System 1 Review

Question 1

VSI Range

Answer 1

0-6000 ft

Question 2

Horizontal Situation Indicator Sources

Answer 2

• OFF
• VOR/LOC
• FMS

Question 3

Accelerometer Limits

Answer 3

Tape: -4 to +7 G
Digital: -9.9 to +9.9

Question 4

BFI

Answer 4

Normally powered by Battery Bus
Can operate on Aux Batt for 30 min
Receives info from magnometer in right wing

Question 5

AoA Stick Shaker

Answer 5

5-10 knots above stall speed (15.5 units)

Question 6

AoA Indexer

Answer 6

On when LDG GR extended
Green arrow - too slow, Push nose down
Amber Donut - Good AoA
Red arrow - too fast, push nose up

Question 7

EICAS MFD

Answer 7

• Fuel, elec, and enviro
• Engine Performance
• CAS

Question 8

CAS Light Colors

Answer 8

• Red- Warning
• Yellow - Caution
• Green - Conditions
• White - Status Messages

Question 9

Flight Data Recorder (FDR)

Answer 9

AKA IDARS

Orange Box

Question 10

HUD

Answer 10

• Purpose: provide mission critical info with head up
• Modes: Nav, A/A, A/G
• Uses F-18 symbology
• Optimal position for total field of view

Question 11

UHF/VHF

Answer 11

• UHF: dedicated guard receiver

- PCL: up for UHF, down for VHF

Question 12

VHF Navigation

Answer 12

• VOR
• Localizer
• Glideslope
• MB

Question 13

Standby VHF

Answer 13

whatever last frequency on UFCP was it will be the frequency on the Standby VHF

Question 14

Intercomm System

Answer 14

• Allows communication with ground crew after battery switch is on
• Emergency position: raw, unfiltered audio

Question 15

UFCP

Answer 15

• Interface to comm and nav system
• IAC1 - front cockpit
• IAC2 - aft cockpit

Question 16

Persistent Display

Answer 16

-default after 20 sec

Question 17

UHF Modes

Answer 17

• TR/G - Transmit, receive, and Monitor Guard
• T/R - Transmit and receive
• G - Guard only

Question 18

VOR Navigation

Answer 18

• LOC - provides course guidance to runway centerline
• GS - maintains approach angle
• MB - shows progress along approach path, 75MHz

Question 19

VOR Antenna Location

Answer 19

On vertical stabilizer

Question 20

DME

Answer 20

• Get slant range
• DME hold ops - will only hold DME in 1 place
• error increases with altitude

Question 21

Transponder ID Screen On

Answer 21

5 sec

Question 22

TCAS

Answer 22

• T6B has TCAS 1. Doesn’t provide avoidance maneuver guidance
• Cannot detect aircraft that don’t have a working transponder

Question 23

TCAS Range

Answer 23

5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320

-change using the Right LSK

Question 24

FMS NAV display

Answer 24

• rose map
• arc map
• rose plan

Question 25

FMS Distances

Answer 25

• enroute
• terminal
• approach

Question 26

Scratchpad Data

Answer 26

Data will stay there until the data is overwritten

Question 27

Abnormal Ops

Answer 27

MFD reversion modes