Type Revision Flashcards
How can you check if the DV window is open
Check is the yellow pin is visible
Operation temperature limits
SAT -65 degrees, TAT -45 degrees
ELT – can be in auto or manual via panel in the cockpit
left side of the captain’s seat next to the DAP) or on / off switch on the transmitter itself
Speed trend vector is
10 seconds
Altitude trend vector is
6 seconds
ISIS time on battery
40 minutes
In a complete electrical failure standby instruments
9 minutes
Emergency lighting has (evacuation / crash situation)
15 minutes of power
CVR stops recording
When the parking brake is on
FDR starts recording
When the aircraft becomes airborne (WOW)
Cold dark cockpit (in flight)
all lights off and switches at twelve o’clock
DAU 1
FWD AIRPLANE SYSTEMS, FADEC 1A & 1B and LEFT ENGINE
DAU 2
AFT AIRPLANE SYSTEMS, FADEC 2A & 2B and RIGHT ENGINE
Take off phase inhibition
Valid from V1-15kts
Deactivated = radio altitude >400ft
Airspeed <60kts
Or 1 minute has elapsed
Aural warning unit levels (four)
o Emergency = triple chime every second o Abnormal = single chime every 5 seconds (e.g. traffic traffic) o Advisory = a single chime (one to go chime) o Information “aural unit ok” “aural unit one channel” “Aural unit one power” “trim” “Take off ok”
What are the basic modes of an airplane?
Roll & Pitch
Pink (magenta) =
White =
active mode
armed mode
Database is updated
Every 28 days by maintenance engineer
Flight plan is considered closed when
destination is the last / final waypoint
Pilot entered waypoint goes into the?
custom database (custom data maybe in the exam)
FMS button is pressed in order to?
drive lateral navigation (what button do we press on the mode control panel)
The CDU is the interface between?
The Pilot and FMS
If position is lost from all sensors or is inhibited, FMS goes into?
DR mode using AHRS / IRS, heading, airspeed and wind data. (AHRS is not on the circuit breakers it’s the IRS on there)
The AHRS / IRS get their power from?
DC Bus 2
The APU is available to provide power to the system after?
7 seconds after the APU accelerates through 95% RPM
Bus Tie Contactors (BTC) connect the APU and or GPU to the
Central DC Bus
Generators 1 and 3 provide power to the
left network driven by engine 1
Generators 2 and 4 provide power to the
right network driven by engine 2