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Questions for REVISION 2

Answer the following questions

1. WXR display is on
2. Which of the following will effect a direct reading compass? ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, electrical equipment
3. A stall warning system fitted to a large aircraft will always include
4. If the rpm of the rotor in a turn and slip indicator is higher than normal, the turn indicator wil
5. Select the correct statement
6. When an intruder aircraft has no Altitude Reporting facility, i.e. Mode equipped with ‘A’ transponder only, TCAS can only give
7. What corrective action is given by TCAS?
8. The principle of the fuel-monitoring device giving an indication of the total fuel burnt is
9. Which of the following is the FMS normal operating condition in the cruise?
10. VLO is defined as
11. An autopilot delivers roll commands to the ailerons to achieve a bank angle
12. With reference to the flux valve of a remote indicating compass
13. During a CAT 1 ILS approach, height is indicated by
14. “LOC ARMED” lights up on the FMA part of the PFD, this means
15. Which of the following types of pressure gauge would be best suited to a high pressure input?
16. Altitude select and altitude hold are examples of
17. In an inertial-lead VSI the source of the most pronounced error is
18. An aircraft has a compensated capacitance fuel contents gauging system and is refuelled so that the total fuel contents are 76000kg at a temperature of 18°C and an S.G. of 0.81. Whilst the aircraft is parked the temperature increases to 26°C and the S.G. becomes 0.80. The indicated fuel contents have
19. What type of autoland system would be required for the landing to continue following a single failure below alert height?
20. Weather Radar returns can be displayed in which of the following EFIS Modes
21. The GPWS uses inputs from
22. An aircraft equipped with digital avionics includes an ECAM system. This centralised system, if a failure in one of the monitored systems is displayed, the crew must
23. A warning message on the EICAS system screen would be
24. To improve the horizontality of a compass, the magnet assembly is suspended from a point
25. The Altitude Alert system alerts the pilot
26. An aircraft is descending at a constant mach number. If the aircraft is descending through an inversion layer, the CAS will
27. What is the purpose of the auto-synchronisation system in an A/P: 1. Prevents snatching on disengagement 2. Prevents snatching on engagement 3. Cross feeds rudder and aileron inputs for co-ordination 4. May not allow the A/P to engage if unserviceable 5. Displays the control positions 6. Removes standing demands from the autopilot system prior to the CMD button being selected
28. If one probe of a multi-sensor EGT system became disconnected, the reading would
29. If only a single A/P is used to climb, cruise and approach; following a failure
30. Which of the following apply to the a Yaw damper : 1. May aid the pilot in the event of asymmetric thrust after engine failure 2. Applies measured amounts of aileron to counter dutch roll 3. Increases lateral stability to stop dutch roll 4. Is required at high altitude 5. Can automatically help in turn co-ordination 6. May deflect the rudder to counteract the natural oscillating frequency of the aircraft.
31. If an aircraft, fitted with a DRMC, takes off on a westerly heading, in the northern hemisphere, the DRMC will indicate
32. What are the advantages of an IRS compared to an INS?
33. TCAS 2 when fitted with mode C transponder may give
34. Which of the following are modes of the GPWS? 1. Excessive sink rate. 2. Altitude loss after T/O or go-around. 3. Excessive Glideslope deviation. 4. High climb rate. 5. Flaps in incorrect position. 6. High altitude descent. 7. Stall.
35. What are the components of a CVR 1 Microphone 2 Crash/Fire resistant construction 3 Independent battery 4 A Flight data recorder
36. You are flying at a constant FL 290 and constant mach number. The total temperature increases by 5°. The CAS will
37. During an approach to autoland at 1500feet
38. The rigidity (gyroscopic interia. of a gyroscope may be increased by
39. What are the colours used on an EFIS display to show a tuned navigation aid and an airport?
40. The combined Machmeter/ASI is subject to the following errors
41. The gravity erecting device on a vertical gyro is used on which instrument
42. In a Schuler tuned INS, the largest unbounded errors are
43. During an autoland the caption LAND 2 is illuminated. The system is
44. What errors can the Air Data Computer correct for? 1. instrument error & ram rise 2. compressibility & density error 3. lag & density error 4. position & temperature error 5. temperature & instrument error 6. manoeuvre error & ram rise 7. manoeuvre & position errors
45. The red arc in the middle of the green band of a piston engine RPM indicator signifies
46. To obtain heading information from a Gyro Stabilised platform, the gyros should have
47. An aircraft maintaining a constant CAS and altitude is flying from a cold airmass into warmer air. The effect of the change of temperature on the speed will be
48. At 200ft on an auto-land
49. An aircraft taking off from an airfield with QNH set in the altimeter has both static vents blocked by ice. As the aircraft climbs away the altimeter will
50. EPR is the ratio of