Instrumentation

Your autopilot system goes from fail operational to fail passive below alert height. What do you do?
Correct answer : Continue to land.
You engage CWS, what happens when you let go of the control wheel after maing a manoeuvre?
Correct answer : !he auto"pilot will hold the attitude that e#ists when the wheel is released.
With reference to !raffic Collision $voidance Systems:
Correct answer : %$&s may be disregarded only when the pilot visually identifies the potentially conflicting traffic and decides that no
deviation is necessary.
With reference to the flu# valve of a remote indicating compass:
Correct answer : the flu# valve is fi#ed to the aircraft and so turns with the aircraft to measure the angle between the aircraft and the
earth&s magnetic field.
With an 'IC$S, how are the computers normally used to drive the displays?
Correct answer : !he left computer drives both displays.
Which of the following will not terminate an 'IC$S (I!?
Correct answer : $pplying the paring brae.
Which of the following statements is true?
Correct answer : In )*$+ mode, weather radar data is inhibited on the ',SI.
Which of the following statements is most correct when describing a turn co"ordinator?
Correct answer : It responds to aircraft ban angle as well as turning rate.
Which of the following statements concerning !C$S is correct?
Correct answer : !C$S - cannot provide information on non"SS% e.uipped intruders.
Which of the following is a preventative %$?
Correct answer : /onitor vertical speed
Which of the following instruments re.uire pitot and static pressure inputs?
Correct answer : $irspeed indicator and machmeter.
Which of the following gyro instruments has one degree of freedom?
Correct answer : turn indicator
Which of the following ',SI modes displays weather radar information?
Correct answer : '#panded and /ap modes.
Which of the following displays are part of the 'lectronic 0light Instrumentation System 1from (oeing2?
Correct answer : 'lectronic $ttitude 3irector Indicator and 'lectronic ,ori4ontal Situation Indicator.
Which mode, on which weather radar images are never displayed, is shown on the following +3.
Correct answer : )lan mode.
Which mode is selected on the following +avigation 3isplay 1',SI2?
Correct answer : 0ull 56% mode.
Which mode is selected on the following +avigation 3isplay 1',SI2?
Correct answer : '#panded 56% mode.
Which is the correct input to !C$S -?
Correct answer : /ode &S& transponder which co"ordinates avoidance manoeuvres.
Which instrument has a - deg rotation in the hori4ontal a#is?
Correct answer : artificial hori4on
Which factors are controlled by the autothrottle system?
Correct answer : ')%, /$C, and I$S.
Which 'C$/ page is displayed on the following figure?
Correct answer : !he flight controls page.
Which colours are typically used on an ',SI?
Correct answer : White, green, magenta, cyan, yellow and red.
Where very accurate temperature indication is re.uired the indicator used will be:
Correct answer : ratiometer.
Where is the earth rate wander, and the transport wander of a gyro e.ual to 4ero?
Correct answer : '.uator
Where is !C$S displayed?
Correct answer : $ll these solutions are possible.
Where in the aircraft should the 03% be fitted according to the 7$$ regulations?
Correct answer : $t the rear of the aircraft.
Where in the aircraft does 7$% re.uire the 03% to be fitted?
Correct answer : $t the bac.
Where can the pilot loo to see the computed reference thrust limit?
Correct answer : )rimary 'IC$S
Where can the pilot loo to see the auto"throttle engaged mode?
Correct answer : )03
Where are the flight director Command (ars displayed?
Correct answer : )03
Where are the flight director and autopilot modes displayed on?
Correct answer : 6n the )03.
Where an alternate static source is fitted, use of this source usually leads to:
Correct answer : an increase in position error.
When turning through 89 degrees at constant attitude and ban, a classic $rtificial ,ori4on indicates:
Correct answer : nose up and ban angle too low.
When turning through :;9 degrees at constant attitude and ban, a classic $rtificial ,ori4on indicates:
Correct answer : nose up and correct angle of ban.
When the brightness level is selected on the control panel of an '0IS display, it is then:
Correct answer : automatically controlled by light sensors which ad<ust the brightness on the C%!&s.
When operating with the auto"pilot in $*! hold mode what happens if the Captain&s barometric altimeter pressure setting is
increased?
Correct answer : +othing.
When is an auto"land procedure complete?
Correct answer : $t the beginning of the ground roll
When flying level in the cruise the 1:2 holds height and the 1-2 holds the speed:
Correct answer : 1:2 $uto"pilot, 1-2 $uto"throttle
When flying from low pressure to high pressure, the barometric error of an altimeter will cause the instrument to:
Correct answer : underread the true altitude of the aircraft.
When entering a steep turn, an I5SI is liely to show:
Correct answer : a slight climb.
When climbing at a constant mach number below the tropopause through an inversion:
Correct answer : the C$S will decrease and the !$S will increase.
When carrying out a turn at the magnetic e.uator there will be:
Correct answer : a tendency to underread turns due to li.uid swirl.
When an intruder aircraft has no $ltitude %eporting facility, i.e. /ode e.uipped with &$& transponder only, !C$S can only give:
Correct answer : !$ only.
When an intruder aircraft has no $ltitude %eporting facility 1/ode $ transponder only2. !C$S - can give:
Correct answer : !$ only.
When altitude ac.uire engages:
Correct answer : !he auto"throttle controls I$S.
What will the altimeter of an aircraft on the aerodrome indicate with =+, set on the subscale?
Correct answer : $irfield elevation.
What type of sensor is used to measure the output of a low pressure booster pump?
Correct answer : (ellows.
What symbol is used to represent an %$ on a !C$S ))I?
Correct answer : %ed s.uare
What is the wavelength of an I*S signal?
Correct answer : Centimetric
What is the target altitude displayed on the following )03?
Correct answer : --99ft.
What is the Schuler period?
Correct answer : ;> minutes.
What is the Schuler period?
Correct answer : ;> minutes
What is the relationship between $lert ,eight and 3ecision ,eight for an automatic landing?
Correct answer : $lert height is greater than decision height.
What is the most basic function of an auto"pilot?
Correct answer : Wing leveller.
What is the minimum redundancy re.uired to complete an automatic landing?
Correct answer : 0ail )assive.
What is the ?)WS /ode @ audible alert?
Correct answer : &36+&! SI+A, 36+&! SI+A& continuously.
What is the essential design feature of any closed loop control system?
Correct answer : 0eedbac.
What is the correct response to a !C$S %$?
Correct answer : Smoothly and immediately follow the climb or descent commands.
What is the correct order of modes on an I+S /CB?
Correct answer : 600, S!$+3(Y, $*I?+, +$5
What is an 0/C?
Correct answer : $ flight management computer.
What is a synchroscope used for?
Correct answer : $llowing the pilot to ad<ust several engines to the same %)/.
What happens at C9 ft whilst carrying out an auto"landing?
Correct answer : ?lideslope disconnects and aircraft continues descent.
What '0IS +3 mode is shown in the following picture?
Correct answer : )lan mode.
What does this symbol represent on an ',SI in /$) /63'?
Correct answer : Wind speed and direction.
What does the auto"pilot pitch D rotate around?
Correct answer : Centre of gravity.
What does 'C$/ mean?
Correct answer : 'lectronic centralised aircraft monitoring.
What distance does a radio altimeter measure?
Correct answer : 0rom aircraft to ground vertically down.
What corrective action is given by !C$S?
Correct answer : Climb or descend.
What are the primary navigation inputs used by %+$5 system?
Correct answer : +av $ids, I+S, 0/C.
What are the 7$% 6)S re.uirements for the C5% to start and stop recording?
Correct answer : 0rom the time when the aircraft is first able to move under its own power until it is no longer able to do so.
What are the auto"pilot minimum re.uirements in order to fly single pilot operations in I0% conditions or at night?
Correct answer : !wo a#is auto"pilot with altitude hold and heading hold.
What are the advantages of an I%S compared to an I+S?
Correct answer : %educed spin"up time and insensitivity to &g&.
What are the advantages of a laser gyro compared to a conventional gyro?
Correct answer : has a longer cycle life.
Weather %adar returns show areas of precipitation in the following colours:
Correct answer : ?reen, Yellow, %ed and /agenta.
5+$5 and $*! hold are e#amples of:
Correct answer : 6uter loop input to the pitch channel.
!ypical directional gyro indicator errors are:
Correct answer : random wander, gimballing errors and apparent wander due to earth&s rotation.
!wo main indications used to evaluate a turbo<et thrust are:
Correct answer : engine rotational speed 1+:2 or ')%.
!urbulent flow around a pressure head will cause:
Correct answer : appro#imately 8CE of the position error.
!ouch control steering:
Correct answer : allows the pilot to control the aircraft in pitch andDor roll through the automatic control system without
disconnecting the autopilot.
!otal $ir !emperature 1!$!2 is e.ual to:
Correct answer : S$! F ram rise
!otal $ir !emp is always .... than Static $ir !emp and the difference varies with ....
Correct answer : warmer, !$S.
!6D?$ is engaged:
Correct answer : by the pilot pressing a button on or near the throttles.
!o obtain heading information from a ?yro Stabilised platform, the gyros should have:
Correct answer : : degree of freedom and a hori4ontal a#is
!o improve the hori4ontality of a compass, the magnet assembly is suspended from a point:
Correct answer : above the centre of gravity.
!he woring principle of modern mass flow meters is to measure in their system:
Correct answer : inetic energy transmitted
!he woring principle of a capacitive fuel contents gauging system is based upon:
Correct answer : changes in capacitance.
!he wind direction symbol displayed all ',SI modes e#cept )*$+ mode is oriented:
Correct answer : with respect to aircraft heading.
!he weather radar display data can be shown on:
Correct answer : the Captain&s and 0irst 6fficer&s ',SI simultaneously.
!he vertical speed indicator indications may be in error for some seconds after starting or finishing a climb or descent. !he error is a
result of:
Correct answer : a combination of time lag and manoeuvre induced errors.
!he vertical reference of a data generation unit is:
Correct answer : vertical a#is with - degree of freedom
!he turning errors of the direct indicating compass, when relating to the northern hemisphere will:
Correct answer : decrease when the aircraft turns towards 'ast or West.
!he tor.ue motor of a slaved gyro compass:
Correct answer : precesses the gyro in the hori4ontal plane.
!he tor.ue motor of a gyro stabilised magnetic compass:
Correct answer : precesses the directional gyro.
!he term &toppling&, when applied to gyros is:
Correct answer : wander in the vertical plane.
!he symbol shown sometimes appears on the ',SI display. It represents:
Correct answer : the glide slope pointer and scale.
!he symbol shown appears on the ',SI display. It represents:
Correct answer : the 0/C calculated top"of"descent.
!he symbol shown appears on the ',SI display. It represents:
Correct answer : heading orientation, current heading, heading reference and heading pointer.
!he symbol shown appears in white on the ',SI display. It represents:
Correct answer : the airplane.
!he symbol shown appears in white on the ',SI display. It represents:
Correct answer : the airplane symbol in 0ull +$5, 0ull I*S and 0ull 56% modes.
!he symbol as shown on an '0IS display, represents:
Correct answer : wind direction and speed.
!he speed tape on an '$3I is located:
Correct answer : on the left hand side of the '$3I.
!he sources of error in a 3?I are:
Correct answer : manufacture imperfections, earth rate and transport wander.
!he rigidity of a gyro is improved by:
Correct answer : increasing %)/ and concentrating the mass on the periphery of the rotor.
!he relative altitude of the !$ intruder is .... and the !$ intruder is ....
Correct answer : 899ft above your airplane, climbing at a vertical speed of at least C99ftDmin.
!he purpose of the caging nob 13irectional ?yro2 is:
Correct answer : to reset the heading and to prevent toppling.
!he properties of a gyro are :
Correct answer : precession and rigidity.
!he principle that !C$S uses is:
Correct answer : !ransponders in the aircraft
!he principle of the fuel"monitoring device giving the fuel burnt is:
Correct answer : integration of instantaneous flow.
!he ne#t waypoint to be overflown is ... and the estimated ... is ...
Correct answer : )$S, time of arrival, 8:9;
!he most significant parameters and the most important that e#press the thrust of a gas turbine engine are:
Correct answer : +:and ')%
!he mode of the ',SI +3 shown below is:
Correct answer : )*$+.
!he minimum level of redundancy re.uired to commence an autolanding is:
Correct answer : fail operational.
!he measure of a tor.ue can be made by measuring:
Correct answer : oil pressure at a fi#ed crown of an epicyclical reduction gear of the transmission bo#.
!he ma#imum drift error sensed by an uncompensated 3?I will be:
Correct answer : :C deg per hour
!he main re.uirements of a direct reading magnetic compass are that it should be:
Correct answer : aperiodic, hori4ontal, sensitive.
!he main cause of error in a 3%/C is:
Correct answer : turning
!he /achmeter consists of:
Correct answer : an airspeed indicator with an altimeter capsule.
!he interception of the localiser beam by the auto"pilot is:
Correct answer : a mode using an interception verses radio deviation law.
!he input to a basic stall warning system is:
Correct answer : $ngle of attac
!he inner loop of an automatic flight system maintains aircraft stability by:
Correct answer : aerodynamic feedbac only.
!he Inertial Strapdown Bnit of an I%S is programmed with co"ordinates during alignment in order to:
Correct answer : establish the trihedron with reference to the earth.
!he heading reference used on the ',SI is:
Correct answer : !rue or /agnetic.
!he ?)WS uses inputs from :
Correct answer : the radio altimeter, the $ir 3ata Computers, the Captain&s I*S receiver, the landing gear position indicators and
the flap position indicators.
!he ?)WS the alertDwarning information is provided by a radio altimeter with:
Correct answer : a downward transmitting beam whose dimensions are in the order of @9G and H9G in the foreDaft and the
athwartship a#es.
!he gimbal ring of a turn co"ordinator is inclined at about @9G with respect to the aircraft&s longitudinal a#is in order to:
Correct answer : mae the gyro sensitive to baning of the aircraft as well as to turning.
!he fundamental components of an autopilot control loop are:
Correct answer : rate gyro, servomotor, error signal generator.
!he fundamental components of an autopilot control loop are:
Correct answer : rate gyro, servomotor and error signal generator.
!he function of 'IC$S is to:
Correct answer : show engine primary indications on the upper display and engine secondary indications on the lower display.
!he function of auto"trim is
Correct answer : to relieve forces on the auto"pilot servomotor prior to hand over.
!he forces which affect the balance ball in a turn and slip indicator are:
Correct answer : weight and centrifugal force.
!he following ?)WS mode .... aural alert will be generated when passing the .... boundary.
Correct answer : I, first
!he following figure shows a:
Correct answer : %adio /agnetic Indicator.
!he following component is commonly nown as the:
Correct answer : /C) panel.
