FMS CDU/Flight Plan, DIR, MSN and DATA keys

Question 1

The LOW FUEL caution light on the fuel panel will illuminate when a tank reaches _______

Answer 1

The fuel quantity shown

Question 2

Entering options on the fpln perf clb 2/4 page generates ___________ and __________on the climb performance target (perf tgt) page and remote data line

Answer 2

Target speed and thrust values

Question 3

The clear (CLR) function on the cruise calculator page resets the __________to the current value

Answer 3

Altitude

Question 4

By using the DATA function key, you can access distance to, ETE, and ETA information for your present position direct to any __________ or ______ or for your present position to any __________.

Answer 4

Flight plan waypoint or user-selected waypoint; waypoint in your flight plan along the planned route

Question 5

Which key allows you to access functions related to your flight plan? (Not the key that shows you the waypoints in order)

Answer 5

EDIT

Question 6

Which component performs the major monitoring and control functions for the flight management system?

Answer 6

Integrated processing center (IPC)

Question 7

The IPC is bus controller on the _____________________bus and _______________bus.

Answer 7

Flight management bus and EGI bus

Question 8

The fuel management advisory computer (FMAC) is bus controller on the ________ bus.

Answer 8

FSAS bus

Question 9

If an attitude source miscompare occurs, a yellow ATT flag, with text in black letters, will appear on the _______.

Answer 9

ADI

Question 10

COMPAR WARN light will illuminate for ___________________ miscompares.

Answer 10

Heading

Question 11

Which CDU key would be used to access the database and data loader information?

Answer 11

IDX

Question 12

Which key would you use to access pages containing information related to lateral or vertical steering and timing.

Answer 12

STR

Question 13

Which key would you use to ident?

Answer 13

M3

Question 14

Inward pointing arrows on a CDU page indicate:

Answer 14

The adjacent LSK will select or enable the function

Question 15

What does BLND WND on data line 3 of flight plan page B mean?

Answer 15

The FMS will make calculations from an appropriate blending of planned and actual winds, depending on the proximity of the waypoint.

Question 16

How would you find out if you are EARLY or LATE for your RTA?

Answer 16

Toggle the ETA display on data line 3 (flpn page C)

Question 17

What does the checkmark indicate on data line 1 of flpn page a?

Answer 17

The descent specified cannot be accomplished with the indicated altitude restraints

Question 18

The two INUs provide ___ for the pilot and copilot

Answer 18

Heading reference

Question 19

While in flight, you decided that you want to switch the pilot’s primary heading reference source from INU2 to INU1. What screen would you use to do this?

Answer 19

Config 2/3

Question 20

The FMF performs continuous RAIM on the _________ and the ___________.

Answer 20

The commercial (MMR) GPS and the pilot’s selected nav solution (EGI or MMR)

Question 21

Regarding GPS, the maximum difference between the database course and published course is _______ and the distances must match within ______NM when using the GPS to fly an existing nonprecision approach and _____NM when flying an RNAV GPS approach.

Answer 21

+/-5degrees; 0.3NM; 0.1NM

Question 22

Predictive RAIM should be checked +/- _______ min prior to an ETA or ETD for terminal GPS operations.

Answer 22

+/- 15 min

Question 23

FDE is performed on _______ GPS receivers

Answer 23

Only the 12 channel

Question 24

______ NM from the FAF the GPS will scale down from a _______NM terminal scale to a _______NM approach scale.

Answer 24

2; 1; 0.3

Question 25

The flight management function (FMF) performs the RAIM calculations using the designated pilot’s navigation solutions and (3)

Answer 25

Civil continuous RAIM result, commercial GPS from the MMRs, blended nav solution fro EGIs

Question 26

What are some possible responses to the (check)plt anp annunciation that appears on the CDU annunciation line?

Answer 26

Check the autopilot and flight director configuration, Notify ATC that an RNP containment alert has been raised, Cross-check the navigation solution against other navigation solutions

Question 27

Your primary steering solutions for pilot and copilot respectively are _______.

Answer 27

INU1/GPS and INU2/GPS