Instrument Qs

The aircraft symbol on the ADI
a Is driven by a servo motor system to provide an indication of roll and pitch attitude
b# Is fixed to the face of the instrument

c Is driven by the servo motor system to provide an indication of flight director
command attitude
How is the actual aircraft heading displayed on the HSI

a# Against a fixed index line
b By the course pointer
c By the pre-set heading marker
An aircraft's heading is 110 deg and the pre-set heading marker is positioned at 125
deg. What is the value of the heading error
a# 15 degrees
b 75 degrees
c 5 degrees
When carrying out a check of the glideslope deviation indicator utilising the DN/RT
test switch located on the VHF navigation system control panel, how does the
glideslope indicator respond.
a It moves 1 dot up
b It moves 2 dots down
c# It moved 1 dot down
Failure of the attitude referencing/indicating system is indicated by

a# A GYRO flag appearing on the ADI
b The horizon tape driving to the full down position
c A warning lamp illuminating on the ADI
What type of sensor is used in an inertial navigation system

a# Accelerometer
b Gyroscope
c Integrator
What is the output signal of the second integrator of an accelerometer proportional

to
a Aircraft acceleration
b# Aircraft distance flown
c Aircraft ground speed
A strapdown INS unit utilises

a Two accelerometers mounted to a stabilised platform
b Three accelerometers mounted to a stabilised platform
c# Three accelerometers mounted to the airframe of the aircraft
Transport rate error is due to

a The earth's rotation
b# The aircraft's movement over the surface of the earth
c The aircraft being moved during the align process
The INS control panel and display unit usually displays aircraft position in terms of
a# Latitude and longitude
b Distance flown and distance to go
c Aircraft speed and distance flown
The pressure inputs to an ADC consist include

a Static only
b# Pitot and static only
c Pitot static and air temperature
Within the ADC the device for converting the pressure input to an electrical signal is
known as a
a Wheatstone bridge
b Potentiometer
c# Transducer
Mach number is derived from

a# Altitude and airspeed
b Airspeed and temperature information
c Airspeed and angle of attack information
An ARINC 429 digital data bus transmission line consists of

a# A pair of conductors
b Three wires
c A single conductor
ATC altitude reporting is

a Mode A
b# Mode C
c I/P
The code used to supply altitude information for the ATC transponder is known as
a Binary
b# Gray
c ARINC 429
An electron beam is generated within a CRT by the action of

a# The electron gun
b The X and Y plates
c The cathode
A colour CRT contains which 3 colour guns

a Cyan, magenta and yellow
b Black, white and green
c# Red, blue and green
How many symbol generators are used in a typical EFI system

a2
b# 3
c4
The different analogue inputs are applied to an analogue to digital converter by the
action of
a# A multiplexer
b A digital data bus
c A tachogenerator
Where are the mandatory requirements for flight data and cockpit voice recorder
systems found
a BCAR's
b# The ANO
c CAAIP's
How many channels of recorded audio are there in a CVR

a# 4
b3
c2
A bulk erase circuit is operative

a In the air
b# On the ground
c Only with the undercarriage down
Why is a motor needed in a servo altimeter

a To drive a failure warning flag out of view
b# To provide power to move the counter and pointer
c To force the capsules back to there null position
In a servo altimeter, what is moved by the capsules

a The analogue pointer display
b The E bar
c# The I bar
How does the failure warning flag at the top of the servo alt operate
a# It needs electrical power to hold it out of view
b It needs electrical power to hold it in view
c It is mechanically linked to the E and I bar pick off
How does a servo altimeter work with very small error signals
a It does not respond to small error signals
b# It increases the signal in an integrator
c It blocks these signals in a Scmitt trigger
In a servo alt what is the purpose of the overrun switch

a# To remove power when the motor runs continuously in one direction
b To prevent the motor overshooting the correct position and hunting
c To stop the instrument indicating negative altitudes
What must be done when the overrun has opened