!he following component is a:
Correct answer : /ultipurpose Control 3isplay Bnit.
!he following component is a:
Correct answer : $3I%S panel.
!he following $%C mode +3 display indicates a wind speed of:
Correct answer : C; ts.
!he flu# valve in a %I/C
Correct answer : is supplied with $C current.
!he 0light 3ata %ecorder actually starts running:
Correct answer : before the aDc starts moving under its own power
!he errors to which the machmeter is sub<ect are:
Correct answer : instrument error, position error.
!he errors affecting the pressure altimeter are:
Correct answer : instrument, position, manoeuvre induced, temperature, barometric and lag.
!he electrical tacho"generator system uses:
Correct answer : three phase $C whose fre.uency varies with the speed of the engine delivered to a three phase synchronous
motor 1s.uirrel cage2 and drag cup.
!he 'IC$S is usually in the .... mode during flight.
Correct answer : operational
!he ',SI mode in which the whole compass rose is not visible and upon which the relative bearing to the active waypoint is shown
although the waypoints themselves are not is the:
Correct answer : '#panded +$5 mode.
!he '0IS control panel allows selection of:
Correct answer : 3ecision ,eight.
!he 'C$/ display modes are:
Correct answer : /anual, 0light )hase %elated, 0ailure %elated, $dvisory.
!he display modes for the 'ngine Indicating and Crew $lerting System are:
Correct answer : operational, status and maintenance.
!he directive force of the earth&s magnetic field:
Correct answer : is greatest at the magnetic e.uator.
!he detector unit of a remote indicating compass is normally:
Correct answer : fi#ed in the a4imuth.
!he critical height in a triplicated autoland system is:
Correct answer : >C ft gear height.
!he corrections applied to the airspeed indicator compensating for compressibility effects are:
Correct answer : always negative.
!he control law in a fly"by"wire system is a relationship between:
Correct answer : how the pilot&s control demands are translated into control surface movements.
!he computer of a north referenced Inertial +avigation System 1I+S2 in flight, provides compensation for:
Correct answer : earth rotation, transport wander, coriolis.
!he capacitor gauge principle is based on:
Correct answer : variation of capacitance of a capacitor with the nature of the dielectric.
!he autothrottle maintains a specific value of thrust in terms of:
Correct answer : ')%, +:, /ach and airspeed.
!he auto"throttle is set to climb at a constant mach number. If the temperature does not change, what happens to the C$S?
Correct answer : 3ecreases
!he auto"pilot is in heading select mode, and the aircraft is flying on a heading of -I9 deg. If you change heading to @H9 deg, the
flight director:
Correct answer : roll command bar moves to right and centres when $03S angle of ban to intercept has been achieved.
!he auto"pilot is engaged with no modes selected. What is the auto"pilot providing:
Correct answer : attitude hold with auto"trim.
!he auto"pilot disconnects 1or the auto"land is completed2 at:
Correct answer : roll out
!he $utoland status is displayed:
Correct answer : on the '$3I when autoland is selected.
!he autoland se.uence is considered to be complete when:
Correct answer : the autopilot is manually disengaged by the pilot.
!he $ltitude $lert system alerts the pilot:
Correct answer : when deviating from the selected altitude.
!he $ltitude $lert system :
Correct answer : may alert by visual signals when approaching the selected altitude.
!he advantage of having the 5SI dial presentation in logarithmic spacing rather than in linear spacing is that:
Correct answer : at low rates of climb or descent the pointer movement is much larger and therefore easier to read.
!he advantage of a ratiometer is:
Correct answer : does not suffer from errors due to variations of supply voltage.
!he actual trac of the aircraft is:
Correct answer : :9; degrees.
!C$S - when fitted with mode C transponder may give:
Correct answer : !$ and %$ in vertical plane.
%egarding the %$ on the following '$3I, the intruder is:
Correct answer : @99 feet above your aircraft and descending at C99ftDmin or more.
%eal wander of a gyro can be caused by:
Correct answer : asymmetrical friction at the spinning a#is.
%adio altitude is shown on the '$3I and changes from a digital display to a circular scale:
Correct answer : below :999 ft $?*.
)osition error :
Correct answer : may be reduced by the fitting of static vents.
)itot static inputs for '0IS instrumentation are transmitted to the instruments via:
Correct answer : the air data computer.
)ermissible limits of accuracy of the 5SI are ... when ... within a temperature range of ... and ... outside this range.
Correct answer : J -99 fpm, on the ground, "-9GC to FC9GC, J @99 fpm.
&6ther traffic& which is assessed as not being a threat will be indicated by a !C$S system as:
Correct answer : $ hollow cyan diamond.
6perating range of the ?)WS is:
Correct answer : C9& to ->C9&.
6n which instrument are the flight director bars normally present?
Correct answer : $3I
6n the following %ose mode +3 display, the selected 56% course is:
Correct answer : ::C degrees.
6n the following +3 display, the .... is indicated by an amber circle.
Correct answer : !$ intruder
6n the following +3 display, the .... is indicated by a white filled diamond.
Correct answer : pro#imate intruder
6n the following +3 display, the .... is indicated by a white empty diamond.
Correct answer : other intruder
6n the following +3 display, the .... is indicated by a red s.uare.
Correct answer : %$ intruder
6n the 0/$, engaged flight autoflight modes are displayed in ...
Correct answer : green.
6n the 0/$, armed modes are displayed in ....
Correct answer : white.
6n the $irbus 'C$/ system, what information is displayed?
Correct answer : 'ngine parameters on the upper 'C$/ display, and systemDstatus information on the lower 'C$/ display.
6n receipt of a !C$S %$ your action is to:
Correct answer : initiate the re.uired manoeuvre immediately.
6n an 'IC$S display what does the yellow arc on the temperature gauge signify?
Correct answer : '#ceptional operating range.
6n an ',SI display, wind velocity can be displayed in which of the following modes?
Correct answer : /ap, '#panded I*S, 0ull I*S and 0ull 56%.
6n a turn and slip indicator, needle to the left and ball to the right indicates:
Correct answer : turn to the left, not enough ban.
6n a modern twin spool turbofan, the main handling parameter is:
Correct answer : the rotational speed of the low"pressure compressor.
*6C $%/'3& lights up on the annunciator, this means:
Correct answer : localiser armed and awaiting capture.
Inside an artificial hori4on:
Correct answer : the inner ring is pivoted laterally inside the outer ring and the outer ring is pivoted longitudinally inside the case.
Inputs to the stall warning system of an airliner are:
Correct answer : angle of attac, I$S and flapDslat position.
In which of the following modes would an ',SI be oriented to !rue +orth rather than aircraft heading?
Correct answer : )lan mode.
In which of the following ',SI modes are weather radar returns not available?
Correct answer : )lan mode and any full rose mode.
In which of the following '0IS modes can weather information be displayed on the ',SI?
Correct answer : In /$), e#tended 56% and e#tended I*S mode.
In which of the autopilot control loops would manometric data be introduced?
Correct answer : In the outer control loop.
In which modes can the autopilot intercept the locali4er?
Correct answer : ,3? S'*, CWS %, *+$5.
In the )*$+ mode, the '0IS ',SI display shows:
Correct answer : desired trac and waypoints oriented to !rue +orth.
In the I5SI, lag error :
Correct answer : is virtually eliminated by using a special dashpot accelerometer assembly.
In the event of total generator loss on an '0IS e.uipped (I@I airplane:
Correct answer : the first officer&s '0IS becomes inoperative.
In the event inaccurate radio updating is e#ercised, what effect will this have on the 0/S?
Correct answer : this may cause the 0/S to deviate from the desired trac.
In the displayed weather modes, the intensity of returns in ascending order of intensity are:
Correct answer : green, yellow, red and magenta.
In )*$+ mode:
Correct answer : the weather radar display data is inhibited.
In )*$+ mode, the active route data on an ',SI is oriented to ...
Correct answer : true north.
In conditions of clear air turbulence 1C$!2:
Correct answer : the I5SI is more sensitive.
In automatic flight, automatic trim control is usually provided around the following airplane a#es:
Correct answer : pitch only.
In autoland at :999 feet $.?.*. with two autopilots engaged:
Correct answer : the engaged roll made would be *6C$*IS'%.
In autoflight, a system which allows aircraft control without disengagement of the autopilot servomotors is:
Correct answer : control wheel steering.
In an 'IC$S system, if both displays fail then the following information is displayed on the standby engine indicator:
Correct answer : +:, '?!, and +-
In an '0IS aircraft e.uipped with two simbol generators, if the 0irst 6fficers symbol generator should fail:
Correct answer : both his '0IS displays are being generated from the +o. : 1Captain&s2 symbol generator if the '0IS transfer switch
is placed in the &(6!, 6+ :& position.
In an 'C$/ system if a caution message appears the system will:
Correct answer : display a diagrammatic view of the affected system.
In an auto pilot system, the purpose of the inner loop is ... and the purpose of the outer loop is ...
Correct answer : control, stabilisation.
In addition to attitude and autoflight modes, what information is also typically displayed on an '$3I?
Correct answer : Speed, $ltitude, I*S localiser and glide slope information, and sometimes also heading information.
In a turn at constant angle of ban, the rate of turn is:
Correct answer : independent of weight and inversely proportional a to !$S.
In a turn and slip indicator, the gyro is spinning at a greater speed than normal. What will the effect be on the indicated rate of turn?
Correct answer : It will overread.
In a standby direct reading compass there is:
Correct answer : a circular magnet or pair of bar magnets pendulously mounted.
In a standby compass the magnet system is immersed in a transparent li.uid. !he purpose of this li.uid is to:
Correct answer : increase sensitivity, increase aperiodicity.
In a slightly baned turn, the turn needle will indicate:
Correct answer : rate of yaw.
In a right turn while ta#iing, the correct indications on a !urn K Slip Indicator are:
Correct answer : +eedle right, ball left.
In a remote indicating compass, the rotor of the slaved gyro is automatically prevented from wandering in the vertical plane by
means of:
Correct answer : a levelling switch and tor.ue motor.
In a remote indicating compass, direction sensing is achieved by means of:
Correct answer : detection of the earth&s magnetic flu# and uses the direction and intensity of the flu# density, measured in a
magnetic bar to indicate direction.
In a left turn while ta#iing, the correct indications are:
Correct answer : +eedle left, ball right.
In a gyro magnetic compass, where does the tor.ue motor get its information from?
Correct answer : amplifier
In a ?yro magnetic Compass the flu# gate transmits information to the:
Correct answer : error detector
In a 3?I what error is caused by the gyro movement relative to the earth?
Correct answer : transport Wander
In a closed loop system a device in which a small input operates a large output in a strictly proportional manner is called:
Correct answer : servomechanism.
If you have selected a heading of :;9 degrees and are flying aircraft on heading of :H9 degrees to intercept the correct course, the
$3I vertical bar will be central:
Correct answer : when flying correct attitude to intercept desired heading.
If the static vent becomes bloced during climb:
Correct answer : the 5SI will return to 4ero.
If the static line to the $SI becomes bloced during a climb, the $SI reading will:
Correct answer : progressively underread.
If the pitot line to an $SI becomes totally bloced during a climb, the $SI reading will:
Correct answer : progressively increase.
If the needle and the ball of a !urn K Slip indicator both show right, what does it indicate:
Correct answer : turn to right K too much ban
If the intae probe of an ')% system becomes bloced with ice this will cause the ')% gauge to:
Correct answer : over"read during tae off.
If the auto"pilot is selected to 56% mode, what happens if the aircraft flies over the cone of confusion?
Correct answer : !emporarily follows current heading until e#iting the cone of confusion.
If only a single $D) is used to climb, cruise and approachL following a failure of an inner loop component:
Correct answer : it is fail safe and will disconnect.
If one probe of a multi"sensor !.?.!. system failed , the reading would:
Correct answer : be practically unaffected
If both displays of an 'IC$S system fail, what information will be displayed on the standby engine indicator?
Correct answer : +:,')%, '?!
If an automatic flight control system is fitted with control wheel steering 1CWS2:
Correct answer : manoeuvring commands may be input by applying normal forces to the control yoe without first disengaging the
autopilot.
If an aircraft, fitted with a 3%/C, taes off on a westerly heading, in the northern hemisphere, the 3%/C will indicate:
Correct answer : a turn to the north
,ow does an autopilot control I$S when in I$S ,6*3?
Correct answer : (y engaging the autothrottles in speed mode.
,ow can a pilot determine if an autopilot is establishing on the localiser during an I*S approach?
Correct answer : It is shown on the 0light /ode $nnunciator.
?)WS mode three gives waming of:
Correct answer : height loss after tae"offDmissed approach.
?)WS /ode 6ne gives warning of:
Correct answer : e#cessive descent rate.
?)WS is active between the following heights:
Correct answer : C9 ft K ->C9 ft
?imballing error:
Correct answer : will disappear after a turn is completed.
0or an autoland system to meet fail passive criteria it must:
Correct answer : withstand a system failure without e#cessive deviations from the intended flight path.
0or a position in the southern hemisphere, the effect of acceleration errors are greatest on headings:
Correct answer : 989G1C2 and -I9G1C2.
0or a modern aircraft, which of the following modes of automatic flight cannot be engaged at the same time?
Correct answer : ,3? S'* and *+$5.
0ailure of a single autoland channel in a triplicated autoland system results in a redundancy status of:
Correct answer : fail soft.
'rrors affecting an air driven artificial hori4on during tae"off run are:
Correct answer : incorrect nose"up attitude and right wing low.
'0IS command information is displayed in:
Correct answer : magenta.
3uring the tae"off run , the effect of increasing airspeed is to cause the ')% indication to :
Correct answer : decrease.
3uring the tae off ground run does auto"throttle hold:
Correct answer : +:
3uring autoland the caption *$+3 - is displayed. !he system is:
Correct answer : fail passive.
3uring an automatic landing 1(I@I2, the autothrottle begins retarding thrust at:
Correct answer : appro#imately -I ft %$..
3uring a sustained turn .... the nearer magnetic pole, the effect of li.uid swirl will .... compass turning error.
Correct answer : towardsL increase.
3uring a missed approach and go"around procedure the change of aircraft attitude plus raising of the landing gear and changing of
flap settings can cause short term unpredictable errors in certain instruments. !he instruments most liely to be affected in this case
are:
Correct answer : the vertical speed indicator, airspeed indicator and altimeter.
3uring a fully automatic landing, the auto"pilot:
Correct answer : and the auto"throttle control the approach at least until the touch down.
3uring a C$!- approach, what is providing the height information to the auto"pilot?
Correct answer : %adio $ltimeter
3ecision height is displayed on the:
Correct answer : '$3I, and below :999 ft is shown as a circular scale which is erased anti"clocwise as the aircraft descends.
