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Warning Systems

What are the 3 priority levels of alert messages on the EICAS ?

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  • Warnings
  • Cautions
  • Advisories
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In which color are Warning messages displayed on the EICAS ?

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Warning messages on the EICAS are displayed in RED and always at the top of the message list.

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How can we differentiate between a Caution and an Advisory message on the EICAS ?

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Both are displayed in Amber but advisory messages are indented one character, as they have a lower priority.

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In which color are Caution messages displayed on the EICAS ?

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Caution messages are displayed in AMBER on the EICAS, just like Advisory messages.
Advisory messages are indented one character.

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What does a rectangular symbol ▢ to the left of an alert message indicate ?

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The alert message has a checklist which includes :
• Procedural steps
• Notes and information of which the crew must be made aware.

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Warning Systems

What are the 3 priority levels of Communication messages on the EICAS ?

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  • High
  • Normal
  • Low
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In which color are Communication messages displayed on the EICAS ?

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Communication messages are displayed in WHITE on the EICAS and are preceded by a white dot.

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Warning Systems

Can Communication messages (white) on the EICAS be canceled by pushing the CANC/RCL switch ?

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NO, Communication messages cannot be canceled.

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Warning Systems

How can we differentiate between a Communication message and Memo message on the EICAS ?

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Communication messages are preceded by a white dot.

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In a list of Memo messages on EICAS, where is the most recent memo displayed ?

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Unlike Alert messages, the most recent Memo message is displayed at the BOTTOM of the memo messages.

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Warning Systems

Where can the back up AURAL CANCEL soft key be found ?

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Center pedestal, under the RIGHT engine FIRE switch.

To the right of the XPNDR modes selector.

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Warning Systems

How many events can be recorded by pushing the EICAS EVENT RCD button ?

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Up to 5 events may be recorded.

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What is recorded when pushing the EICAS EVENT RCD button ?

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Displayed engine indications and additional EICAS maintenance information.

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What does the AIR SPEED LOW EICAS caution message indicate ?

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Airspeed is below minimum maneuvering speed.

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Warning Systems

What are the items checked by the Takeoff Configuration Warning System ?

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  • Doors (cargo and passenger) secured and locked
  • Flaps/Slats in takeoff configuration
  • Parking brake not set
  • Rudder trim centered
  • Speed brake lever down
  • Stabilizer within the green band
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Warning Systems

When approaching selected MCP altitude, when is the altitude highlighted ?

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900 ft before.

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When departing selected MCP altitude, when is the EICAS message ALTITUDE ALERT displayed ?

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From 200 to 900 ft from MCP altitude

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Warning Systems

TCAS : when is the vertical motion arrow displayed on a traffic ?

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If the traffic’s vertical speed is more than 500 ft/min

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TCAS : When will a Proximate traffic be displayed ?

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If within 6 NM horizontally and 1 200 feet vertically.

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At which bank angles will the voice alert “BANK ANGLE” sound ?

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When the aircraft bank angle exceeds 
• 35°
• 40°
• 45°
And 10° at low altitudes during takeoff and landing.
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Warning Systems

PWS : in flight, when does the weather radar begin scanning for windshear ?

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Regardless of WXR switch position :
Below 2300 feet RA.
Alerts are enabled below 1200 feet RA.

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PWS : how far ahead will the PWS issue alerts on the ground and in flight ?

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30° to either side of the aircraft.
• on the ground : between 0.5 and 3 NM
• in flight : between 0.5 and 1.5 NM

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Which alert has priority between immediate WINDSHEAR alert and TCAS RA ?

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Immediate WINDSHEAR alert.

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What is the purpose of EICAS Memo messages ?

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To remind the flight crew of selected normal conditions.

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Warning Systems

During take off, when are immediate WINDSHEAR alerts active ?

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At rotation.

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Which alert has priority between immediate GPWS WINDSHEAR alert and GPWS alert ?

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Immediate WINDSHEAR alert.

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Warning Systems

PWS : On the ground, when does the weather radar begin scanning for windshear ?

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Regardless of WXR switch position :

When the thrust of either engine is in the takeoff range and thrust reversers are not unlocked or deployed.

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What does it mean if an EICAS message has a white icon next to it?

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A checklist exists for that message.

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If the STATUS cue appears on the EICAS display, what does it mean?

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A new Status message exists.

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How is the STATUS cue removed?

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Selecting the Status display.

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a.What does PG1 at the bottom of the EICAS message list indicate?b. How can page 2 of the alert messages be reviewed?c. What action is required to view page 1 of the alert messages again?

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a. There is more than one page of messages.b. By pressing the CNL/RCL switch.c. Press the CANCEL/RCL switch after all messages have been viewed.

31
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How many EICAS events can be recorded into the system memory?

