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Surveillance & Comms Flashcards

1
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What do the TCAS symbols mean?

A
  • white hollow diamond = other traffic
  • white solid diamond = proximate traffic
  • amber solid circle = TA
  • red solid circle = RA
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2
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Where does predictive windshear come from?

A

Weather radar

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3
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Where does reactive windshear come from?

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FAC

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4
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When will PWS provide warnings?

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Starts scanning at 2300 ft AGL and provides warnings below 1200 ft

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5
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When are windshear take off alerts inhibited?

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You will get no alert below 50 ft and speed above 100 kt

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6
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When are windshear warnings inhibited at landing?

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Below 50 ft

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7
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What calls and PFD warnings will you get for predictive windshear in take off and approach?

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“windshear ahead, windshear ahead”

“go-around, windshear ahead”

W/S AHEAD in red

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8
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What calls and PFD warning will you get for reactive windshear?

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“windshear windshear windshear”

WINDSHEAR

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9
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What are the GPWS modes?

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1) Excessive rate of descent

2) Excessive terrain closure rate

3) Altitude loss after takeoff or go-around

4) Unsafe terrain clearance not in landing config

5) excessive deviation below glideslope

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10
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What happens if you press the systems switch?

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It inhibits the five basic modes

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11
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Can you turn off terrain and still have the basic modes?

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Yes

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12
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What calls will you get for mode 1?

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Excessive rate of descent

“sink rate, sink rate”

“pull up”

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13
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What calls will you get for mode 2?

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Excessive terrain closure rate

“terrain, terrain”

“pull up”

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14
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What calls will you get for mode 3?

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Altitude loss after take off

“don’t sink, don’t sink”

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15
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What calls will you get for mode 4?

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Descent below glideslope

“too low terrain/gear/flaps”

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16
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What calls will you get for mode 5?

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Descent below glideslope

“glideslope”

17
Q

What is the terrain callout for enhanced GPWS?

A

“terrain ahead”

18
Q

What does the arrow next to the TCAS symbols mean?

A

Climb or descent rate of more than 500 ft/min

19
Q

When will you get RAs?

A

Above 1100 ft in a climb or 900 ft in a descent

20
Q

What do the RMPs do?

A

Radio Management Panel

  • give flight crew control of all VHF radio comms systems
  • provide back up to FMGCs for controlling radio nav systems
21
Q

Which RMP do you get in EMER ELEC CONFIG?

A

Only RMP 1

22
Q

What are the CIDS?

A

Cabin Intercommunication Data Systems

  • two directors connected in parallel one active, one standby
  • transmits, controls and processes signals for lots of cabin systems
  • main componenets are the FAP and attendant panels and DEUs (decoder/encoder units)
23
Q

What are the two DEUs?

A

Type A - for passengers, including call button, lighted signs

Type B - for attendants, installed near exit doors, smoke detectors, handsets, slide and door pressure sensors

24
Q

How long does the CVR record for?

A

2 hours

25
Q

When does the CVR record automatically?

A
  • on ground during the first 5 min after electrical network is energised
  • on ground with one engine running
  • in flight
  • on ground until 5 mins after the last engine shutdown
  • on ground when the GND CTL pb is pressed
26
Q

How many ATC transponders?

A

Two

27
Q

Which modes can weather data be displayed?

A

ARC or ROSE

28
Q

What does the Ground Clutter Suppression function do for weather radar?

A

Removes ground returns from the ND

(not available in manual mode)

29
Q

What warning will you get with a windshear caution?

A

‘MONITOR RADAR DISPLAY’

W/S AHEAD on PFD

30
Q

Range for windshear warnings and cautions on take off?

A

3 nm

31
Q

Ranger for windshear cautions on landing?

A

1.5 nm to 0.5 nm

Between 370 ft and 50 ft

32
Q

What colour is turbulence on the weather radar?

A

Magenta

33
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What height are the five basic modes active?

A

Up to 2500 ft

Airbus (14 decks)

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