3ecision height is ...
Correct answer : displayed on the '$3I, and set by the pilot using the '0IS control panel.
Cylinder head temperature measurement wors on the principle of:
Correct answer : thermocouple.
Cruising at 0*@89, /.;> is found to give a !$S of >88t. !he IS$ deviation at this level will be:
Correct answer : F:I
Converted into degrees Celsius ">9G0 is:
Correct answer : " >9GC.
Command information is displayed in ... on the ',SI.
Correct answer : magenta.
Change of temperature as an aircraft climbs or descends:
Correct answer : is compensated at the metering unit by means of a capillary and orifice.
Cautionary information on an ',SI is displayed in:
Correct answer : yellowDamber.
C$S is I$S corrected for :
Correct answer : position error.
(elow which altitude the radio altitude indication on an '$3I appears within the circular scale as a digital readout?
Correct answer : (elow :,999ft.
(ecause the 5SI measures rates of change of static pressure and not actual values of static pressure, position error:
Correct answer : only causes errors in the 5SI during the tae"off run.
$uto"trim is fitted to an autopilot:
Correct answer : to prevent snatching on disengaging $D).
$uto"trim is an auto"pilot function in:
Correct answer : )itch only
$uto"throttle engaged mode can be checed by the pilot, using:
Correct answer : primary flight display.
$utopilot corrections affecting pitch attitude are carried out by:
Correct answer : autotrim and elevators.
$utomatic flight control systems may be capable of controlling the aircraft flight in:
Correct answer : a4imuth, elevation and velocity.
$uto"land &flare& is initiated at:
Correct answer : C9 ft
$uto trim is functional:
Correct answer : in the pitch channel only with the autopilot engaged.
$t what height does the 3,, on the '$3I display, starts flashing yellow?
Correct answer : 6n reaching 3,.
$t what angle does the flight director intercept a 56% radial?
Correct answer : -9 degrees
$t C9 feet agl during an auto"land, what happens to the glideslope signal?
Correct answer : is disconnected.
$pparent wander of a gyro is caused by:
Correct answer : rotation of the earth.
$n %)/ gauge has a red line at the upper end of the green arc, in the middle of the green arc is a smaller red arc. What is the
significance of this smaller red arc?
Correct answer : It indicates an %)/ that must not be used continuously because of the increased vibration level from the
engineDpropeller.
$n I%S is aligned in order to:
Correct answer : calculate the computed trihedron with respect to the earth.
$n 03% fitted to an aircraft of over CI99gs after $pr 8; must record for:
Correct answer : -C hours
$n 03% fitted to an aircraft of over CI99 g after the :st of $pril :88; must record and store data during:
Correct answer : at least the last -C hours.
$n '0IS installation on a (I@I consists of:
Correct answer : four screens and three symbol generators.
$n auto"pilot:
Correct answer : is an auto"stabilisation system around the centre of gravity.
$n autopilot:
Correct answer : is an auto"stabilisation system.
$n autopilot:
Correct answer : continually trims the aircraft to fly &hands off& when engaged.
$n autopilot which will suffer a loss of autoland capability after a single failure but which will not diverge from its intended flight path
is nown as .... If it can sustain a failure without loss of autoland capability, it is nown as ....
Correct answer : fail passive, fail operational.
$n auto"pilot system whereby if one $D) fails cannot carry out an auto"land is called fail ....
Correct answer : passive.
$n autopilot suffers a failure which leaves the airplane trimmed and maintaining its original flight path although the autopilot is no
longer engaged. !he original status of the autopilot before the failure was:
Correct answer : fail passive.
$n autopilot is in $*! ,6*3 mode. What will happen if slight pressure is applied to the control column, assuming that the autopilot
remains engaged?
Correct answer : !he autopilot will trim the aircraft nose up.
$n auto"pilot capable of altitude hold and heading hold is a minimum re.uirement for:
Correct answer : Single pilot operation under I0% and at night.
$n automatic flight system which can safely continue with an automatic landing after a system failure:
Correct answer : is a fail operational system.
$n automatic flight system which can safely continue with an automatic landing after a system failure is a:
Correct answer : fail operational system.
$n automatic flight control system:
Correct answer : applies flight data to the autopilot system.
$n auto"land system which can continue to automatically land the aircraft after a single failure is called:
Correct answer : 0ail active
$n artificial hori4on has:
Correct answer : - degree of freedom and a vertical a#is.
$n aircraft turns from south"west to south"east when situated at >C +, what heading should you roll out on if using a 3%/C?
Correct answer : ::CG
$n aircraft that weights more than C,I99 g and was registered after : $pril :88;, the 03% and C5% must record respectively:
Correct answer : -C hr. and - hr.
$n aircraft taing off from an airfield with =+, set on the altimeter has both static vents bloced by ice. $s the aircraft climbs away
the altimeter will:
Correct answer : indicate the airfield elevation.
$n aircraft maintaining a constant C$S and altitude is flying from a cold airmass into warmer air. !he effect of the change of
temperature on the speed will be:
Correct answer : !$S will increase.
$n aircraft is travelling at :-9 ts, what angle of ban would be re.uired for a rate :1one2 turn:
Correct answer : :; deg
$n aircraft is taing of on a runway heading 9>C deg, in still air, with a compass having 9 deg deviation. !he runway is on an agonic
line. What will the compass read if you are in the northern hemisphere?
Correct answer : compass moves to less than 9>CG
$n aircraft is flying a true trac of @H9 degrees from C9 south to C9 north. What is the average apparent wander rate:
Correct answer : 9 deg per hour
$n aircraft is fitted with a direct reading magnetic compass. Bpon landing in a northerly direction the compass will indicate:
Correct answer : no change.
$n aircraft in the southern hemisphere is turning from a heading of 9>CG1C2 to @:CG1C2 using a 3?I. $t the end of the turn the
compass will read .... than @:CG and li.uid swirl will .... this effect.
Correct answer : less, decrease.
$n aircraft has yaw damping induced in its auto"stabilisation system. $n essential re.uirement of such a system is:
Correct answer : I+S inputs to the C$3C.
$n aircraft has yaw damping included in its auto"stabilisation system. $n essential re.uirement of such a system is:
Correct answer : a three a#is autopilot system.
$n aircraft has a compensated capacitance fuel contents gauging system and is refuelled so that the total fuel contents are IH999g
at a temperature of :; degrees C and an S.?. of 9.;:. Whilst the aircraft is pared the temperature increases to -H degree. !otal
fuel contents:
Correct answer : remained the same
$n advisory message on the 'IC$S system screen would be:
Correct answer : displayed in amber, normally on the upper screen, indented one space to the right.
$mong these instruments, which one uses aneroid capsules?
Correct answer : air intae pressure sensor.
$ircraft electronic display systems normally incorporate:
Correct answer : automatic C%! brightness control.
$ircraft Central $ir 3ata Computers 1C$3C2 transmit data for:
Correct answer : airspeed, altitude and /ach +o.
$ircraft above a certain capacity must carry a crash a#e, it is provided to:
Correct answer : enable access behind panels and soundproofing to aid fire fighting.
$fter locali4er and glide slope capture, how can the $)) mode still be disengaged?
Correct answer : $ll answers are correct.
$ccording to the readings on the following )03, the actual flight level is:
Correct answer : 0*;9.
$ccording to 7$% 6)S when must the C5% on a C9 seat turbo prop aDc begin recording?
Correct answer : 0rom before the aDc is capable of moving under its own power to after the aDc is no longer capable of moving
under its own power.
$ yaw damper:
Correct answer : can be used in manual or automatic flight.
$ yaw damper indicator will indicate to the pilot:
Correct answer : yaw damper movement of rudder position.
$ volumetric fuel flow meter is different to a mass flow meter because the mass flow meter compensates for:
Correct answer : density
$ vibrator may be fitted into an altimeter to overcome:
Correct answer : hysterysis.
$ vibration meter measures:
Correct answer : amplitude at a given fre.uency.
$ stall warning system fitted to a large aircraft will always include:
Correct answer : 5arious inputs including landing gear micro switch, a warning module and an aural warning.
$ single a#is autopilot system:
Correct answer : provides control about the roll a#is.
$ remote reading thermometer depends upon .... to indicate changes in temperature.
Correct answer : change of electrical resistance with temperature.
$ radio altimeter is:
Correct answer : aircraft based and measures true height.
$ pressure head is sub<ect to the following errors:
Correct answer : position and manoeuvre induced errors.
$ milli"voltmeter measuring electromotive force between a hot and a cold <unction of a thermocouple can be graduated to read
temperature if:
Correct answer : the cold <unction is maintained at a constant temperature.
$ mach trimming system:
Correct answer : is only operational at high subsonic speeds, whether or not the autopilot is engaged.
$ gravity erector system corrects errors on a:
Correct answer : artificial hori4on
$ ?)WS system re.uires:
Correct answer : $ural signals which may be supplemented by visual signals
$ direct reading aircraft thermometer usually consists of a bimetallic element protruding into the airstream. /ovement of the pointer
over the temperature scale will depend on :
Correct answer : different coefficients of e#pansion of the two metals.
$ 3?I has:
Correct answer : two degrees of freedom K a hori4ontal spin a#is
$ cylinder head temperature measuring system in a piston engine has a sensor:
Correct answer : 6ne in the hottest running cylinder.
$ compass swing is used to:
Correct answer : align compass north with magnetic north.
$ bounded error in an I+S system:
Correct answer : will result in all of the above being correct.
$ - a#is gyro measuring vertical changes will have:
Correct answer : two degrees of freedom vertical a#is.
You have <ust taen off in a fast aircraft fitted with a vacuum operated attitude indicator. While climbing straight ahead " still
accelerating " the instrument may for a short while indicate
Correct answer : a climbing turn to the right
You are departing an aerodrome 1H99 ft $/S*, =+, :9:- h)a2 and proceed to another airfield 1:C9 ft $/S*2 with the same =+,.
$fter landing, which barometric setting on the altimeter maes it again indicate H99 ft?
Correct answer : :9-I.
Without read<usting the barometric setting of the $ltimeter, it will under"read when:
Correct answer : flying from a low pressure area into a high pressure area.
Within a temperature range of FC9G and "-9G C the 5SI is accurate to within limits of:
Correct answer : FD" -99 ftDmin.
With a pitot probe bloced due to ice build up, the aircraft airspeed indicator will indicate in descent a :
Correct answer : decreasing speed.
With a constant weight, irrespective of the airfield altitude, an aircraft always taes off at the same :
Correct answer : calibrated airspeed.
Why do some gyro instruments topple when the aircraft is placed in an e#treme attitude?
Correct answer : because the gimbals reach their limiting stops
While inertial platform system is operating on board an aircraft, it is necessary to use a device with the following characteristics, in
order to eep the vertical line with a pendulous system:
Correct answer : with damping and a period of about ;> minutes.
While flying, a red flag labelled M,3?M appears in the indicator 1,SI2 of a Slaved ?yro Compass System. !his indicates that:
Correct answer : !he flu# valve is not supplying reliable information to the compass system.
While accelerating on tae"off, what would be the e#pected indications on an electrically driven $ttitude Indicator?
Correct answer : a climbing turn to the left
Which statement is true ?
Correct answer : +one of the above.
Which statement is correct for the 5ertical Speed Indicator 15SI2 during a climb :
Correct answer : !he pressure inside the capsule drops faster than the pressure inside the case.
Which one of the following statements is true with regard to the operation of a /ach trim system :
Correct answer : It only operates above a pre"determined /ach number.
Which of these statements is true?
Correct answer : !he probes used for S$! measurements have a recovery factor of 9.IC to 9.89, while the probes used for !$!
measurements have a recovery factor of around :.99.
Which instrument does not connect to the static system?
Correct answer : 5acuum gauge.
When, in flight, the needle of a needle"and"ball indicator is on the right and the ball on the left, the aircraft is :
Correct answer : turning right with not enough ban
When, in flight, the needle of a needle"and"ball indicator is on the left and the ball on the right, the aircraft is:
Correct answer : turning left with not enough ban
When, in flight, the needle and ball of a needle"and"ball indicator are on the right, the aircraft is :
Correct answer : turning right with too much ban
When, in flight, the needle and ball of a needle"and"ball indicator are on the left, the aircraft is:
Correct answer : turning left with too much ban
When using the autopilot, the function of the pitch channel automatic trim is to: :" cancel the hinge moment of the elevator -" ease
as much as possible the load of the servo"actuator @" restore to the pilot a correctly trimmed airplane during the autopilot
disengagement !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, - and @.
When turning onto a northerly heading the rose of a magnetic compass tends to MundershootLM when turning onto a southerly
heading it tends to MovershootM: :2these compass indications are less reliable in the northern hemisphere than in the southern
hemisphere. -2these compass oscillations following a lateral gust are not identical if the aircraft is heading north or south. @2 this
behaviour is due to the mechanical construction of the compass. >2 this behaviour is a symptom of a badly swung compass. !he
correct statements are :
Correct answer : - and @.
When the 6$! is F-CGC, the deviation from standard temperature for aerodynamic computations is:
Correct answer : F:9G C
When the intruding aircraft is e.uipped with a transponder without altitude reporting capability, the !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance
System2 issues a :
Correct answer : Mtraffic advisoryM only.
When the intruding aircraft is e.uipped with a serviceable mode C transponder, the !C$S II 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2
generates a :
Correct answer : Mtraffic advisoryM and vertical Mresolution advisoryM.
When the barometric subscale of the altimeter is ad<usted to :9:@.- h)a, what type of altitude is being measured?
Correct answer : )ressure altitude.
When the auto"pilot is engagedL the role of the automatic trim is to:
Correct answer : relieve the $.). servo motor and return the aircraft in"trim at $.). disconnect
When the altitude ac.uisition mode is engaged on a <et transport airplane e.uipped with autopilot 1$)2 and auto"throttle 1$!S2
systems the:
Correct answer : indicated airspeed 1I$S2 is maintained constant by the autopilot by means of elevator.
When the altimeter indicated 9 14ero2 ft when the aircraft was pared for the night, and :.999 ft the following morning, this shows
that:
Correct answer : the barometric pressure has decreased by appro#. @@ h)a.
When the $C generators are connected in parallel, the reactive loads are balanced by means of the:
Correct answer : energi4ing current.
When side"slipping, one of the instruments below will give an incorrect indication:
Correct answer : $irspeed Indicator.
When operating two $C generators unparalleled, the phase relationship of each generator:
Correct answer : is unimportant.
When only one autopilot is used for climbing, cruising and approach, the system is considered:
Correct answer : Mfail passiveM or without failure effect but with disconnection.
When flying with an indicated altitude of @999 ft into a low pressure area, the actual altitude:
Correct answer : will decrease.
