Flight Instruments

Question 1

How many ADSs are there?

Answer 1

5:
ADS 1
ADS 2
ADS 3
ADS 4
ADS FCS

Question 2

What does ADS 1 consist of?

Answer 2

TAT 1, ADSP 1, ADSP 2 and ADA 1

Question 3

What does ADS 2 consist of?

Answer 3

TAT2, ADSP 3, ADSP 4 and ADA 2

Question 4

What does ADS 3 consist of?

Answer 4

TAT 1, ADSP 3, ADSP 4 and ADA 3

Question 5

What does ADS 4 consist of?

Answer 5

ADSP 3, ADSP 4 and IESS

Question 6

What does ADS FCS consist of?

Answer 6

ADSP 1, ADSP 2 and FCS

Question 7

Above what speed is ADS valid?

Answer 7

60kts

Question 8

What ADS powers the PFDs?

Answer 8

Left pfd = ADS 1
Right pfd = ADS 2

Question 9

What ADS powers the IESS?

Answer 9

ADS 4

Question 10

At what heights does the rad alt operate?

Answer 10

-20ft to 2500ft

Question 11

What are the four colours for data and what do they indicate?

Answer 11

Magenta = fms
Cyan = manual input
Green = VOR/LOC
Amber = cross side source selected

Question 12

What does the speed trend vector indicate?

Answer 12

Shows your airspeed in 10 seconds if acceleration/deceleration is maintained

Question 13

What does the altitude trend vector indicate?

Answer 13

Shows what your altitude will be in 6 seconds if vertical speed doesn’t change

Question 14

What does the green dot indicate when slats/flaps are up?

Answer 14

Drift down speed

Question 15

What does the green dot indicate when flaps/slats are retracted?

Answer 15

Min drag speed

Question 16

What does the green dot account for?

Answer 16

Ice accretion but not speedbrakes

Question 17

When is Mach number displayed?

Answer 17

At 0.45 and disappears below 0.4

Question 18

When does the selected altitude bug turn amber?

Answer 18

When within 200-1000ft of selected altitude

Question 19

What is the max miscompare in heading?

Answer 19

6 degrees

Question 20

What is the max miscompare in pitch?

Answer 20

5 degrees

Question 21

What is the max miscompare in IAS?

Answer 21

5kts

Question 22

What is the max miscompare in altitude?

Answer 22

200ft

Question 23

What is the max miscompare in FPA?

Answer 23

2 degrees

Question 24

What is the max miscompare in G/P?

Answer 24

Two thirds of a dot

Question 25

What is the max miscompare in LOC?

Answer 25

Half a dot

Question 26

When will the rad alt readout turn amber?

Answer 26

When only one rad alt is operational

Question 27

When is the IESS powered?

Answer 27

As soon as BATT 1 is on and BATT 2 is auto

Question 28

How long does the IESS take to align?

Answer 28

About 90 seconds

Question 29

What is priority of ACP tuning?

Answer 29

Primary = MCDU
Secondary = PFD and CCD
Backup = MCDU 2

Question 30

What are the ACPs powered by?

Answer 30

ACP 1 = DC ESS BUS 1
ACP 2 = DC ESS BUS 2
ACP 3 = DC BUS 1

Question 31

How long does the CVR record for?

Answer 31

120 mins

Question 32

How long does the FDR record for?

Answer 32

25hrs

Question 33

How long does IRS alignment take?

Answer 33

Up to 17 mins

Question 34

What sources does the radio navigation use?

Answer 34

VOR
ADF
DME
ILS
XPNDR

Question 35

How many bandwidths and modes does the adf have?

Answer 35

2 bandwidths
4 modes

Question 36

How many channels does the dme have?

Answer 36

4

Question 37

How many modes and functions does the wxr radar have?

Answer 37

5 modes and 10 functions

Question 38

What is the range and power of the wxr radar?

Answer 38

10kW and 300nm

Question 39

Describe the normal and SECT sweeps of the wxr radar

Answer 39

Normal = +/- 60 degrees at 12 sweeps per min
SECT = +/- 30 degrees at 24 sweeps per min

Question 40

What is the tilt ability of the wxr radar?

Answer 40

+/-15 degrees

Question 41

When does an “S” appear on the wxr radar?

Answer 41

When it has been slaved to the cross side