a Perform a pitot static leak check
b Trip and reset the circuit breaker
c# Remove the instrument for workshop reset
What precaution is generally necessary when electrical power is removed from a
servo altimeter
a Do not operate the altimeter test switch
b Do not expect to see a failure warning in view
c# Do not move the baro pressure setting knob
What is the purpose of the black and white striped flag in the servo altimeter
a To warn the pilot that the digital altitude counters have failed
b# To warn the pilot that he is flying below 10,000 feet
c To warn the pilot that the indication shows negative altitude
The relay contacts of the non-differential airspeed switch

a Open at all speeds greater than the initial setting
b Close when the pilot operates the external switch
c# Close at all speeds greater than the initial setting
An arrow marked on the case of an airspeed switch (differential) indicates

a The direction of pitot pressure
b# The mounting attitude
c The front of the switch
When the contacts XL and L open in the differential airspeed switch

a# The hold circuit will be interrupted
b The relay RL1 will be energised
c Pitot pressure has increased
In order to operate a fatigue meter in the correct manner, a differential airspeed

switch must close and open
a At the same speed
b# At take off and touchdown speeds
c At touchdown and cruising speeds
When carrying out a leak check on a combined pressure head, the following
indicators will read
a ASI, VSI, altimeter, Machmeter
b# VSI, then back to zero and altimeter
c ASI, then altimeter
A pitot static leak check is required when

a The drain traps are removed
b The pitot head is replaced
c# Any part of the pitot static system is replaced
The capsules of a density switch are

a# Charged with dry air
b Open to static pressure
c Charged with dry nitrogen
An unconnected static union at the rear of an altimeter in a pressurised cabin will

indicate
a Atmospheric pressure in the cabin
b# Cabin altitude
c Cabin pressure
The ICAO atmosphere assumes temperature change to be uniform up to 36,090 ft.

The rate is
a 0.65 deg C per kilometre
b 65 deg C per 11 kilometres
c# 1.98 deg C per 1000 feet
What is the purpose of the ADC

a To give direct readouts of air pressure corrected for compressibility
b# To compute air pressure and temperature inputs into air data display and
transmission outputs
c To compute air pressure and temperature inputs into digital readouts corrected for
temperature error
Why does a static transducer use a tachogenerator

a To provide velocity feedback
b# To provide the servo amp with velocity feedback to damp oscillations in the servo
loop
c To provide the servo amplifier with damping
What operations do the limit switches carry out

a# They disconnect the control signal from the servo amp replacing it with a two
quadrature signal
b They disconnect the control signal from the servo amp
c They reverse the polarity of the control signal
What effect does temperature have on the capsule of a static transducer

a It causes the capsule to expand in unison with the I bar linkage
b Has no effect on the capsules
c# It causes the capsules to expand or contract
What is the I bar movement proportional to in an airspeed transducer

a Pitot pressure plus static pressure
b# The pressure differential between pitot and static
c Indicated airspeed

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The aircraft symbol on the ADI

b# Is fixed to the face of the instrument

How is the actual aircraft heading displayed on the HSI

Failure of the attitude referencing/indicating system is indicated by

What type of sensor is used in an inertial navigation system

What is the output signal of the second integrator of an accelerometer proportional

A strapdown INS unit utilises

Transport rate error is due to

The pressure inputs to an ADC consist include

Mach number is derived from

An ARINC 429 digital data bus transmission line consists of

ATC altitude reporting is

An electron beam is generated within a CRT by the action of

A colour CRT contains which 3 colour guns

How many symbol generators are used in a typical EFI system

How many channels of recorded audio are there in a CVR

A bulk erase circuit is operative

Why is a motor needed in a servo altimeter

In a servo altimeter, what is moved by the capsules

In a servo alt what is the purpose of the overrun switch

What must be done when the overrun has opened

The relay contacts of the non-differential airspeed switch

An arrow marked on the case of an airspeed switch (differential) indicates

When the contacts XL and L open in the differential airspeed switch

In order to operate a fatigue meter in the correct manner, a differential airspeed

A pitot static leak check is required when

The capsules of a density switch are

An unconnected static union at the rear of an altimeter in a pressurised cabin will

The ICAO atmosphere assumes temperature change to be uniform up to 36,090 ft.

What is the purpose of the ADC

Why does a static transducer use a tachogenerator

What operations do the limit switches carry out

What effect does temperature have on the capsule of a static transducer

What is the I bar movement proportional to in an airspeed transducer

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