When flying from a sector of warm air into one of colder air, the altimeter will :
Correct answer : overread.
When descending through an isothermal layer at a constant Calibrated $irspeed 1C$S2, the !rue $irspeed 1!$S2 will:
Correct answer : decrease
When compared with the volumetric fuel flowmeter, the mass fuel flowmeter taes into account the fuel :
Correct answer : density.
When climbing at a constant /ach number below the tropopause, in IS$ conditions, the Calibrated $irspeed 1C$S2 will:
Correct answer : decrease
When carrying out battery condition chec using the aeroplan&s voltmeter :
Correct answer : a load should be applied to the battery in order to give a better indication of condition.
When being engaged, and without selecting a particular mode, an automatic pilot enables :
Correct answer : aeroplane stabilisation with attitude hold or maintaining vertical speed and possibly automatic trim.
When an *0 radio wave passes over the earth&s surface it:
Correct answer : slows down and is attenuated.
When an automatic landing is interrupted by a go"around : :" the autothrottle reacts immediately upon the pilot action on the !6D?$
1!ae"offD?o"around2 switch in order to recover the ma#imum thrust -" the autopilot monitors the climb and the rotation of the
airplane @" the autopilot retracts the landing gear and reduces the flap deflection in order to reduce the drag >" the pilot performs the
climb and the rotation of the airplane C" the pilot retracts the landing gear and reduces the flap deflection in order to reduce the drag
!he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, - and C.
When an aircraft, operating in the 56% coupled mode, approaches the Mcone of confusionM over a 56% station, the roll channel of
the autopilot :
Correct answer : temporarily switches over to the heading mode.
When an aircraft has turned 89 degrees with a constant attitude and ban, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial
hori4on :
Correct answer : too much nose"up and ban too low
When an aircraft has turned @H9 degrees with a constant attitude and ban, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial
hori4on :
Correct answer : attitude and ban correct
When an aircraft has turned -I9 degrees with a constant attitude and ban, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial
hori4on:
Correct answer : too much nose up and ban to high.
When an aircraft has turned -I9 degrees with a constant attitude and ban, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial
hori4on :
Correct answer : too much nose"up and ban too high.
When $C generators are operated in parallel, they must be of the same:
Correct answer : voltage and fre.uency.
When a persistent top e#citation limit fault on an $C generator connected to the mains with another $C generator, the overe#citation
protection device opens:
Correct answer : the e#citer breaer, the generator breaer and the tie breaer.
When a persistent overe#citation fault is detected on only one $C generator, the protection device opens the :
Correct answer : e#citer breaer and generator breaer.
What should be the indication on the magnetic compass when rolling into a standard rate turn to the right from a south heading in
the +orthern ,emisphere?
Correct answer : !he compass will indicate a turn to the right, but at a faster rate than is actually occurring.
What percentages of the headwind and tailwind components are taen into account when calculating the tae"off field length
re.uired?
Correct answer : C9E headwind and :C9E tailwind.
What is the significance of the yellow arc in an airspeed indicator?
Correct answer : Structural warning range.
What is the main cause of precession?
Correct answer : (earing friction.
What is the /ach number?
Correct answer : It is the ratio of the aircraft&s true airspeed to the local speed of sound of the air in which the aircraft is moving.
What is the best way to test the charge level of a lead acid battery ?
Correct answer : (y checing the specific gravity of the elctrolyte.
What is nown as the MSchuler )eriodM has a length of
Correct answer : ;>.> minutes
What is an operational difference between the turn coordinator and the turn and slip indicator?
Correct answer : the turn coordinator indicates roll rate, rate of turn, and co"ordinationL the turn and slip indicator indicates rate of
turn and co"ordination
What indications should you get from the turn"and"slip indicator during ta#i?
Correct answer : the ball moves freely opposite the turn, and the needle deflects in the direction of the turn
What does a vertical speed indicator actually measure?
Correct answer : !he rate of pressure change.
What corrections must be applied to indicated airspeed to produce true airspeed?
Correct answer : Correction for altitude and temperature.
What angle of ban should you adopt on the attitude indicator for a standard rate 1rate :2 turn while flying at an I$S of :@9 At?
Correct answer : -9G
We are maintaining a constant flight level. !hat means:
Correct answer : the outside air pressure is constant.
5+6 is the ma#imum speed :
Correct answer : not to be e#ceeded e#cept in still air and with caution.
5+' is the ma#imum speed :
Correct answer : which must never be e#ceeded
5*6 is the ma#imum :
Correct answer : speed at which the landing gear can be operated with full safety.
5*' is the ma#imum:
Correct answer : flight speed with the landing gear down.
5*' is the ma#imum :
Correct answer : flight speed with landing gear down
50' is the ma#imum speed :
Correct answer : with the flaps e#tended in a given position.
5ariation is defined as the angle between:
Correct answer : !+ and /+.
Bsually, in conductive materials
Correct answer : the resistance increases with increasing temperature.
Bnder normal operating conditions, when an aircraft is in a baned turn, the rate"of"turn indicator is a valuable gyroscopic flight
control instrument L when it is associated with an attitude indicator it indicates : :. the angular velocity of the aircraft about the yaw
a#is -. !he ban of the aircraft @. !he direction of the aircraft turn >. !he angular velocity of the aircraft about the real vertical !he
combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,@.
!otal air pressure consists of static pressure plus:
Correct answer : 3ynamic pressure.
!or.ue can be determined by measuring the :
Correct answer : oil pressure at the fi#ed crown of an epicycloidal reducer of the main engine gearbo#.
!oday&s airspeed indicators 1calibrated to the Saint"5enant formula2, indicate, in the absence of static 1and instrumental2 error :
Correct answer : !he calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 in all cases
!o permit turbine e#it temperatures to be measured, gas turbines are e.uipped with thermometers which wor on the following
principle:
Correct answer : thermocouple
!o obtain total air temp. 1!$!2 the airflow to the sensor
Correct answer : must be brought to rest without addition or removal of heat.
!o ensure correct load sharing between $C generators operating in parallel :
Correct answer : both real an reactive loads must be matched.
!he yellow sector of the temperature gauge corresponds to:
Correct answer : an e#ceptional operating range.
!he yaw damper, which suppresses 3utch roll:
Correct answer : controls the rudder, with the angular rate about the vertical a#is as the input signal.
!he Yaw 3amper signal for a given rate of oscillation, is
Correct answer : varied inversely according to the airspeed.
!he yaw damper indicator supplies the pilot with information regarding the:
Correct answer : yaw damper action on the rudder
!he white sector of the arc of a temperature gauge corresponds to:
Correct answer : a special operating range.
!he wavelength of a radio transmitted on fre.uency :-:.8C /,4 is:
Correct answer : -.>H m
!he wavelength of a non"directional beacon 1+3(2 at a fre.uency of @99 ,4 is:
Correct answer : :999 metres.
!he voltage regulator of a 3C generator is connected in :
Correct answer : series with the shunt field coil.
!he voltage of a fully charged lead"acid battery cell is :
Correct answer : -,- volts.
!he voice recorder records on four different channels the following information: :" aural warnings -" radio communications @"
conversations between the crew members through the cocpit interphone >" announcements to the passengers !he combination
regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @, >.
!he 5,0 6mnirange 156%2 uses the following wavelengths:
Correct answer : metric.
!he 5,0 direction finder uses the following wavelengths:
Correct answer : metric.
!he vertical speed indicator 5SI is fed by:
Correct answer : static pressure
!he vertical speed indicator reads:
Correct answer : !he differential pressure between the capsule pressure and the case pressure.
!he vertical speed indicator of an aircraft flying at a true airspeed of :99 t, in a descent with a slope of @ degrees, indicates :
Correct answer : " C99 ftDmin.
!he vertical speed indicator 15SI2 is fed by :
Correct answer : static pressure
!he 5ertical Speed Indicator 15SI2 give:
Correct answer : Immediate trend information and stable climb or descent information after H to :- seconds 1depending on type2.
!he vertical reference unit of a three"a#is data generator is e.uipped with a gyro with :
Correct answer : - degrees of freedom and vertical spin a#is
!he velocity of sound at the sea level in a standard atmosphere is:
Correct answer : HH: t.
!he velocity ma#imum operating 15./.6.2 is a speed e#pressed in :
Correct answer : calibrated airspeed 1C$S2.
!he use of the !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 for avoiding an aircraft in flight is now general. !C$S uses for its
operation :
Correct answer : the replies from the transponders of other aircraft
!he upper airspeed limit of the green arc on the airspeed indicator represents:
Correct answer : /a#imum structural cruising speed 15+62
!he type of windings commonly used in 3C starter motors are :
Correct answer : series wound.
!he two main sources of information used to calculate turbo<et thrust are the:
Correct answer : fan rotation speed 1or +:2 or the ')% 1'ngine )ressure %atio2.
!he turn rate indicator uses a gyroscope: : " with one degree of freedom. - " with two degrees of freedom @ " the frame of which is
supported by two return springs. > " the spinning wheel a#is of which is parallel to the pitch a#is. C " the spinning wheel a#is of which
is parallel to the yawing a#is. H " the spinning wheel a#is of which is hori4ontal. !he combination regrouping all the correct
statements is:
Correct answer : :"@
!he true statement among the following in relation to the application of 6hm&s law is :
Correct answer : Current in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied electromotive force.
!he transmitter of %)/ indicator may consist of : :" a magnetic sensor supplying an induced $C voltage -" a 3C generator
supplying a 3C voltage @" a single"phase $C generator supplying an $C voltage >" a three"phase $C generator supplying a three"
phase voltage !he combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,-,@,>
!he total air temperature 1!$!2 is always :
Correct answer : higher than Static $ir !emperature 1S$!2 depending on the Calibrated $ir Speed 1C$S2.
!he temperature measured by the C,! 1Cylinder ,ead temperature2 probe is the :
Correct answer : temperature within the hottest cylinder, depending on its position in the engine bloc.
!he !C$S II data display devices can be in the form of: :" a specific dedicated screen -" a screen combined with the weather radar
@" a variometer represented on a li.uid crystal screen which allows the display of !raffic $dvisory 1!$2 and %esolution $dvisory 1%$2
>" an '0IS 1'lectronic 0light Instrument System2 screen !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @ and >.
!he !C$S gives information:
Correct answer : only in the vertical plane.
!he !C$S - 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 provides : :" traffic information 1!$: !raffic $dvisory2 -" hori4ontal resolution 1%$:
%esolution $dvisory2 @" vertical resolution 1%$: %esolution $dvisory2 >" ground pro#imity warning !he combination regrouping all the
correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, @
!he !C$S : 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 provides : :" traffic information -" hori4ontal resolution 1%$: %esolution $dvisory2
@" vertical resolution 1%$: %esolution $dvisory2 >" ground pro#imity warning !he combination regrouping all the correct statements
is:
Correct answer : :
!he !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 is a pro#imity alarm system which detects a MtrafficM when the conflicting traffic is
e.uipped with a :
Correct answer : serviceable SS% transponder
!he !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 gives avoidance resolutions :
Correct answer : only in the vertical plane
!he !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 computer receives information : :" about the pressure altitude through the mode S
transponder -" from the radio"altimeter @" specific to the airplane configuration >" from the inertial units !he combination regrouping
all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @
!he synchroni4ation of the autopilot control channel system : :" enables the prevention of <ers during disengagement -" enables
the cancellation of rudder control signals @" enables the prevention of <ers during engagement >" functions in the heading,
navigation, approach modes !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : @, >
!he sustained oscillation in the %ing *aser ?yro 1%*?2 is initially caused by
Correct answer : the gas 1or plasma2 inside the triangular cavity is ionised by the voltage, causing helium atoms to collide with and
transfer energy to the neon atoms.
!he stic shaer calculator receives the following informations : :" mass of the airplane -" angle of attac @" wing flap deflection >"
position of the landing gear C" total air temperature H" pressure altitude !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : -, @
!he static pressure error of the static vent on which the altimeter is connected varies substantially with the:
Correct answer : /ach number of the aircraft
!he static air temperature 1S$!2 is :
Correct answer : an absolute temperature e#pressed in degrees Celsius
!he standard temperature for all our aerodynamic computations is:
Correct answer : :CG C or C8G 0.
!he stall warning system receives information about the : :" airplane angle of attac -" airplane speed @" airplane ban angle >"
airplane configuration C" load factor on the airplane !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, >
!he stall warning system of a large transport airplane includes: :" an angle of attac sensor -" a computer @" a transmitter
originating from the anemometer >" an independent pitot probe C" a transmitter of the flapDslat position indicating system !he
combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, C.
!he speed of an asynchronous four"pole motor fed at a fre.uency of >99 ,ert4 is:
Correct answer : :-999 revolutions per minute.
!he so"called Mhot busesM or Mdirect busesM are:
Correct answer : directly connected to the battery.
!he signal supplied by a transmitter fitted with a magnetic sensor, connected to an %)/ indicator is :
Correct answer : an $C voltage, the fre.uency of which varies with the %)/L the indicator converts the signal into s.uare pulses
which are then counted
!he signal supplied by a transmitter fitted with a @"phase $C generator, connected to %)/ indicator, is :
Correct answer : a three"phase voltage, the fre.uency of which varies with the %)/L the indicator is provided with a motor which
drives a magnetic tachometer
!he services connected to a supply bus"bar are normally in:
Correct answer : parallel, so that isolating individual loads decreases the bus"bar current consumption.
!he sensors used to measure the e#haust gas temperature on an airplane e.uipped with turbo<ets are:
Correct answer : thermocouples.
!he %)/ indicator 1or tachometer2 of a piston engine can include a small red arc within the normally used 1green arc2. In the %)/
range corresponding to this small red arc the:
Correct answer : propeller generates vibration, continues rating is forbidden.
!he %)/ indicator 1or tachometer2 of a piston engine can include a small red arc within the arc normally used 1green arc2 In the
%)/ range corresponding to this small red arc the :
Correct answer : propoller generates vibration, continuous rating is forbidden
!he rotational speed of an air"driven gyro is normally:
Correct answer : 8999" :-999 %)/
!he response time of a vertical speed detector may be increased by adding a:
Correct answer : correction based on an accelerometer sensor.
!he re.uirement to carry a ?)WS 1?round )ro#imity Warning System2 concerns aeroplanes which are, depending on their age,
weight and passenger capacity : :" turboprop"powered -" piston"powered @" <et"powered !he combination regrouping all the correct
statements is :
Correct answer : :, @
!he red pointer which is normally on the red line on the '?! 1'#haust ?as !emperature2 indicators:
Correct answer : moves when the corresponding value is e#ceeded and remains positioned at the ma#imum value that has been
reached.
!he recovery factor of a Mflush bulbM temperature sensor generally varies from
Correct answer : 9.@C to 9.C9
!he reason for using inverters in an electrical system is ..
