Flight Instruments

Question 1

The ESID system is responsible for displaying what?

Answer 1

Engine and System Information Display

Question 2

The air data computers receive heading, pitch, and roll data from the _____.

Answer 2

AHRS

Question 3

With the ADC SOURCE selector in the NORM position, the displays on the left side receive information from _____.

Answer 3

Air Data Unit 1 (ADU1)

Question 4

In common color philosophy for the 5 display units, abnormal situations and conditions requiring immediate crew notification are what color?

Answer 4

Yellow

Question 5

Pushing the BARO SET knob will accomplish what?

Answer 5

Sets standard barometric pressure value (29.92)

Question 6

True or False: Bearing pointers can only use VOR radios as a navigation source.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

When does the NO DATA flag appear?

Answer 7

when data pushed and FMS is not available message will last 5 seconds

Question 8

True or False: Radar and EGWPS displays cannot be selected at the same time on the same display.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The center FMA field on each PFD is used to display what AFCS information?

Answer 9

Failure Messages

Question 10

The ISI is powered by which sources?

Answer 10

Battery bus, Backup battery usable for 1 hour

Question 11

A _____ interconnects all of the displays.

Answer 11

Feedback bus

Question 12

What does the AHRS system accomplish?

Answer 12

Supplies info to:

• EIS
• Autoflight
• Stall protection
• Variety of other systems

Question 13

Pitot static data is provided to the aircraft via how many Air Data Units?

Answer 13

2

Question 14

True or False: The 5 display units brightness can only be controlled manually.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or False: A detent in the full counter-clockwise position selects the associated display unit OFF.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a designation of the 5 display units?

Answer 16

&laquo_space;PFD, MFD, and ED&raquo_space;

Question 17

Regarding the display units, which color indicates status messages, advisories, lines, references and, armed autoflight modes?

Answer 17

White

Question 18

With regard to the display units, which color indicates active controlling modes and functions?

Answer 18

Green

Question 19

The fixed area on the Captain’s MFD contains _____ information and the First Officer’s contains _____ information?

Answer 19

Powered flight control indication information and the First Officer’s contains flap position dial,

Hydraulic pressure and Hydraulic quantity gauge

Question 20

True or False: Cyan colors on the displays indicate pilot selectable items.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Which color on the display units indicates FMS-related data or pointers?

Answer 21

Magenta

Question 22

True or False: On the display units, magenta indicates FMS-related data or pointers.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or False: If a Red indication is displayed on an instrument, it is a low priority indication.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

On the display units, a _____ text message is used for messages that require subsequent action.

Answer 24

Bracketed

Question 25

True or False: Brackets are used on the displays for certain messages regarding flight crew instructions or required crew actions.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

The AHRS system includes how many operating modes?

Answer 26

3

Question 27

AHRS is able to operate in one of two reduced performance modes, _____ and _____, during non-normal operations.

Answer 27

Basic and DG

Question 28

True or False: If Basic mode or DG mode is present on the AHRS, the crew is still allowed to take off.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Takeoff is prohibited if either AHRS is in _____ mode or _____ mode.

Answer 29

Basic or DG

Question 30

The AHRS enters the alignment mode how many seconds after a power-on self- test?

Answer 30

5 seconds

Question 31

A _____ annunciator on the ATT/HDG ALIGN switchlight illuminates during the alignment.

Answer 31

Amber

Question 32

True or False: After AHRS alignment is complete, the system automatically enters the normal mode.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Which ADU input is used to correct for acceleration-induced altitude errors.

Answer 33

True Airspeed

Question 34

True or False: If onside ADU inputs fail completely, the AHRU will automatically revert to the opposite side’s ADU.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

True or False: In slave mode, the AHRUs use analog magnetic heading data from the flux valves to set inertial heading data.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

True or False: If true airspeed information from the ADU is not available, the basic mode is automatically entered.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Each index control panel controls certain elements on the associated pilot’s _____.

Answer 37

PFD

Question 38

Display items that are adjusted by the index control panel include _____.

Answer 38

Speed bugs, Barometric pressure correction, DH, MDA

Question 39

Adjustable speed bugs include V1, V2, and _____.

Answer 39

VR (Solid & Open bug)

Question 40

If changes are not made to the V speeds within _____ seconds of pressing the speed bug on the index control panel, the box disappears.

Answer 40

5 Seconds

Question 41

True or False: The BARO SET knob is used to set the barometric correction, displayed on the bottom of the altitude tape on the MFD.

Answer 41

False

Question 42

What happens if the DH or MDA setting on the PFD is set to 0?

Answer 42

The display is removed from the PFD

Question 43

The EFIS control panels are used to control the _____.

Answer 43

Data on the associated sides of the MFD and PFD

Question 44

EFIS pointer navigation sources include which of the following?

Answer 44

VOR, AUX, ADF, & FMS