircrafts:

Answer 1

Present position.

Question 2

Manual tuning of the VOR and ILS radios is available by crew entry to the:

Answer 2

MCDU’s (multi purpose control and display units).

Question 3

A backup tuning method of VOR and ILS is available on the:

Answer 3

RMP’s (Radio Management Panel).

Question 4

If ADIRU 2 fails, the ATT HDG selector is selected to FO3 so that ADIRU 3 will be supplied with MMR —— data.

Answer 4

MMR (multi mode receiver) 2 data.

Question 5

If one GPS receiver fails, the 3 ADIRU:

Answer 5

Automatically select the only operative GPS receiver.

Question 6

The GPS acquisition mode continues until the MMR is able to track at least:

Answer 6

4 satellites.

Question 7

The Nav GPS mode operates as long as —- satellite signals remain available.

Answer 7

4 satellites.

Question 8

ILS 1 is controlled by MMR (multi mode receiver):

Answer 8

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Question 9

Normally the PFD is used for ILS guidance information and the ND is selected to:

Answer 9

The NAV ROSE or ARC position.

Question 10

The DME frequency is ————— selected for the VOR or ILS.

Answer 10

Automatically selected and automatically displayed when available.

Question 11

The DME receiver can tune —— stations for navigational purposes but only the auto tuned or manually tuned DME is displayed.

Answer 11

Five DME stations.

Question 12

The ILS information on the PFD is provided by the ————- ILS Radio.

Answer 12

Respective.

Question 13

If one FMGC fails the remaining FMGC controls the navaid receivers:

Answer 13

On both sides.

Question 14

A dim underlined M will appear after the identifier on the FMGC, indicating the navaid has been:

Answer 14

Manually tuned.

Question 15

The predictive windshear system operates below:

Answer 15

2300ft AGL

Question 16

No PWS (predictive windshear) advisories are provided to the crew above:

Answer 16

1500ft AGL or below 50ft AGL.

Question 17

The PWS scans the airspace within a range of:

Answer 17

5nm in front of the aircraft.

Question 18

A PWS advisory will occur when a windshear is detected within:

Answer 18

5nm and +/-40 degrees of your heading

Question 19

A PWS Caution will annunciate when a windshear is detected within:

Answer 19

3nm and +/-25 degrees of your heading.

Question 20

A PWS Warning will annunciate when the aircraft is below 1200ft and windshear is detected within:

Answer 20

3nm (ground) or 1.5nm (air) and +/-1/4nm either side of your heading.

Question 21

PWS alerts have priority over:

Answer 21

GPWS
TCAS
FWC Aural

Question 22

TCAS maximum range in nm and altitude is:

Answer 22

30-100nm and +/-9900ft.

Question 23

Traffic advisories will appear on the ND as a:

Answer 23

Yellow circle.

Question 24

TCAS resolution advisories will appear on the ND as a:

Answer 24

Red square.

Question 25

A TCAS white open diamond will appear on the ND when intruders are in range but are still more than:

Answer 25

6nm laterally or more than 1200ft vertically from your aircraft. (Other intruders).

Question 26

A TCAS TA is provided when the intruders time to CPA is approximately:

Answer 26

35-45 seconds.

Question 27

A TCAS RA is provided when the intruders time to the CPA is within:

Answer 27

Approximately 25-35

Question 28

If traffic is not selected on the EFIS control panel, and a TA or RA occurs the symbols on the ND will:

Answer 28

Automatically display.

Question 29

When an RA occurs the flight crew is to manoeuvre the aircraft in the appropriate vertical direction within:

Answer 29

5 seconds and with approximately.25g.

Question 30

If an RA is delivered that is a reversal or an increase to a previous RA the pilot must respond within:

Answer 30

2.5 seconds with approximately.35g.

Question 31

TARA will be downgraded automatically (but temporarily) to TA when:

Answer 31

A windshear is detected. A stall is detected. A GPWS message is delivered. RA’s are not available at these times.

Question 32

With ALL selected at the TCAS panel, all in range traffic is displayed if the traffic is:

Answer 32

Within +/-2700ft of your altitude.

Question 33

The ABOVE position of the traffic selector on the TCAS panel allows traffic to be displayed if it is within:

Answer 33

9900ft above and 2700ft below your altitude.

Question 34

All RA’s are inhibited and are converted to TA’s below:

Answer 34

1100ft during climb or 900ft during descent.

Question 35

All TA aural messages are inhibited below:

Answer 35

600ft AGL during climb or below 400ft AGL during descent.

Question 36

GPWS operates within 30ft AGL and:

Answer 36

2450ft AGL

Question 37

The message TERR: CHANGE MODE appears on the ND when a terrain awareness alert occurs and the ND is selected in the:

Answer 37

PLAN mode

Question 38

When weather is displayed and a terrain conflict should occur, the weather display will be:

Answer 38

Replaced by a terrain display.

Question 39

Look ahead Caution Alerts are provided when the aircraft is approximately:

Answer 39

40-60 seconds prior to an estimated terrain impact.

Question 40

When the terrain Caution Alert occurs the threat area displays as a solid:

Answer 40

Amber

Question 41

Look ahead EGPWS Warning Alerts are provided when the airplane is approximately:

Answer 41

20-30 seconds prior to an estimated terrain impact.

Question 42

When the EGPWS Warning Alert occurs the threat area displays as a solid:

Answer 42

Red

Question 43

If there is no terrain data in the database for a particular area terrain alerting is not available. These areas are highlighted on the display using medium dot density:

Answer 43

Magenta

Question 44

The terrain awareness and terrain clearance floor operate using position from FMGS:

Answer 44

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