Correct answer : !o change 3C into $C.
!he reason for having a s.uare"law compensation in the airspeed"indicator mechanism is:
Correct answer : !he differential pressure increases with the s.uare of the airspeed.
!he reading of a /ach indicator is independent of :
Correct answer : the outside temperature
!he rate"of"turn is the:
Correct answer : change"of"heading rate of the aircraft
!he ram air temperature 1%$!2 is defined as:
Correct answer : S$! plus the ram rise.
!he .uantity of fuel in the tans is measured by capacitor type contents gauges. !he woring principle of these sensors is to
measure the :
Correct answer : charge of condensors
!he .uadrantal deviation of the magnetic compass is due to the action of :
Correct answer : the soft iron pieces influenced by the geomagnetic field
!he .uadrantal deviation of a magnetic compass is corrected by using :
Correct answer : soft iron pieces
!he =+, is by definition the value of the:
Correct answer : altimeter setting so that the needles of the altimeter indicate the altitude of the location for which it is given.
!he purpose of the voltage regulator is to :
Correct answer : Aeep a constant voltage output from the generator.
!he purpose of the vibrating device of an altimeter is to:
Correct answer : reduce the effect of friction in the linages
!he purpose of the slaving tor.ue motor is:
Correct answer : to produce a precessive force in order to align the gyro with the earth&s magnetic field.
!he purpose of the I5SI is to
Correct answer : give an instantaneous indication of the aircraft&s vertical speed when a climb or descent has been initiated.
!he purpose of the flu#"valve is:
Correct answer : to sense the direction of the earth&s magnetic field relative to the airplane.
!he purpose of the automatic trim is to: :" reduce to 4ero the hinge moment of the entire control surface in order to relieve the load
on the servo"actuator -" ensure the aeroplane is properly trimmed when the autopilot is disengaged @" maintain the same
stabilityDmanoeuverablity trade"off within the whole flight envelope !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @.
!he purpose of the altitude alert system is to generate a visual and aural warning to the pilot when the:
Correct answer : airplane altitude differs from a selected altitude.
!he purpose of static wic dischargers is to :
Correct answer : dissipate static charge of the aircraft inflight thus avoiding radio interference as a result of static electricity.
!he purpose of compass swinging is to determine the deviation of a magnetic compass :
Correct answer : on any heading
!he purpose of $uto !rim function in autopilot is to :
Correct answer : control elevator trim tab in order to relieve elevator load
!he purpose of $uto !hrottle is:
Correct answer : to maintain constant engine power or airplane speed
!he purpose of an airplane automatic trim system is to trim out the hinge moment of the:
Correct answer : elevator.
!he purpose of an airplane automatic trim system is to trim out the hinge moment of the :
Correct answer : elevator1s2
!he purpose of a voltage regulator is to control the output voltage of the :
Correct answer : generator at varying loads and speeds.
!he purpose of a compass swing is to attempt to coincide the indications of:
Correct answer : compass north and magnetic north.
!he probe used to measure the air intae pressure of a gas turbine engined powerplant is:
Correct answer : an aneroid capsule.
!he principle of the !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance Systems2 is based on the use of :
Correct answer : transponders fitted in the aircraft
!he principle of the /ach indicator is based on the computation of the ratio :
Correct answer : 1)t " )s2 to )s
!he principle of detection of a vibration monitoring system is based on the use of:
Correct answer : - accelerometers.
!he principle of capacity gauges is based on the:
Correct answer : capacitance variation of a given capacitor with the type of dielectric.
!he principle of capacitor gauges is based on:
Correct answer : the variation in capacity of a condensor with the nature of the dielectric
!he principal advantage of a gyromagnetic compass 1slaved gyro compass2 is:
Correct answer : It combines the north"seeing ability of the magnetic compass with the stability of the direction indicator.
!he primary purpose of the reverse current relay is to :
Correct answer : )revent the battery from delivering current to the generator.
!he primary purpose of bonding the metallic parts of an aeroplane is to :
Correct answer : provide safe distribution of electrical charges and currents.
!he )rimary 0light 3isplay 1)032 displays information dedicated to:
Correct answer : piloting.
!he primary factor which maes the servo"assisted altimeter more accurate than the simple pressure altimeter is the use of:
Correct answer : an induction pic"off device
!he pressure probe used to measure the pressure of a low pressure fuel pump is:
Correct answer : an aneroid capsule.
!he pressure measured at the forward facing orifice of a pitot tube is the :
Correct answer : total pressure.
!he pressure altitude is the altitude corresponding :
Correct answer : in standard atmosphere, to the pressure )s prevailing at this point
!he position of a 0light 3irector command bars:
Correct answer : indicates the manoeuvers to e#ecute, to achieve or maintain a flight situation.
!he pitot tube supplies:
Correct answer : Impact pressure.
!he pendulum type detector system of the directional gyro feeds :
Correct answer : a levelling erection tor.ue motor
!he output voltage of 3C generators used in aircraft is normally regulated by:
Correct answer : Controlling the current in the field windings.
!he output of a generator is controlled by :
Correct answer : varying the field strength.
!he operation of the radio altimeter of a modern aircraft is based on:
Correct answer : fre.uency modulation of the carrier wave.
!he operation of the ?)WS 1?round )ro#imity Warning System2 is governed by laws taing the aircraft height into account as well
as : :" the descent rate -" the climb rate @" the aircraft configuration >" the selected engine rpm !he combination of correct
statements is :
Correct answer : :,@
!he operating principle of the vertical speed indicator 15SI2 is based on the measurement of the rate of change of:
Correct answer : Static pressure
!he operating principle of the pendulous vane unit erecting system is:
Correct answer : !he air flow reaction through the open vanes.
!he operating principle of the MinductionM type of tachometer is to measure the:
Correct answer : rotation speed of an asynchronous motor energi4ed by an alternator.
!he operating principle of 0lowmeters, or Munit flow meters,M the most commonly used at the present time, is to measure across their
system the :
Correct answer : .uantity of fuel movement
!he operating principle of an MelectronicM tachometer is to measure the:
Correct answer : fre.uency of the electric impulse created by a notched wheel rotating in a magnetic field.
!he operating fre.uency range of a low altitude radio altimeter is:
Correct answer : >-99 /,4 to >>99 /,4.
!he operating fre.uency of the %adio $ltimeter is normally
Correct answer : between >,-C9 and >,@C9 /,4, 0/CW
!he oncoming stall of a large transport airplane appears in the form of:
Correct answer : control stic vibrations simulating natural buffeting.
!he needle of the !urn and (an indicator shows:
Correct answer : !he rate at which the aircraft is turning about the yaw a#is.
!he moving part in an $C generator is usually referred to as the :
Correct answer : rotor.
!he most widely used electrical fre.uency in aircraft is :
Correct answer : >99 ,4.
!he most commonly used circuit protecion device in modern aircraft is a
Correct answer : push and pull circuit breaer.
!he most common voltage D fre.uency used in <et transport $DC is:
Correct answer : ::C 5$C D >99 ,4
!he most common overload protection device used in aircraft is:
Correct answer : Circuit breaers
!he modulation techni.ue used by the %adio $ltimeter is referred to as
Correct answer : 0re.uency /odulated Continuous Wave
!he minimum airborne e.uipment re.uired for operation of a 5,0 direction finder is a:
Correct answer : 5,0 transmitter"receiver operating in the ::; /,4 to :@H /,4 range.
!he measurement of the turbine temperature or of the '?! 1'#haust ?as !emperature2 is carried out at the :
Correct answer : high pressure turbine outlet.
!he measurement of S$! 1static air temperature2 by direct means is not possible on some 1fast2 aircraft because
Correct answer : of the effects from adiabatic compression and friction.
!he measurement of e#haust gas temperature 1'?!2 is normally based upon the principle of
Correct answer : voltage generation in a thermocouple
!he measured output power components of a constant fre.uency $C system are :
Correct answer : 5$ and 5$%.
!he ma#imum directional gyro error due to the earth rotation is:
Correct answer : :CGDhour
!he manifold pressure gauge measures
Correct answer : absolute pressure
!he main reason for having the centre of gravity below the pivot point in a card"type magnetic compass is:
Correct answer : !o compensate for the vertical magnetic component N such that the magnet system is within appro#. -G of the true
hori4ontal between H9G + and >9G S.
!he main input data to the Stall Warning $nnunciator System are : :" /ach /eter indication -" $ngle of $ttac @" Indicate $irspeed
1I$S2 >" $ircraft configuration 10lapsDSlats2 !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : -,>
!he main advantage of a ratiometer"type temperature indicator is that it:
Correct answer : carries out an independent measurement of the supply voltage.
!he main advantage of a ratiometer type temperature indicator is that it:
Correct answer : carries out an independent measurement of the supply voltage.
!he magnetic heading can be derived from the true heading by means of a :
Correct answer : map showing the isogonal lines
!he mach number is the:
Correct answer : true airspeed 1!$S2 divided by the local speed of sound
!he /ach number is a function of the
Correct answer : $bsolute temperature of the air.
!he /ach number is :
Correct answer : the ratio of the aircraft true airspeed to the sonic velocity at the altitude considered
!he low"altitude radio altimeters used in precision approaches: : operate in the :C>9":HH9 /,4 range. - are of the pulsed type. @
are of the fre.uency modulation type. > have an operating range of 9 to C999 ft. C have a precision of FD" - feet between 9 and C99
ft. !he combination of the correct statements is :
Correct answer : @, C
!he limits of the yellow scale of an airspeed indicator are :
Correct answer : 5+6 for the lower limit and 5+' for the upper limit
!he limits of the white scale of an airspeed indicator are :
Correct answer : 5S6 for the lower limit and 50' for the upper limit
!he limits of the green scale of an airspeed indicator are :
Correct answer : 5S: for the lower limit and 5+6 for the upper limit
!he interception of a locali4er beam by the autopilot taes place :
Correct answer : at a constant heading
!he Instrument *anding System 1I*S2 uses the following wavelengths:
Correct answer : metric.
!he inputs to the ?)WS 1?round )ro#imity Warning System2, are: :" $ir 3ata Computer " 1/ach number and 5ertical Speed2 -"
%adio $ltimeter @" +$5DI*S 1?lide Slope2 >" +$5D56% C" 0lap 1position2 H" $ngle of $ttac I" *anding ?ear 1position2 !he
combination of correct statement is:
Correct answer : :,-,@,C,I
!he input signal of the amplifier of the gyromagnetic compass resetting device originates from the:
Correct answer : error detector.
!he indications on a directional gyroscope or gyrocompass are sub<ect to errors, due to: :" rotation of 'arth. -" aeroplane motion on
'arth. @" lateral and transversal aeroplane ban angles. >" north change. C" mechanical defects. Chose the combination with true
statements only:
Correct answer : :,-,@,C.
!he indication of the directional gyro as an on"board instrument are valid only for a short period of time. !he causes of this
inaccuracy are : :. !he earth&s rotation -. !he longitudinal acceleration @. !he aircraft&s motion over the surface of the earth. >. !he
mechanical defects of the gyro C. !he gyro&s weight H. !he gimbal mount of the gyro rings !he combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,@,>,H
!he indication of a fuel float gauge varies with : :" aircraft attitude -" accelerations @" atmospheric pressure >" temperature !he
combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,-,>
!he hysteresis error of an altimeter varies substantially with the:
Correct answer : time passed at a given altitude.
!he hysteresis error of an altimeter varies substantially with the
Correct answer : time passed at a given altitude
!he higher the airspeed is:
Correct answer : !he higher the ban angle must be to turn at the standard rate.
!he heading reference unit of a three"a#is data generator is e.uipped with a gyro with:
Correct answer : - degrees of freedom and hori4ontal spin a#is
!he heading reference unit of a three a#is data generator is e.uipped with a gyro which has:
Correct answer : - degrees of freedom and hori4ontal spin a#is.
!he heading read on the dial of a directional gyro is sub<ect to errors, one of which is due to the movement of the aircraft. !his
error...
Correct answer : is dependent on the ground speed of the aircraft, its true trac and the average latitude of the flight
!he heading information originating from the gyromagnetic compass flu# valve is sent to the:
Correct answer : error detector.
!he ,ead Bp 3isplay 1,B32 is a device allowing the pilot, while still looing outside, to have:
Correct answer : a synthetic view of the instrument procedure.
!he gyromagnetic compass tor.ue motor :
Correct answer : causes the directional gyro unit to precess
!he ?round )ro#imity Warning Systems 1?W)S2 /ode C is activated when
Correct answer : when the aircraft is significantly below the I*S glidepath.
!he ?round )ro#imity Warning Systems 1?W)S2 /ode > is activated when
Correct answer : an unsafe terrain clearance situation is e#perienced, with the aircraft not in the landing configuration.
!he ?round )ro#imity Warning Systems 1?W)S2 /ode @ is activated when
Correct answer : an e#cessive height loss is e#perienced after tae"off or during go"around.
!he ?round )ro#imity Warning Systems 1?W)S2 /ode - is activated when
Correct answer : the aircraft is flying into rising terrain.
!he ?round )ro#imity Warning Systems 1?W)S2 /ode : is activated when
Correct answer : the barometric descent rate is e#cessive with respect to the aircraft height above the terrain.
!he ?round )ro#imity Warning System 1?)WS2 is a system woring according to a height span ranging from :
Correct answer : C9 ft to - C99 ft
!he ?round )ro#imity Warning System 1?)WS2 generates the following sound signal or signals when the aircraft is sining after a
tae"off or a go"around :
Correct answer : 36+&! SI+A repetitive only
!he ?)WS calculator receives the following signals : : " vertical speed - " radio altimeter height @ " pressure altitude > " glidepath
deviation C " gear and flaps position H " angle of attac !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,-,>,C
!he ?)WS calculator is able to operate in the following modes : :" e#cessive descent rate -" e#cessive rate of terrain closure @"
e#cessive angle of attac >" too high descent attitude C" loss of altitude after tae"off H" abnormal gearDflaps configuration I"
e#cessive glidepath deviation !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :,-,C,H,I
!he ?)WS 1?round )ro#imity Warning System2 releases a warning in the following cases : :" e#cessive rate of descent -"
e#cessive ground pro#imity rate @" loss of altitude after tae"off or go"around >" abnormal gearDflaps configuration C" e#cessive
deviation under the glidepath H" abnormal airbraes configuration !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @, >, C
!he ?)WS 1?round )ro#imity Warning System2 is active for a height range from:
Correct answer : C9 ft to - C99 ft measured by the radio altimeter.
