SURV Surveillance Flashcards
The aircraft has ___ ATC transponders (XPDR) which are controlled by a control panel (ATC/TCAS) on the center pedestal.
Only the selected XPDR operates.
2
The XPDR automatically responds to requests:
‐ From the ATC, to ensure effective air traffic surveillance
‐ From other aircraft that have a TCAS, to ensure that traffic alerts are triggered.
ADS-B OUT
With the ADS-B OUT capability, the Mode S transponders automatically and continuously transmit surveillance data, without preliminary interrogation, to:
‐ The ATC ground station
‐ Aircraft capable of ADS-B IN function.
The aircraft is fitted with ___ Multiscan weather radar systems with a Predictive WindShear (PWS ) function and a weather hazard prediction function .
1
The flight crew can display weather data on the CAPT and/or F/O NDs in either ___
ARC or ROSE mode.
The flight crew can use the radar in the following modes:
‐ Multiscan Automatic mode: MULTISCAN sw set to AUTO (recommended), or
‐ Manual mode: MULTISCAN sw set to MAN.
When in Multiscan Automatic mode:
‐ The radar alternatively scans at ___ antenna tilt settings. The weather radar image that is displayed is the result of the stored and combined information from each beam.
‐ When the gain selector is set to the ___ , the radar automatically adjusts the gain based on various parameters (aircraft altitude, geographical area, season, time of the day) to obtain the best weather display.
‐ To prevent unnecessary clutter display, the “Quiet and Dark cockpit” philosophy removes the weather that:
‐ is not on the aircraft flight path
‐ is not a threat to the aircraft (post convective cell).
‐ The ___ function removes the ground returns from the ND.
- two
- Calibrated position (CAL)
- Ground Clutter Suppression (GCS)
When in Multiscan Manual mode:
‐ The flight crew can adjust manually the antenna tilt settings, and can adjust gain either automatically or manually using knobs located on the radar control panel
‐ The ___ function is not available
‐ When the gain selector is set to ___ , there is no automatic gain adjustment based on altitude,
geographical area, season and time of the day.
- GCS
- CAL
PREDICTIVE WINDSHEAR SYSTEM
The weather radar has a Predictive WindShear system (PWS) that operates when the PWS switch is in the AUTO position , and the aircraft radio height is below ___ , and
‐ Weather radar is ON (Radar sw on position 1 or 2), or
‐ Weather radar is OFF, and
‐ At least one engine is running, and
‐ Aircraft ground speed is greater than 30 kt, or
‐ Aircraft longitudinal acceleration is above a given threshold during at least 0.5 s.
2 300 ft
The system scans the airspace for windshear within a range of ___ ahead of the aircraft. When the system detects windshear, a windshear symbol appears on the ND
5 NM
Predictive windshear warnings and cautions:
- Warning (Approach) / «GO AROUND WINDSHEAR AHEAD» / W/S AHEAD (red) PFD / Windshear icon ND
- Warning (Takeoff) / «WINDSHEAR AHEAD» (twice) / W/S AHEAD (red) PFD / Windshear icon ND
- Caution / «MONITOR
RADAR DISPLAY» / W/S AHEAD (amber) PFD / Windshear icon ND - Advisory / NO Aural Warning / NO Indication PFD / Windshear icon ND
PREDICTIVE WINDSHEAR SYSTEM
During the takeoff roll, up to 100 kt, both warnings and cautions are available within a range of
3 NM.
Advisory Alerts upto 5 NM -/+ 30°
Note: This is also applicable during taxi when weather radar is set to ON.
PREDICTIVE WINDSHEAR SYSTEM
Windshear Alerts Above 50 feet
During final approach, the visual and aural warning alerts are downgraded to caution alerts between 370 ft AGL and 50 ft AGL, and range between
1.5 NM and 0.5 NM.
1200 ft AGL and above Windshear Mode Active
No Alerts/Displays upto 2300 ft AGL
PREDICTIVE WINDSHEAR SYSTEM
At takeoff, alerts are inhibited above ___ and up to ___ . During landing, alerts are inhibited below ___ .
100 kt / 50 ft / 50 ft
The aural alerts of the Predictive WindShear system (PWS):
‐ Have priority over
TCAS, GPWS, and other FWC aural warnings
The aural alerts of the Predictive WindShear system (PWS):
‐ Are inhibited by
reactive windshear detection and aural messages of stall warnings.
WEATHER RADAR
Display mode selector
WX+T
Weather and Turbulence mode :
The ND indicates precipitation and turbulence areas. Turbulence areas are displayed in magenta (within ___ ).
40 NM
WEATHER RADAR
Display mode selector
WX+T+HZD
Weather, Turbulence and Hazard mode (recommended position) :
The ND indicates precipitation, turbulence areas in magenta (within 40 NM) and hazard prediction risk areas.
Hazard prediction function is only available when the MULTISCAN sw is set to ___ .
AUTO
Note: When MULTISCAN sw is set to MAN, WX+T+HZD mode is equivalent to WX+T mode.
WEATHER RADAR
Display mode selector
MAP
Map mode :
The radar operates in ground mapping mode: black indicates water, green indicates the ground, and amber indicates ___
cities and mountains.
WEATHER RADAR
TILT knob
This knob adjusts the antenna tilt when MULTISCAN sw is set to MAN.
Zero indicates
the horizon reference provided by the IRS.
WEATHER RADAR
Tilt Angle
The tilt angle is the angle between the horizon and the ___
radar beam axis.
This value represents the average of
the lower and the upper beam tilts.
WEATHER RADAR
Path Attenuation Compensation (PAC) Alert
When the flight crew sets the display mode selector to WX or WX+T, or WX+T+HZD and sets the gain to CAL, and when the aircraft is within ___ of a storm cell, the PAC alert is available.
80 NM
Note: The PAC alert is only available when the MULTISCAN sw is in the AUTO position.
WEATHER RADAR
Path Attenuation Compensation (PAC) Alert displays a yellow arc on the outermost scale of the ND, when
an intervening rainfall creates an attenuated area behind a storm cell (also called a radar shadow or attenuation effect).
Predictive WindShear area indication
A ___ indicate the predicted windshear area. Windshear indication is available in ARC and ROSE ND modes.
red and black symbol and two yellow radial lines
WEATHER HAZARD PREDICTION FUNCTION INDICATION ON ND
The Weather, Turbulence and Hazard mode (WX+T+HZD) enables the flight crew to have the following information displayed on the ND:
‐ The weather returns that appear in different colors
‐ The turbulence areas in magenta (within 40 NM)
‐ The weather hazard predictions computed by the weather radar.