SYS - Flight Instruments 1 Flashcards

1
Q

How many IACs?

A

Two

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2
Q

What does IAC stand for?

A

Integrated avionics computer

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3
Q

Where are the IACs?

A

Left avionics bay

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4
Q

Who can change the MFDs from basic to advanced modes?

A

Maintenance

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5
Q

What automatically happens when an IAC fails?

A

Switches automatically to the other one

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6
Q

Which IAC displays on the front cockpit MFDs and UFCP?

A

No 1

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7
Q

Where is the brightness control for the MFDs?

A

Rocker switches at top and bottom of Each MFD

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8
Q

What MFD mode is displayed regardless if one or two MFDs FAIL?

A

PFD

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9
Q

Where is the primary pitot and static system ports/probe and what does it feed?

A

Right wing for the pitot probe and AFT fuselage both sides for the static ports. Feeds both cockpits via the ADC

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10
Q

Which AoA pointer shows endurance and which one range?

A

Diamond for endurance (14 sqn diamond = endurance), triangle = range

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11
Q

When does Mach no indicate?

A

M0.3

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12
Q

What time prediction does airspeed trend vector use?

A

6 seconds

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13
Q

When do pitch chevrons appear on ADI?

A

50deg nose up or down

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14
Q

When does pitch zenith (star) symbol appear?

A

90 deg

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15
Q

When does radalt altitude appear? (3)

A
  • less than 2500ft AGL
  • less than 30deg AoB
  • less than 15 deg pitch
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16
Q

What do the following PFD messages mean?

  • TFC
  • IRS
  • MSG
  • DR
  • GPS
  • OFS
  • NPA
  • EXEC
A
  • TFC traffic
  • IRS FMS navigation solution is in FMS
  • MSG new FMS alert in scratchpad
  • DR FMS is in dead reckoning navigation
  • GPS solution with integrity not available
  • OFS FMS conducting offset Nav
  • NPA FMS activated a non precision approach
  • EXEC FMS flight plan has been modified
17
Q

How slave heading bug to current heading?

A

Hold down LSK LR

18
Q

How quickly activate UFCP for heading bug?

A

Momentarily press LSK LR

19
Q

How change between mag and true?

A

UFCP

20
Q

When slave to FMS where does the bearing pointer point to?

A

The next waypoint if on track, but if off track the. It will point to getting back on track

21
Q

What does one dot deviation mean for the following?

  • VOR
  • FMS (enroute, terminal, approach)
A
  • VOR = 5deg

- FMS enroute = 2.5nm, terminal = 0.5nm, approach = 0.15nm

22
Q

How access the declutter page on UFCP?

A

SYS, then DISPLAY, then MFD

23
Q

What does declutter 1 remove?

A

Airspeed trend, TAS, wind, ground track, groundspeed

24
Q

What additional items are removed with declutter 2?

A

Airspeed bug and setting, altitude bug and setting, radalt

25
Q

Is the BFI independent to the IACs?

A

Yes

26
Q

What normally powers the BFI? Back up to that?

A

Battery bus. aux battery bus

27
Q

What static source for the BFI?

A

Secondary left wing pitot tube and secondary AFT fuselage static ports

28
Q

Where does BFI get heading info from?

A

Magnetometer (flux valve) in the right wing

29
Q

Is the HUD certified for IFR flight?

A

No