Subsection 01 EIS

Question 1

A Complete EFIS installation in an aeroplane is made up of?

Answer 1

LH Captain RH first officer ( helicopters are opposite )

Question 2

A Directional Gyro gives?

Answer 2

Heading information

Question 3

A Modern electronic horizontal situation indicator will display the following?

Answer 3

Waypoints, ILS steering info, distance to go and magnetic heading

Question 4

A weather radar image can be displayed on the ND on all modes except?

Answer 4

PLAN

Question 5

An EADI display of flight director commands are colours?

Answer 5

Magenta

Question 6

An EADI display showing a moving runway moves down during the final stages of an approach, the aircraft must?

Answer 6

Fly down

Question 7

An EFIS ADI display will show along with pitch and roll?

Answer 7

Decision height, Autoland, Rad alt and Altitude

Question 8

An EFIS system ADI displays pitch, roll

Answer 8

Autoland, Rad Alt, Decision height and Slip indicator.

Question 9

An electronic flight display consists of

Answer 9

Mode control panel, Raster and Stroke generator display, microprocessor and Data inputs

Question 10

Blind flight problems were overcome by the introduction of?

Answer 10

Both Horizontal and Directional gyros.

Question 11

Cockpit panels have a matt colour finish, the purpose is?

Answer 11

So that the amount of glare is reduced to minimum

Question 12

During an instrument approach, the glideslope pointer deflects below the glideslope centre mark. This means the Aircraft is positioned?

Answer 12

Above the glideslope.

Question 13

During flight ( non-fault conditions) the EICAS system displays on the lower CRT?

Answer 13

Secondary engine parameters

Question 14

EADI display shows

Answer 14

Pitch and roll attitudes

Question 15

EFIS systems have two control panels, their purpose is?

Answer 15

One to control the type of EFIS display the other to select the source of information being displayed.

Question 16

Engine parameters are shown on?

Answer 16

ECAM

Question 17

If the glideslope pointer is below the centre mark the aircraft is?

Answer 17

Above the glideslope

Question 18

ILS indications on PFD/ND are shown in?

Answer 18

Magenta

Question 19

In a basic T configuration?

Answer 19

The ASI appears on the Left and the Altimeter appears on the right

Question 20

In a commercial aircraft, on the head up guidance system?

Answer 20

The type of information shown on the attitude director indicator is displayed on a transparent plate

Question 21

In an EIS what does EAD stand for?

Answer 21

Engine and Alert display.

Question 22

On a basic T display?

Answer 22

The EADI is directly above the EHSI

Question 23

On a modern “Glass cockpit” aircraft, engine information will be displayed?

Answer 23

On the ECAM

Question 24

On an EADI the flight director command bars show?

Answer 24

The required path with respect to the actual path.

Question 25

On an EFIS system the weather radar is shown on?

Answer 25

The EHSI

Question 26

On an EHSI in weather radar mode, a severe storm would be shown as?

Answer 26

Red area's with black surrounds

Question 27

Radio altitude is displayed on an EFIS system?

Answer 27

On the Electronic attitude direction indicator

Question 28

The EFIS system consists of?

Answer 28

EADI, EHSI and Symbol generators

Question 29

The LH and RH cockpit displays?

Answer 29

Will only be supplied from the same symbol generator when all other symbol generators have failed.

Question 30

The MFD can be programmed to show?

Answer 30

Different functions

Question 31

The two sets of flight regulations that a pilot may fly by are?

Answer 31

VFR and IFR

Question 32

Typical displays on an EHSI are?

Answer 32

VOR,MAP,PLAN and Weather radar.

Question 33

What are the basic elements for " classic T " format?

Answer 33

Airspeed, Attitude, Altitude, Direction.

Question 34

What does ECAM stand for?

Answer 34

Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring system.

Question 35

What does EFIS stand for?

Answer 35

Electronic Flight Instrument System

Question 36

What does EICAS mean?

Answer 36

Engine Indicating Crew Alert System.

Question 37

What functions are available on the EHSI?

Answer 37

Full ARC, WX and MAP mode

Question 38

What instrument includes a display of a rising runway?

Answer 38

EADI

Question 39

What is the fixed feature of an ADI?

Answer 39

The Aircraft symbol.

Question 40

What would you expect to see on an EADI display?

Answer 40

Flight director command bars, Slip indicator, Rate to Altitude and Autoland.

Question 41

Which device of an Electronic Instrument system generates the analogue signals to generate screen displays?

Answer 41

The symbol generators

Question 42

Which device of an Electronic Instrument system Decodes digital data and produces analogue signals to generate screen displays?

Answer 42

Symbol generators

Question 43

With radio coupled autopilot, what are the inputs?

Answer 43

ILS and VOR.