!he gimbal error of the directional gyro is due to the effect of :
Correct answer : a ban or pitch attitude of the aircraft
!he ?estalt theory is relevant to:
Correct answer : perception and organisation
!he gauge indicating the .uantity of fuel measured by a capacity gauging system can be graduated directly in weight units because
the dielectric constant of fuel is:
Correct answer : twice that of air and varies directly with density.
!he functions of an autopilot 1basic modes2 consist of :
Correct answer : stabili4ing and monitoring the movement around the airplane centre of gravity.
!he function of the ?enerator (reaer is to close when the voltage of the :
Correct answer : generator is greater than battery voltage and to open when the opposite is true
!he function of a +6! logic gate within a circuit is to :
Correct answer : invert the input signal such that the output is always of the opposite state.
!he function of a CS3 in an $C generating system is to:
Correct answer : drive the generator at a constant speed.
!he fre.uency sweep rate of the %adio $ltimeter is in the order of
Correct answer : >,-C9 /,4
!he fre.uency of the current provided by an alternator depends on...
Correct answer : its rotation speed
!he fre.uency of an $C generator is dependent on the :
Correct answer : number of pairs of poles and the speed of the moving part.
!he fre.uency at which sywaves should least affect reception?
Correct answer : 5*0
!he float type fuel gauges provide information on:
Correct answer : volume whose indication varies with the temperature of the fuel.
!he flight director indicates the :
Correct answer : optimum instantaneous path to reach selected radial.
!he flight data recorders must preserve the conversation and aural warnings of the last :
Correct answer : @9 minutes of operation
!he flight data recorders must preserve the conversation and aural warnings of the last :
Correct answer : @9 minutes of operation.
!he flight data recorder must start data recording automatically:
Correct answer : before the airplane is able to move by under its own power.
!he flight data recorder must automatically stop data recording when the:
Correct answer : airplane cannot any longer move by its own power.
!he fields affecting a magnetic compass originate from: :. magnetic masses -. ferrous metal masses @. non ferrous metal masses
>. electrical currents !he combination of correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, >
!he 0an /arers uses the following wavelengths:
Correct answer : metric.
!he essential difference between aircraft $C alternators and 3C generators 1dynamos2 is that the:
Correct answer : induced 1output2 windings of the alternators are fi#ed 1stator2, and the dynamos have a fi#ed inductor 1field2 coil.
!he essential components of a flight director are : :" a computer -" an automatic pilot @" an autothrottle >" command bars !he
combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,>
!he error introduced in geostrophic or gradient wind calculations when the pressure is changing rapidly is the:
Correct answer : isallobaric effect.
!he error in altimeter readings caused by the variation of the static pressure near the source is nown as:
Correct answer : position pressure error.
!he error in a direction indicator caused by the convergence of the meridians in northerly and southerly latitudes is called
Correct answer : transport error
!he engine pressure ratio 1')%2 is computed by:
Correct answer : dividing turbine discharge pressure by compressor inlet pressure.
!he 'ngine )ressure %atio 1')%2 is computed by :
Correct answer : dividing turbine discharge pressure by compressor inlet pressure.
!he engagement of an autopilot is not possible when: :" there is a fault in the electrical power supply -" the controlled"turn nob is
not set to centre"off @" there is a synchroni4ation fault in the pitch channel >" there is a fault in the attitude reference unit !he
combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @, >.
!he electronic tachometer sensor is composed of:
Correct answer : a notched wheel rotating in front of an electro"magnet.
!he electromotive force of a thermocouple is not modified if one or several intermediate metals are inserted in the circuit provided
that:
Correct answer : contact points are maintained at e.ual temperature between these different metals.
!he 3istance /easuring '.uipment 13/'2 uses the following wavelengths:
Correct answer : decimetric.
!he disavantages of an MelectricM fuel 1float2 gauge are : :" the design is comple# -" the indications are influenced by the airplane
attitude variations @" the indications are influenced by the accelerations >" the indications are influenced by temperature variations C"
that an alternative current supply is necessary !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : -, @, >
!he disadvantages of a single"phase $.C. generator tachometer are: :" the presence of spurious signals due to a 3.C. generator
commutator -" the importance of line resistance on the information value @" the influence of temperature on the tachometer
information !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : -.
!he disadvantage of an electronic rpm indicator is the :
Correct answer : necessity of providing a power supply source.
!he directional gyro eeps its rotation a#is aligned toward
Correct answer : a point in space.
!he directional gyro a#is spins about the local vertical by :CGDhour :
Correct answer : on the +orth pole
!he directional gyro a#is no longer spins about the local vertical when it is located :
Correct answer : on the e.uator
!he difference between 1:2 a fuse and 1-2 a circuit breaer is:
Correct answer : 1:2not resettable, 1-2resettable.
!he detection of a feeder fault on a direct current circuit results in: :. automatic disconnection of the generator from the aircraft $C
busbar -. opening of generator field current relay @. opening of the main relay of the generator breaer >. opening of balancing
circuit connecting two generators C. lighting of an indicator lamp !he combination of correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @, >, C
!he density altitude is :
Correct answer : the altitude of the standard atmosphere on which the density is e.ual to the actual density of the atmosphere
!he 3ecision ,eight 13,2 warning light comes on when an aircraft:
Correct answer : descends below a pre"set radio altitude.
!he data supplied by a radio altimeter:
Correct answer : indicates the distance between the ground and the aircraft.
!he C5% 1Cocpit 5oice %ecorder2 includes: :. a microphone -. a recorder in compliance with the shoc and fire resistance
standards @. an independent battery >. a flight data recorder !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -
!he current in a 3C circuit, according to 6hm&s law, can be described as:
Correct answer : Inversely proportional to the resistance and proportional to the voltage.
!he correction of the control surface deflection made by the auto"pilot calculator in order to eep a given altitude will be all the more
significant when the : :" difference between the attitude necessary to eep the given or reference altitude and the instantaneous
attitude is high. - " variation speed of the difference between the attitude necessary to maintain the altitude and the instantaneous
attitude is high. @ " difference between the altitude of reference and the instantaneous altitude is high. > " variation speed of the
difference between the reference altitude and the instantaneous altitude is high. !he combination regrouping the correct statements
is:
Correct answer : :, -, @ and >.
!he correction of the control surface deflection made by the automatic pilot calculator in order to stabili4e the longitudinal attitude will
be all the more significant as the : :" difference between the reference attitude and the instantaneous attitude is high. -" rate of
change of the difference between the reference attitude and the instantaneous attitude is high. @" temperature is low. >" pressure
altitude is high. !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :,-.
!he control law of a transport airplane autopilot control channel may be defined as the relationship between the :
Correct answer : computer input deviation data and the output control deflection signals.
!he computers of the electrical flight controls system comply with programs defined by attitude control laws such as : :" on the
longitudinal a#is, the law may combine the load factor and the changes in the pitch rate as control data sources -" the trimming is
automatic and ensures neutral stability @" the protections apply to pitch and ban attitudes depending on the speed >" these laws do
not apply to the whole flight envelope !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @
!he compass heading can be derived from the magnetic heading by reference to a:
Correct answer : compass swinging curve
!he common used symbol of voltage is .....
Correct answer : B and it is measured in volts.
!he common used symbol of resistance is
Correct answer : % and it mesured in ohms.
!he command functions of an autopilot include, among others, the holding of : :" vertical speed -" altitude @" attitude >" ban C"
heading !he combination which regroups all of the correct statements is :
Correct answer : : " - " C
!he command bars of a flight director are generally represented on an:
Correct answer : $3I
!he command bars of a flight director are generally represented on an:
Correct answer : $3I 1$ttitude 3irector Indicator2
!he characteristics of the directional gyro 13?2 used in a gyro stabilised compass system are :
Correct answer : two degrees of freedom, whose hori4ontal a#is corresponding to the reference direction is maintained in the
hori4ontal plane by an automatic erecting system.
!he capacity of a battery is e#pressed in terms of :
Correct answer : ampere"hours.
!he capacity fuel gauges provide information:
Correct answer : on mass whose indication is independent of the temperature of the fuel.
!he calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 or /ach holding mode is carried out by: :" the autopilot pitch channel in the climb mode at a constant
calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 or /ach number -" the autothrottles in the climb mode at a constant calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 or /ach
number @" the autopilot pitch channel in the altitude or glide path holding mode >" the autothrottles in the altitude or glide path
holding mode !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : : and >.
!he calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 is obtained by applying to the indicated airspeed 1I$S2 :
Correct answer : an instrument and positionDpressure error correction.
!he calculator combined with the stic shaer system of a modern transport airplane receives information about the: :" angle of
attac -" engine %.)./. @" configuration >" pitch and ban attitude C" sideslip !he combination regrouping all the correct statements
is:
Correct answer : : and @.
!he basis properties of a gyroscope are : :. !he gyro&s weight. -. !he rigidity in space. @. !he inertia. >. !he high %)/. C. !he
precession !he combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : -,C
!he basic principle used for measuring a .uantity of fuel in a transport airplane e.uipped with McapacitorM gauges is that the:
Correct answer : capacity of a capacitor depends on the nature of the dielectric in which it is immersed.
!he $u#iliary )ower Bnit 1$)B2 has its own $C generator which:
Correct answer : supplies the aircraft with three"phase ::C"-99 5, >99 ,4 $C.
!he autothrottle : :" enable to catch and to maintain the +: %)/ -" enable to catch and to maintain the +- %)/ @" enable to catch
and to maintain an airplane indicated airspeed 1I$S2 >" is always engaged automatically at the same time as the autopilot !he
combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : : and @
!he autopilot is divided into two basic modes, what are they called?
Correct answer : *ateral mode 1,3$2 and 5ertical mode 15S2.
!he autopilot basic modes include, among other things, the following functions : :" pitch attitude hold -" pressure altitude hold @"
hori4ontal wing hold >" heading hold !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : :, @
!he automatic trim is a component of the autopilot pitch channel. Its function is to:
Correct answer : transfer a stabili4ed aeroplane to the pilot during autopilot disengagement.
!he automatic power control system 1autothrottle2 of a transport airplane has the following mode1s2 : :" capture and holding of
speeds -" capture and holding of /ach number @" capture and holding of flight angle of attac >" capture and holding of +: or ')%
1'ngine )ower %atio2 C" capture and holding of flight paths !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : :, -, >
!he $utomatic 3irection 0inder uses the following wavelengths:
Correct answer : hectometric or ilometric.
!he atmospheric pressure at 0* I9 in a Mstandard F :9M atmosphere is:
Correct answer : I;:.;C h)a.
!he angle of attac transmitters placed laterally on the forward part of the fuselage supply an electrical signal indicating: :" the
angular position of a wind vane -" a differential pressure in a probe, depending on the variation of the angle of attac @" a differential
pressure in a probe, depending on the variation of the speed !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -.
!he angle of attac transmitter provides an electric signal varying with: :" the angular position of a wind vane -" the deviation
between the airplane flight attitude and the path calculated by the inertial unit @" a probe differential pressure depending on the
variation of the angle of attac !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : : and @.
!he angle of attac of a two dimensional wing section is the angle between :
Correct answer : the chord line of the aerofoil and the free stream direction.
!he angle between /agnetic +orth and Compass +orth is called:
Correct answer : compass deviation
!he $ltitude Select System:
Correct answer : Is annunciated by light andDor sound when airplane is approaching selected altitude
!he altitude indicated on board an aircraft flying in an atmosphere where all the atmosphere layers below the aircraft are cold is :
Correct answer : higher than the real altitude.
!he altitude indicated on board an aircraft flying in an atmosphere where all atmosphere layers below the aircraft are warm is:
Correct answer : lower than the real altitude.
!he altimeter is fed by :
Correct answer : static pressure
!he altimeter is based upon the same principle as:
Correct answer : !he aneroid barometer.
!he altimeter consists of one or several aneroid capsules located in a sealed casing. !he pressures in the aneroid capsule 1i2 and
casing 1ii2 are respectively :
Correct answer : 1i2 vacuum 1or a very low pressure2 1ii2 static pressure
!he allowable landing weight will:
Correct answer : Increase with uphill runway slope.
!he airspeed indicator of an aircraft is provided with a moving red and white hatched pointer. !his pointer indicates the:
Correct answer : ma#imum speed in 5/6 operation versus altitude
!he airspeed indicator of a twin"engined aircraft comprises different sectors and color mars. !he blue line corresponds to the :
Correct answer : optimum climbing speed with one engine inoperative, or 5y
!he $irspeed Indicator measures:
Correct answer : 3ifferential pressure.
!he airspeed indicator circuit consists of pressure sensors. !he pitot tube directly supplies:
Correct answer : the total pressure.
!he airspeed indicator circuit consists of pressure sensors. !he pitot tube directly supplies:
Correct answer : the total pressure
!he airplane outside air temperature MprobeM measures the :
Correct answer : MtotalM air temperature minus inetic heating effects in order to obtain the static temperature.
!he aircraft radio e.uipment which emits on a fre.uency of >>99 /,4 is the :
Correct answer : radio altimeter.
!he airborne weather radar uses the following wavelengths:
Correct answer : centimetric.
!he aim of the flight director is to provide information to the pilot:
Correct answer : allowing him to return to a desired path in an optimal way.
!he advantages provided by an air data computer to indicate the altitude are : :. )ositionDpressure error correction -. ,ysteresis
error correction @. %emote data transmission capability >. Capability of operating as a conventional altimeter in the event of a failure
!he combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,@,>
!he advantages of single"phase $.C. generator tachometer are: :" the suppression of spurious signals due to a 3.C. generator
commutator -" the importance of line resistance on the information value @" the independence of the information in relation to the
airborne electrical power supply >" the ease of transmission of the information !he combination regrouping all the correct statements
is:
Correct answer : :, @.
!he advantages of grounding the negative pole of the aircraft structure are: :. Weight saving -. 'asy fault detection @. Increase of
short"circuit ris >. %eduction of short"circuit ris C. Circuits are not single"wired lines !he combination regrouping all the correct
statements is :
Correct answer : :, -, >
!he advantages of an electrical induction tachometer are: :" the display is not sensitive to line resistance -" the measurement is
independent of aircraft power supply @" the measurement is independent of temperature variations >" the option to use without
restriction several indicators connected in parallel to a single transmitter !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, >.
!he advantages of an electric float gauge are: :" ease of manufacture -" independence of the indication relative to the variations of
the aircraft power system if the measurement is made by a ratiometer @" independence of the indication relative to the variations of
the aircraft power system if the measurement is made by a galvanometer >" independence of the indication relative to temperature
variations !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, >
!he advantages of an MelectricM fuel 1float2 gauge are : :" easy construction -" independence of indications with regard to airplane
attitude @" independence of indications with regard to the accelerations >" independence of indications with regard to temperature
variations C" independence of indications with regard to vibrations !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :
!he advantages of a 3.C. generator tachometer are: :" easy transmission of the information. -" independence of the information
relative to the airborne electrical power supply. @" freedom from any spurious current due to the commutator. !he combination
regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -.