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Five

32
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On the ground before engine start, which system page will display by default if the SYS switch is pushed?

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The Status (STAT) display.

33
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a. When do system menu buttons change to amber?b. What do the crew do if multiple system EICAS messages are displayed?

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a. Whenever an EICAS caution message associated with a synoptic is triggered.b. The flight crew selects the desired system synoptic from the system menu page.

34
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a. What is the purpose of the Aural Cancel Switch?b. When does the Aural Cancel Switch function reset itself

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a. Enables the flight crew to cancel any active false or nuisance aural alerts.b.• The condition that caused the aural alert is no longer active, or• On the ground and both engines are shut down, or• Airplane power is cycled off and then on.

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a. What situation does a Time Critical Warning indicate? b. How is it announced?

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a. Alerts the crew of a non-normal operational condition requiring immediate crew awareness and corrective action to maintain safe flight.b. Master warning lights, voice alerts, and PFD and HUD indications or stick shakers

36
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List the types of alert messages available on the EICAS display.

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Warning, Caution, Advisory, Communication alerts, Memo messages and STATUS messages.

37
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How can you discriminate between the difference message types?

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• Warning - RED & aural• Caution - AMBER & aural• Advisory – AMBER, indented.• Memo - white and• Status - white.• Communication - white (low indented).

38
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Which types of EICAS message will the CANC/RCL switch remove?

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Cautions and Advisories.

39
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Where does the most recent message appear in its respective group?

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At the top of the list, (except Memo when it appears).

40
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Which Master light and sound accompanies the following?a. Advisory message.b. Cautionmessage.c. Take-Off Configuration Warning.

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a. None.b. Caution and beeper.c. Warning and siren.

41
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How can the master Warning and Caution lights be extinguished?

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Pressing the Master Warning/Caution reset switch (light).

42
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What form does the stall warning take?

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Stick shakers.

43
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a. What is the purpose of the TAMS (Thrust Asymmetry Minimum Speed)indication on the speed tape?b. What does the value of the TAMS depend on?c. What will it always be above though?

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a. It provides pilots with situational awareness of the minimum control speed for operation with a large thrust asymmetry.b. Aircraft weight and CG.c. 10kts above minimum control airspeed on takeoff or go-around.

44
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What are the indications of aircraft OVERSPEED?

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Master Warning lights, siren, EICAS OVERSPEED message.

45
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When is the takeoff configuration warning function armed?

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• airplane is on the ground, and• FUEL CONTROL switches are in RUN position, and• either engine thrust is in take off range, and• thrust reversers are not unlocked or deployed, and• airspeed is less than V1

46
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List the conditions that trigger a takeoff configuration warning?

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• Cargo and/or passenger doors are not secured and locked.• Leading edge and/or trailing edge flaps are not intake off position.• Parking brake is set.• Rudder Trim not centered.• Speedbrake lever is not DOWN.• Stabilizer not within the green band

47
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In the event of a take-off warning, does selecting idle thrust silence the siren?

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Yes.

48
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Which conditions will trigger a CONFIG GEAR Warning message during approach?

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Gear not down, with either the flap lever in a landing position or any thrust lever at idle below 800’ RA.

49
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a. Which elements of the CONFIG GEAR warning can be cancelled, andhow?b. When can the warning not be cancelled using this method?c. How would it be cancelled instead?

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a. The Master Warning lights and siren can be cancelled by pushing a Master WARNING/CAUTION reset switch.b. When the flap lever is in a landing position.c. The landing gear is down and locked or GEAR OVRD is selected toOVRD on the GPWS page of the TCP

50
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In flight, what conditions would trigger a caution alert SPEEDBRAKE EXTENDED?

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The speedbrake lever is extended beyond ARMED with airplane radio altitude 15 feet or greater, and one or more of the following conditions:• radio altitude is 800 feet or less, or• FLAP lever in landing position, or• thrust lever angle 5 degrees or more above idle stop for 15 seconds.

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a. What would cause the SPEEDBRAKE warning alert to appear? b. Apart from the EICAS alert, what other indications are there?

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a.• the airplane is on the ground, and• both thrust levers not in the takeoff thrust position, and • the ground speed exceeds 85 knots, and• the speed brake lever position is less than 35 degrees, and• all the above occur together for 1 secondb. The warning is displayed on both PFDs and both HUDs and is accompanied by a Master WARNING light and aural SPEEDBRAKE, SPEEDBRAKE.

52
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When approaching the MCP altitude, when does a highlighted box display around the selected and current altitude?

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Between 900ft and 200ft of the MCP altitude

53
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When does the EICAS caution ALTITUDE ALERT and amber highlight box around the current altitude appear?

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When departing the selected altitude by 200 feet.

54
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When are the MCP selected altitude alerts inhibited?

