11.5

Question 1

How are instruments arranged

Answer 1

Basic T configuration

Question 2

What is on the left of the basic T

Answer 2

Airspeed

Question 3

What’s top middle of the basic T

Answer 3

Attitude indicator

Question 4

Bottom middle of basic T

Answer 4

Compass

Question 5

Right side of basic T

Answer 5

Altimeter

Question 6

What does altimeter show

Answer 6

Aircraft’s altitude

Question 7

In standard atmosphere What is static pressure at sea level

Answer 7

1013.25 hpa

Question 8

What is qnh

Answer 8

Barometric height

Question 9

Where is qfe used

Answer 9

Take off and landing

Question 10

What does vertical speed indicator do

Answer 10

Shows rate of climb or decent in ft per min

Question 11

What does the Mach meter do

Answer 11

Indicates ratio of aircraft’s true speed to actual speed of sound

Question 12

What’s a red push light button

Answer 12

Immediate action

Question 13

Amber push light

Answer 13

Action required but not at once

Question 14

White push light button

Answer 14

System no longer in normal switching state and system off

Question 15

What are the function of flags

Answer 15

Inform pilot info which is normally displayed , is missing

Question 16

what is the dme frequency

Answer 16

same as vhf frequency

Question 17

how many vhf systems are there in a typical aircraft

Answer 17

3

Question 18

what are the vhf systems in a typical aircraft and located

Answer 18

2 for comms , 1 for acars

Located at top and bottom of fuselage

Question 19

what is used to connect headphones and microphones to selected communication systems

Answer 19

audio selector panel

Question 20

what is hf reflected by

Answer 20

Ionosphere

Question 21

how do you calculate height above ground

Answer 21

radio altimeter

Question 22

what are the ELT frequencies

Answer 22

121.5-243Mhz

Question 23

what direction does yaw dampener deflect

Answer 23

opposite direction relative to the yaw motion

Question 24

what is 7700 code

Answer 24

aircraft in emergency

Question 25

what is 7600 code

Answer 25

radio failure

Question 26

what is 7500 code

Answer 26

hijack

Question 27

when should you never press 4 number code

Answer 27

on ground

Question 28

how to measure motion across aircraft axis

Answer 28

accelerators

Question 29

what is input into vertical speed indicator

Answer 29

static pressure

Question 30

what assists pilot to fly manually

Answer 30

flight director

Question 31

what are the ILS subsystems

Answer 31

localizer glide scope marker beacon

Question 32

where are HF antenna installed

Answer 32

inside leading edge of vertical stabilisers

Question 33

how many degrees of freedom does vertical gyro and directional gyro have

Answer 33

3

Question 34

central warning system airbus

Answer 34

ECAM

Question 35

central warning system boeing

Answer 35

EICAS

Question 36

airbus warning levels

Answer 36

1,2,3 - advisory, caution, warning

Question 37

boeing warning level

Answer 37

A,B,C - warning, caution, Advisory

Question 38

what axis is a directional gyro

Answer 38

horizontal axis

Question 39

what is an attention getter used for

Answer 39

inform crew of abnormal situations

Question 40

what does the inner loop of auto pilot control

Answer 40

attitude of aircraft

Question 41

what dampens Dutch roll oscillations

Answer 41

yaw dampener controls rudder

Question 42

method of disconnect auto throttle system

Answer 42

quick disconnect push button

Question 43

purpose of 2 antennas in ADF system

Answer 43

receive electro-magnetic waves from ground station

Question 44

emergency frequency in VHF

Answer 44

121.5Mhz

Question 45

Purpose of acars

Answer 45

exchange of flight and data information

Question 46

what does a 1khz tone mean in hf system

Answer 46

tuning has started

Question 47

gyro used to indicate aircraft altitude

Answer 47

vertical gyro

Question 48

what frequency is the right lobe

Answer 48

150hz

Question 49

what frequency is the upper lobe

Answer 49

90hz

Question 50

what does mode s on the transponder do

Answer 50

transponder can only be activated selectively and can transmit address and identification

Question 51

what does mode A on a transponder do

Answer 51

can only transmit identification codes

Question 52

what does modern flight record

Answer 52

store flight data for the last 25 hours

Question 53

what does airspeed indicator indicate

Answer 53

shows airspeed which is a reference for aerodynamic parameters

Question 54

What does outer loop do

Answer 54

Control aircraft to automatically capture and stabilise flight path

Question 55

Flight instruments located

Answer 55

Captain and co pilots instrument panel

Question 56

Artificial horizon or attitude indicator shows

Answer 56

Roll and pitch attitude if the aircraft

Question 57

How is altitude indicated when baro reference is set to sea level pressure

Answer 57

Altimeter

Question 58

What does pitot tube do

Answer 58

Measure total pressure

Question 59

Gyro for attitude

Answer 59

Vertical gyro

Question 60

What provides heading reference for signal for horizontal situation indicator and radio magnetic indicators

Answer 60

Directional gyro

Question 61

What do flags do

Answer 61

Inform pilot of information missing

Question 62

What’s gyro precession

Answer 62

Shift force applied to the gyro

Question 63

Where is standby compass usually located in commercial aircraft

Answer 63

Between centre post of the front windshields

Question 64

What is the function of inner loop

Answer 64

Controls attitude of aircraft

Question 65

What does outer loop do

Answer 65

Control aircraft to automatically capture and stabilise flight path

Question 66

International emergency frequency

Answer 66

121.5mhz

Question 67

Vhf frequency

Answer 67

118-136.975

Question 68

How many vhf antennae

Answer 68

3

Question 69

What are the communication systems used for

Answer 69

Inter-phones and passenger address

Question 70

2 requirements for communication

Answer 70

Carrier and data