!he Msensor partM of the flu#"valve is:
Correct answer : !he three pic"up coils.
!he Mheading holdM mode is selected on the flight director 1032 with a course to steer of :;9G. Your aircraft holds a heading of :H9G.
!he vertical bar of the 03:
Correct answer : is centered if the aircraft is on optimum path to <oin heading :;9G
!he M(ourdon tubeM is used to measure :
Correct answer : pressure.
!$S is:
Correct answer : the aircraft&s true airspeed which is '$S corrected for altitude and temperature
Static dischargers : :. are used to set all the parts of the airframe to the same electrical potential -. are placed on wing and tail tips
to facilitate electrical discharge @. are used to reset the electrostatic potential of the aircraft to a value appro#imating 9 volts >. are
located on wing and tail tips to reduce intererence with the on"board radiocommunication systems to a minimum C. limit the riss of
transfer of electrical charges between the aircraft and the electrified clouds !he combination regrouping all the correct statements
is :
Correct answer : -,>,C.
Sound propagates through the air at a speed which only depends on :
Correct answer : temperature.
Sip distance is the:
Correct answer : range from the transmitter to the first sy wave
%igidity in a gyroscope is
Correct answer : the tendency it has to remain in its plane of rotation and resist attempts to alter its position
%egarding 'lectronic Instrument System 1'0IS2 : :" the +avigation 3isplay 1+32 displays 0light 3irector (ars. -" the altimeter setting
is displayed on the )03 1)rimary 0light 3isplay2. @" the )03 is the main flying instrument. >" the 0/$ 10light /ode $nnunciator2 is
part of the +3. !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : -, @.
%efer to the following !$0 e#tract: ('C/? :;-: -999 (A+99> )%6(@9 ('C/? -:-> 9C99 0? 5599: What does the abbreviation
M5599:M mean?
Correct answer : 5ertical visibility :99 0!.
%eal load sharing in a parallel $C system is achieved by :
Correct answer : ad<usting the tor.ue on each generator rotor via the CS3 unit.
%eal load sharing in a parallel $C system is achieved by :
Correct answer : automatic ad<ustment of the tor.ue on each generator rotor via the CS3 unit.
%: and %- resistances are connected in parallel. !he value of the e.uivalent resistance 1%e.2 so obtained is given by the following
formula:
Correct answer : :D%e. O :D%: F :D%-
)ulling the fire shutoff handle causes a number of devices to disconnect. In respect of the $C generator it can be said that the:
Correct answer : e#citer control relay and the generator breaer open.
)recession in a gyroscope is
Correct answer : the reaction at 89 degrees in direction of rotation caused by a applied force to the spinning wheel
6ne of the main functions of the airline battery is to:
Correct answer : (e an emergency source of electric power.
6ne essensial law of magnetism is:
Correct answer : $ permanent magnet bar will always have a north and a south pole.
6ne advantage of a movable"stabili4er system compared with a fi#ed stabili4er system is that:
Correct answer : it is a more powerful means of trimming
6n the ground, during a right turn, the turn indicator indicates :
Correct answer : needle to the right, ball to left
6n the ground, during a left turn, the turn indicator indicates :
Correct answer : needle to the left, ball to the right
6n the flight dec, an oil operated CS3 unit is normally provided with means of monitoring the:
Correct answer : oil over"temperature and low oil pressure.
6n board present aircraft, the batteries used are mainly Cadmium"+icel. !heir advantages are: :. low ris of thermal runaway -.
high internal resistance, hence higher power @. good charging and discharging capability at high rating >. wider permissible
temperature range C. good storage capability H. sturdiness owing to its metal casing I. the electrolyte density remains unchanged
during charging. !he combination of correct statement is:
Correct answer : @, >, C, H
6n board an aircraft the altitude is measured from the:
Correct answer : pressure altitude
6n an autopilot coupled approach, ?6 $%6B+3 mode is engaged:
Correct answer : by the pilot pushing a button located on the throttles.
6n an aeroplane utilising $C as primary power supplies, the batteries are charged in flight from :
Correct answer : a !ransformer %ectifier Bnit.
6n an aeroplane e.uipped with a constant speed propeller, the %)/ indicator enables :
Correct answer : control of the propeller regulator and the display of propeller %)/.
6n a !C$S- 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2, a corrective Mresolution advisoryM 1%$2 is a Mresolution advisoryM:
Correct answer : asing the pilot to modify effectively the vertical speed of his aircraft.
6n a !C$S - 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 the preventive Mresolution advisoryM 1%$2 is a Mresolution advisoryM:
Correct answer : that advises the pilot to avoid certain deviations from the current vertical rate but does not re.uire any change to
be made to that rate.
6n a modern aircraft, the flight director modes are displayed on the:
Correct answer : upper strip of the )03 1)rimary 0light 3isplay2.
+on"electrical temperature measurements may be done by
Correct answer : all of the above
/odern low altitude radioaltimeters emit waves in the following fre.uency band:
Correct answer : S,0 1Super ,igh 0re.uency2.
/odern aircraft can have many different types of circuit breaers 1C(2. ?enerally speaing a C( is an electric component that:
Correct answer : When e#cessive current flows through it, it will open the circuit, but a closed circuit is regained when it is reset.
/ode M*ocali4er $%/M active on 0light 3irector means:
Correct answer : System is armed for locali4er approach and coupling will occur upon capturing center line
/atch true airspeed 1!$S2 with the associated definition:
Correct answer : Calibrated airspeed corrected for altitude and non"standard temperature.
/atch indicated airspeed 1I$S2 with the associated definition:
Correct answer : !he airspeed you read directly from the airspeed indicator.
/atch groundspeed 1?S2 with the associated definition:
Correct answer : $ctual speed of an aircraft over ground.
/atch calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 with the associated definition:
Correct answer : Indicated airspeed corrected for installation and instrument errors.
/agnetic compass swinging is carried out to reduce as much as possible :
Correct answer : deviation.
/achmeter readings are sub<ect to:
Correct answer : position pressure error
/ach !rim is a device to compensate for :
Correct answer : bacing of the aerodynamic center at high /ach numbers by moving the elevator to nose"up
*anding shall be considered as having been carried out automatically when the autopilot and the auto"throttle of an aircraft are
disengaged by flight crew :
Correct answer : during ground roll.
It may be determined that an aircraft is not properly bonded if :
Correct answer : static noises can be heard on the radio.
Iron and brass are commonly used in bimetallic thermometers, because
Correct answer : they have two different coefficients of linear e#pansion.
Indication of /ach number is obtained from:
Correct answer : Indicated speed and altitude using a speed indicator e.uipped with an altimeter type aneroid
Indicated airspeed corrected for position error is:
Correct answer : Calibrated airspeed.
Indicated airspeed 1as read on the airspeed indicatorP will:
Correct answer : %emain unchanged in headwind and tailwind.
In transport airplanes, the temperatures are generally measured with : :" resistance thermometers -" thermocouple thermometers @"
reactance thermometers >" capacitance thermometers C" mercury thermometers !he combination regrouping all the correct
statements is :
Correct answer : :, -
In the vicinity of the magnetic +orth )ole the magnetic compass is useless because:
Correct answer : !he hori4ontal component of the magnetic field is too wea.
In the Southern hemisphere, during deceleration following a landing in an 'asterly direction, the magnetic compass will indicate :
Correct answer : an apparent turn to the +orth.
In the Southern hemisphere, during deceleration following a landing in a Westerly direction, the magnetic compass will indicate :
Correct answer : an apparent turn to the +orth.
In the northern hemisphere, during deceleration following a landing in an 'asterly direction, the magnetic compass will indicate :
Correct answer : an apparent turn to the South.
In the +orthern hemisphere, during deceleration following a landing in a Westerly direction, the magnetic compass will indicate :
Correct answer : an apparent turn to the South.
In the +orthern ,emisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn towards +orth if:
Correct answer : $n aircraft is accelerated while on an east or west heading.
In the +orthern ,emisphere, a magnetic compass will normally indicate a turn towards +orth if
Correct answer : an aircraft is accelerated while on an east or west heading.
In the event of a conflict, the !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 will give information such as :
Correct answer : climbDdescent
In the building principle of a gyroscope, the best efficiency is obtained through the concentration of the mass :
Correct answer : on the periphery and with a high rotation speed.
In the automatic trim control system of an autopilot, automatic trimming is normally effected about the :
Correct answer : pitch a#is only.
In the air"tight instrument case of the airspeed indicator we will find:
Correct answer : Static pressure.
In some configurations, modern aircraft do not respect the regulatory margins between stall and natural buffet. !he warning system
supplies the corresponding alarm. !he re.uired margin related to the stall speed is:
Correct answer : CE
In order to measure temperature the cylinder head temperature gauge utilises a:
Correct answer : thermocouple consisting of dissimilar metals.
In order to measure temperature the cylinder head temperature 1C,!2 gauge utilises a :
Correct answer : thermocouple consisting of two dissimilar metals.
In order to now in which mode the autothrottles are engaged, the crew will chec the:
Correct answer : )03 1primary flight display2.
In order to now in which mode the autothrottles are engaged, the crew will chec the :
Correct answer : )03 1)rimary 0light 3isplay2
In order to align a strapdown inertial unit, it is re.uired to insert the local geographical coordinates. !his is necessary to:
Correct answer : )osition the computing trihedron with reference to earth.
In order that 3C generators will achieve e.ual load sharing when operating in parallel, it is necessary to ensure that :
Correct answer : their voltages are almost e.ual.
In low altitude radio altimeters, the reading is 4ero when main landing gear wheels are on the ground. 0or this, it is necessary to:
Correct answer : account for signal processing time in the unit and apply a correction factor to the reading.
In low altitude radio altimeters, the height measurement 1above the ground2 is based upon:
Correct answer : a fre.uency modulation wave, for which the fre.uency variation between the transmitted wave and the received
wave after ground reflection is measured.
In computer technology, an output peripheral is a:
Correct answer : screen unit
In computer technology, an input peripheral is a:
Correct answer : eyboard
In computer technology, a storage peripheral is a:
Correct answer : hard dis drive
In case of accidental closing of an aircraft&s left static pressure port 1rain, birds2, the altimeter:
Correct answer : overreads the altitude in case of a sideslip to the left and displays the correct information during symmetric flight.
In automatic landing mode, when the - autopilots are used, the system is considered:
Correct answer : Mfail passiveM or without failure effect but with disconnection.
In automatic landing mode, in case of failure of one of the two autopilots, the system is considered:
Correct answer : Mfail passiveM or without failure effect but with disconnection.
In an Inertial +avigation System 1I+S2, the main causes of Cumulative !rac errors are
Correct answer : initial a4imuth misalignment of the platform and wander of the a4imuth gyro.
In an Inertial +avigation System 1I+S2, the main causes of Cumulative 3istance errors are
Correct answer : wander in the levelling gyros and integrator errors in the second stage of integration.
In an engine vibration monitoring system for a turbo<et any vibration produced by the engine is :
Correct answer : amplified and filtered before being fed to the cocpit indicator.
In an average or heavy weight transport airplane, generally, the fuel .uantity is measured by McapacitorM gauges because these
give : :" indications partly independent of fuel temperature variations -" indications almost independent of the airplane&s attitude and
accelerations @" indications e#pressed in density !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -
In an auto"pilot slaved powered control circuit, the system which ensures synchronisation :
Correct answer : can itself, when it fails, prevent the automatic pilot from being engaged.
In an alternator rotor coil you can find :
Correct answer : 3C.
In $n $ir 3ata Computer 1$3C2, aeroplane altitude is calculated from:
Correct answer : /easurement of absolute barometric pressure from a static source on the fuselage
In aeronautics, the most commonly used batteries are +iCd because...
Correct answer : they weigh less than lead"acid batteries.
In accordance with 1IC$62 $nne# H part I, the flight data recorder is to be located in the aircraft :
Correct answer : as far to the rear as practicable
In a vacuum operated attitude indicator, automatic erection of the gyro is performed by
Correct answer : the pendulous unit
In a !urn"indicator, the measurement of rate"of"turn consists for :
Correct answer : low ban angles, in measuring the yaw rate
In a turn indicator, the measurement of rate of turn consists for:
Correct answer : low ban angle, in measuring the yaw rate
In a turn at constant rate, the turn indicator reading is:
Correct answer : inversely proportional to the aircraft true airspeed
In a transport airplane, an autopilot comprises, in addition to the mode display devices, the following fundamental elements : :"
$irflow valve -" Sensors @" Comparators >" Computers C" $mplifiers H" Servo"actuators !he combination regrouping all the correct
statements is:
Correct answer : -, @, >, C, H
In a steep turn, the northerly turning error on a magnetic compass on the northern hemisphere is:
Correct answer : e.ual to :;9G on a 989G heading in a right turn.
In a standard atmosphere and at the sea level, the calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 is :
Correct answer : e.ual to the true airspeed 1!$S2.
In a Slaved ?yro Compass System the output of the flu#"valve is fed to:
Correct answer : the stator in the slaved gyro control.
In a selected a#is capture mode, the autopilot gives a ban attitude input :
Correct answer : proportional to the deviation between the selected heading and the current heading but not e#ceeding a given
value.
In a non"pressuri4ed aircraft, if one or several static pressure ports are damaged, there is an ultimate emergency means for
restoring a practically correct static pressure intae :
Correct answer : breaing the rate"of"climb indicator glass window
In a modern airplane e.uipped with an 'C$/ 1'lectronic centrali4ed aircraft monitor2, when a failure occurs in a circuit, the
centrali4ed flight management system: :" releases an aural warning -" lights up the appropriate push"buttons on the overhead panel
@" displays the relevant circuit on the system display >" processes the failure automatically !he combination regrouping all the
correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @.
In a mechanical oil pressure gauge the sensing element is
Correct answer : a bourdon tube
In a @"phase synchronous motor type tachometer indicator : :" the transmitter is a direct current generator -" the voltage is
proportional to the transmitter drive speed @" the fre.uency is proportional to the transmitter drive speed >" the speed indicating
element is a galvanometer C. the speed indicating element is an asynchronous motor driving a magnetic tachometer !he
combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : @, C
Immediately after starting engine1s2 with no other electrical services switched on, an ammeter showing a high charge rate to the
battery :
Correct answer : would be normal and is only cause for concern if the high charge rate persists.
If, when correcting an '$S value of :C9 At, a !$S value of :>H At is obtained:
Correct answer : the density of the atmosphere must be greater than the IS$ mean sea level air density.
If two constant fre.uency $C generators are operating independently, then the phase relationship of each generator:
Correct answer : is unimportant.