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• glideslopecaptured,or• landingflapsselectedandlandinggeardownandlocked

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a. What are the 4 basic categories of TCAS traffic displayed on the ND?b. How is each category pictorially represented?c. The TCAS traffic symbols are shown on which displays?d. Will the caption ‘TRAFFIC’ appear in all ND modes?

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a.• Resolution Advisory (RA)• Traffic Advisory (TA)• Proximate Traffic (within 6nm/1200ft vertically).• Other Traffic.b.• RA Filled Red Square.• TA Filled Amber Circle.• Proximate traffic Filled white diamond.• Other traffic Unfilled white diamond.c. PFD mini-map and the NDs when in MAP or MAP CTR modes.d. Yes.

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a. What does a traffic symbol without a data tag (no number) indicate? b. What does an upward pointing arrow against a traffic symbol mean?

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a. The altitude of the traffic is unknown.b. The traffic is climbing at more than 500 fpm.

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a. At what range around the aircraft symbol does the TCAS arc appear on the ND?b. Is the arc displayed on all ND MAP ranges? c. Is the arc displayed with TCAS OFF?

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a. 3 miles.b. No, only for ranges less than 80nmc. No.

58
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a. Which TCAS traffic category generates vertical guidance on the PFD/HUD?b. Which categories generate voice aural alerts?

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a. RA only.b. RA and TA only.

59
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a. What caption(s) appears on the ND/mini-map if the TFC switch is pushed but TA/RA has not been selected on the transponder?b. What caption(s) appears on the ND/mini-map if the transponder has been selected to TA only?

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a. TCAS OFF in amber. b. TA only in cyan

60
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a. Describe how to select the Ground Proximity Flap Override to Override. b. What is displayed after the selection?c. What is inhibited?d. When is the override reset?

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a. Via the GPWS page in the TCP, toggle FLAP OVRD from NORM to OVRD.b. EICAS advisory message GPWS FLAP OVRD is displayed.c. The TOO LOW FLAPS alert.d. Automatically after landing 10 minutes after a cabin door is opened.

61
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a. Where is the Ground Proximity Glideslope Inhibit (G/S INHIBIT) switch located?b. If the switch were pushed after illuminating, when would the GLIDESOPE alert be inhibited?

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a. The Alerting and Transponder Control Panel (ATP). b. Below 1,000ft radio altitude.

62
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If the ATP were unserviceable, how could the Ground Proximity Glideslope Inhibit function be operated?

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Via the MENU page of the TCP, selecting the ALERT/XPDR prompt.

63
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How is the GPWS Look-Ahead Terrain Alerting Display activated and where will it display?

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• The EFIS panel Terrain (TERR) Map switch selects the display on the PFD mini-map and the NDs when in MAP or MAP CTR modes.• The TERR map menu selection on the navigation display selects the display on the NDs only.

64
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a. When selected on, what terrain data does the VSD display?b. Does the VSD depict the terrain in the same colours as the lateral maps?

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a. The highest terrain within the en-route corridor. b. Yes.

65
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What aircraft data are the GPWS immediate alerts based on?

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Radio altitude, barometric altitude, ADRS, glideslope deviation, and airplane configuration.

66
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GPWS immediate alerts provide warnings for what situations?

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• altitude loss after takeoff or go-around, or• excessive and severe descent rate, or• excessive terrain closing rate,or• unsafe terrain clearance when nor in the landing configuration, or • excessive deviation below ILS glideslope, or• windshear

67
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a. Can terrain data and weather radar be simultaneously displayed on an ND or mini-map?b. How could a pilot display terrain and weather on ‘their side’ of the cockpit?

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a. No.b. For example, by selecting weather on the ND and terrain on the mini-map.

68
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Under what conditions would the voice alert BANK ANGLE sound?

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• When bank angle exceeds 35°, 40° and 45°.• At low altitudes during take off and landing for bank angles as small as 10°.

69
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When are windshear alerts enabled?

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Takeoff, approach and landing.

70
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When would the GPWS provide an immediate windshear alert?

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When an excessive downdraft or tailwind is occurring.

71
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When would the PWS provide windshear alerts?

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When an excessive windshear condition is detected ahead of the airplane.

72
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The firebell and Master Warning lights are inhibited during a portion of the take-off. When does the inhibit begin and cease?

A

V1 until 400ft or 25 seconds after V1, whichever first.

73
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The beeper and Master Caution lights are inhibited during a portion of the take-off.` When does the inhibit begin and cease?

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80kts until 400ft or 20 seconds after lift off, whichever first.

74
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When else are the Master Caution lights and beeper inhibited on the ground? 15.WARNING

A

When both FUEL CONTROL switches in CUTOFF.

AJ T8-8 (27 decks)

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