Subsection 01 EIS Flashcards
A Complete EFIS installation in an aeroplane is made up of?
LH Captain RH first officer ( helicopters are opposite )
A Directional Gyro gives?
Heading information
A Modern electronic horizontal situation indicator will display the following?
Waypoints, ILS steering info, distance to go and magnetic heading
A weather radar image can be displayed on the ND on all modes except?
PLAN
An EADI display of flight director commands are colours?
Magenta
An EADI display showing a moving runway moves down during the final stages of an approach, the aircraft must?
Fly down
An EFIS ADI display will show along with pitch and roll?
Decision height, Autoland, Rad alt and Altitude
An EFIS system ADI displays pitch, roll
Autoland, Rad Alt, Decision height and Slip indicator.
An electronic flight display consists of
Mode control panel, Raster and Stroke generator display, microprocessor and Data inputs
Blind flight problems were overcome by the introduction of?
Both Horizontal and Directional gyros.
Cockpit panels have a matt colour finish, the purpose is?
So that the amount of glare is reduced to minimum
During an instrument approach, the glideslope pointer deflects below the glideslope centre mark. This means the Aircraft is positioned?
Above the glideslope.
During flight ( non-fault conditions) the EICAS system displays on the lower CRT?
Secondary engine parameters
EADI display shows
Pitch and roll attitudes
EFIS systems have two control panels, their purpose is?
One to control the type of EFIS display the other to select the source of information being displayed.
Engine parameters are shown on?
ECAM
If the glideslope pointer is below the centre mark the aircraft is?
Above the glideslope