If the tans of your airplane only contain water, the capacitor gauges indicate:
Correct answer : a mass of water different from 4ero, but inaccurate.
If the static source to an altimeter becomes bloced during a climb, the instrument will:
Correct answer : continue to indicate the reading at which the blocage occured
If the static source to an airspeed indicator 1$SI2 becomes bloced during a descent the instrument will:
Correct answer : over"read
If the static source of an altimeter becomes bloced during a descent the instrument will:
Correct answer : continue to display the reading at which the blocage occurred.
If the static source of an altimeter becomes bloced during a descent the instrument will:
Correct answer : continue to display the reading at which the blocage occured
If the pitot tube is clogged, which instrument1s2 isDare affected?
Correct answer : $irspeed indicator only.
If the outside temperature at @C 999 feet is ">9GC, the local speed of sound is :
Correct answer : C8H t.
If the ?)WS 1?round )ro#imity Warning System2 activates, and alerts the pilot with an aural warning M36+&! SI+AM 1twice times2, it
is because :
Correct answer : during tae"off or missed approach manoeuvre, the aircraft has started to loose altitude.
If the fre.uency of the supply in a series capacitive circuit is increased, the current flowing in the circuit will :
Correct answer : increase.
If the C, O --9G, var. O ':-, dev. O W-, what is the corresponding !,?
Correct answer : !, O -@9G
If the ambient temperature decreases, the !$S of an aircraft cruising at a constant /ach number will:
Correct answer : decrease because local speed of sound decreases
If the alternate static source is used, the resulting reading will be:
Correct answer : !oo high reading of altitude.
If one of the :- cells of a lead"acid battery is dead, the battery:
Correct answer : is unserviceable.
If indicated airspeed is corrected for a positive error, the resulting calibrated airspeed will be:
Correct answer : *ower.
If an aircraft is flying 1with flaps and landing gear retracted2 in pro#imity to terrain and its ?)WS 1?round )ro#imity Warning System2
get activated, because it is detecting that the aeroplane has an e#cessive rate of descent, the system provides the following aural
warning signals :
Correct answer : ...SI+A %$!', SI+A %$!' ... followed by ... W,66) W,66) )B** B) ... 1twice2
If an aircraft is e.uipped with one altimeter which is compensated for position error and another altimeter which is not, and all other
factors being e.ual:
Correct answer : at high speed, the non compensated altimeter will indicate a higher altitude.
If a pilot cannot comply with a holding pattern the aircraft Commander should:
Correct answer : inform $!C and re.uest an alternative clearance
If a manifold pressure gauge consistently registers atmospheric pressure, the cause is probably
Correct answer : lea in pressure gauge line.
If a current is passed through a conductor which is positioned in a magnetic field :
Correct answer : a force will be e#erted on the conductor.
If a :;9Q steep turn is made to the right and the aircraft is rolled out to straight and level flight by visual reference, the miniature
aircraft on the $ttitude Indicator will ...
Correct answer : show a slight climb and turn to the left
,ow many hours or days would you have to spend in a clinic or hospital before you would have to inform the authorities ?
Correct answer : :- hours
,ow many diaphragms are present in a basic /ach meter?
Correct answer : !wo.
,ow is vacuum provided for the air"driven gyro instruments?
Correct answer : (y an engine"driven pump
,ow does lag error in an Instantaneous 5SI 1I5SI2 compare to that in a normal 5SI?
Correct answer : It is virtually eliminated by using an acceleration pump.
,ow can spatial disorientation in I/C be avoided? (y
Correct answer : maintaining a good instrument cross chec.
,igh intensity obstacle lights should be:
Correct answer : 0lashing white.
,eading information given by a gyro platform, is given by a gyro at:
Correct answer : - degrees of freedom in the hori4ontal a#is.
,eading information given by a gyro platform, is given by a gyro at :
Correct answer : - degrees"of"freedom in the hori4ontal a#is
,eading information from the gyromagnetic compass flu# gate is transmitted to the :
Correct answer : error detector.
?iven : / is the /ach number !s is the static temperature !t is the total temperature
Correct answer : !s O !t D1:F9.-. /R2
?iven : " !s the static temperature 1S$!2 " !t the total temperature 1!$!2 " Ar the recovery coefficient " / the /ach number !he total
temperature can be e#pressed appro#imately by the formula :
Correct answer : !t O !s1:F9.- /R2
?enerator paralleling through busbars is done to assure that
Correct answer : different consumers can be fed from different sources.
0uses are rated to a value by :
Correct answer : the number of amperes they will carry.
0rom a flight mechanics point of view, the MguidanceM functions of a transport airplane autopilot consist in:
Correct answer : monitoring the movements of the centre of gravity in the three dimensions of space 1path2.
0or weather radar, the fre.uency 8@IC /,4 in S (and is preferable to C (and because:
Correct answer : It better detects clouds contour and range is greater with the same transmission power.
0or this .uestion use chart $!1,D*2 :: What are the average magnetic course and distance between position +H999 W9-999 and
Sumburg 56% 1+C8CC W 99::C2?
Correct answer : :9CG " CH- +/
0or most radio altimeters, when a system error occurs during approach the ..
Correct answer : ,eight indication is removed
0or capturing and eeping a preselected magnetic heading, the flight director computer taes into account: :" trac deviation -" rate
of trac closure @" rate of change of trac closure >" wind velocity given by the inertial reference unit !he combination regrouping all
the correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,-,@
0or an aircraft flying a true trac of @H9G between the 99CGS and 99CG+ parallels, the precession error of the directional gyro due to
apparent drift is e.ual to:
Correct answer : 9GDhour
0or a constant Calibrated $irspeed 1C$S2 and a level flight, a fall in ambient temperature will result in a:
Correct answer : lower !rue $irspeed 1!$S2 due to an increase in air density
0ollowing :;9G stabili4ed turn with a constant attitude and ban, the artificial hori4on indicates :
Correct answer : attitude and baning correct
0light recorder duration must be such that flight data, cocpit voice and sound warnings may respectively be recorded during at
least:
Correct answer : -C hours for flight data, @9 minutes for cocpit voices and warnings horns.
0light 3irector Information supplied by an 03 computer is presented in the form of command bars on the following instrument:
Correct answer : $3I $ttitude 3isplay Indicator.
0ailure of the electrical supply to an electrically driven direction indicator may be indicated by:
Correct answer : $ red warning flag.
'#cept for airplanes under C.I! 1airworthiness certificate of which is subse.uent to @: march :88;2, a flight data recording system
must be able to store the recorded data for at least:
Correct answer : -C hours.
'#cept for airplanes under C,I t airworthiness certificate of which is subse.uent to @: march :88;, a flight data recording system
must be able to store the recorded data for a minimum of the last :
Correct answer : -C hours.
'rection systems are provided for the purpose of:
Correct answer : 'recting and maintaining the gyro in its vertical position.
'lectrical bonding of an aircraft is used to: :. protect the aircraft against lightning effects. -. reset the electrostatic potential of the
aircraft to a value appro#imating 9 volt @. reduce radio interference on radiocommunication systems >. set the aircraft to a single
potential !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, @, >
3uring the approach, a crew reads on the radio altimeter the value of HC9ft. !his is an indication of the true:
Correct answer : height of the lowest wheels with regard to the ground at any time.
3uring the approach, a crew reads on the radio altimeter the value of HC9 ft. !his is an indication of the true:
Correct answer : height of the lowest wheels with regard to the ground at any time.
3uring deceleration following a landing in northerly direction, the magnetic compass will indicate:
Correct answer : no apparent turn.
3uring deceleration following a landing in +ortherly direction, the magnetic compass will indicate :
Correct answer : no apparent turn.
3uring deceleration following a landing in a Southerly direction, the magnetic compass will indicate :
Correct answer : no apparent turn.
3uring an automatic landing, from a height of about C9 ft the:
Correct answer : autopilot maintains an angle of attac depending on the radio altimeter height.
3uring an automatic landing, from a height of about C9 ft the:
Correct answer : autopilot maintains a vertical speed depending on the radio altimeter height.
3uring an acceleration phase at constant attitude, the resetting principle of the artificial hori4on results in the hori4on bar indicating
a :
Correct answer : nose"up attitude
3uring a straight and uniform climb, the pilot maintains a constant calibrated airspeed 1C$S2 :
Correct answer : !he /ach number increases and the true airspeed 1!$S2 increases.
3uring a climb after tae"off from a contaminated runway, if the total pressure probe of the airspeed indicator is bloced, the pilot
finds that indicated airspeed :
Correct answer : increases steadily
3uring a Category II automatic approach, the height information is supplied by the :
Correct answer : radio altimeter.
3ifferent pressure sensors are used according to the intensity of the pressure measured 1low, medium or high2 Classify the following
sensors by order of increasing pressure for which they are suitable : :" bellows type -" (ourdon tube type @" aneroid capsule type
Correct answer : @,:,-
3eviation compensation in a flu# gate compass is done:
Correct answer : /echanically
Considering the ma#imum operational /ach number 1//62 and the ma#imum operational speed 15/62, the captain of a
pressuri4ed aircraft begins his descent from a high flight level. In order to meet his scheduled time of arrival, he decides to use the
ma#imum ground speed at any time of the descent. ,e will be limited :
Correct answer : initially by the //6, then by the 5/6 below a certain flight level
Connecting two :- volt >9 ampere"hour capacity batteries in series will result in a total voltage and capacity respectively of :
Correct answer : -> volts, >9 ampere"hours.
Concerning the !C$S 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 :
Correct answer : +o protection is available against aircraft not e.uipped with a serviceable SS% transponder
Concerning magnetic compasses, deviation is:
Correct answer : !he angular difference between magnetic +orth and compass +orth.
Complete the following statement: .... radio signals have a .... range by ..... wave over.... than over .....
Correct answer : /0, greater, ground, sea, land.
Compared with a conventional gyro, a laser gyro :
Correct answer : has a longer life cycle
Cocpit voice recorders shall record the following:
Correct answer : $ll speech and sound in cocpit, signals from radionavigation aids and radio communication.
Circuit breaers protecting circuits may be :
Correct answer : used in $C and 3C circuits.
(efore transmitting the pilot should...:
Correct answer : *isten out on the fre.uency to ensure no interference with another station already transmitting will occur.
(ecause of the inputDoutput relationship of an 6% gate, it is often referred to as the :
Correct answer : Many or allM gate.
(ecause of the inputDoutput relationship of an $+3 gate, it is often referred to as the :
Correct answer : Mall or nothingM gate.
(atteries are rated in :
Correct answer : $mperes.hours.
$t sea level, on a typical servo altimeter, the tolerance in feet from indicated must not e#ceed :
Correct answer : FD"H9 feet
$t a low ban angle, the measurement of rate"of"turn actually consists in measuring the :
Correct answer : yaw rate of the aircraft
$t a constant /ach number, the calibrated air speed 1C$S2 :
Correct answer : decreases when the altitude increases
$t a constant calibrated airspeed 1C$S2, the /ach number :
Correct answer : increases when the altitude increases
$s regards three"phase $C generators, the following conditions must be met for paralleling $C generators: :. '.ual voltage -. '.ual
current @. '.ual fre.uencies >. Same phase rotation C. 5oltages of same phase !he combination regrouping all the correct
statements is :
Correct answer : :, @, >, C
$s regards the ?enerator Contol Bnit 1?CB2 of an $C generator, it can be said that: :. !he ?CB controls the $C generator voltage
-. /odern ?CBs are provided with a permanent indication to record the failure @. $ll the commands originating from the control
panel are applied via the ?CB, e#cept dog clutch release >. !he $u#iliary )ower Bnit 1$)B2 provides the e#citation of the $C
generator as soon as the $)B starts up !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : -, @
$s an airplane climbs higher, the true airspeed for a given indicated airspeed will:
Correct answer : Increase.
$pparent drift in a direction indicator is
Correct answer : I :D-GDhour at @9G+ and @9GS, and 4ero at the e.uator
$n autopilot is selected M6+M in mode Maltitude hold,M the pilot alters the barometric pressure set on the sub"scale of his altimeter the:
Correct answer : aircraft will remain at the same altitude, the autopilot taes its pressure information from the static source
$n autopilot capable of holding at least altitude and heading mode is compulsory:
Correct answer : for I0% or night flights with only one pilot.
$n automatic pilot is a system which can ensure the functions of:
Correct answer : piloting and guidance of an aircraft in both the hori4ontal and vertical planes.
$n automatic landing system which can eep on operating without deterioration of its performances following the failure of one of the
autopilots is called:
Correct answer : 0ail 6)'%$!I6+$*.
$n automatic landing system necessitating that the landing be continued manually in the case of a system failure during an
automatic approach is called:
Correct answer : 0ail )$SSI5'.
$n automatic landing system necessitating that the landing be continued manually in the case of a system failure during an
automatic approach is called 0$I* ....
Correct answer : )$SSI5'
$n automatic landing is carried out when the automatic pilot :
Correct answer : and the autothrottle ensure a correct final approach, at least up to ground roll
$n airplane is in steady descent. !he autothrottle maintains a constant /ach number. If the total temperature remains constant, the
calibrated airspeed:
Correct answer : increases.
$n airplane is in steady descent while the autothrottle maintains a constant calibrated airspeed. If the total temperature remains
constant, the /ach"number:
Correct answer : decreases.
$n airplane is in steady cruise at flight level -89. !he autothrottle maintains a constant /ach number. If the total temperature
increases, the calibrated airspeed:
Correct answer : remains constant.
$n airplane is in steady cruise at flight level -89. !he autothrottle maintains a constant /ach number. If the total temperature
decreases, the calibrated airspeed:
Correct answer : remains constant.
$n aircraft taes"off on a runway with an alignment of 9>CG. !he isogonic line on the area chart indicates 9G. !he compass deviation
is 6G. 6n a tae"off with 4ero wind, the northerly turning error:
Correct answer : is such that the compass will indicate a value noticeably below 9>CG.
$n aircraft is in level flight at 0*:99 over a mountain range, which e#tends up to -.>99 metres $/S*. If the regional =+, is 88; h)a
1use @9 ftDh)a2, what is the appro#imate terrain clearance?
Correct answer : :.H;: feet
$n aircraft is flying at an !$Sof @:9 At at 0*-89, temperature deviation is "HQ C. !he local speed of sound is:
Correct answer : C;@ At
$n aircraft is flying at a :-9 t true airspeed 1552, in order to achieve a rate : turn, the pilot will have to ban the aircraft at an angle
of:
Correct answer : :;G.
$n aircraft electrical circuit which uses the aircraft structure as a return path to earth, may be defined as a
Correct answer : single pole circuit.
$n airborne instrument, e.uipped with a gyro with - degrees of freedom and a hori4ontal spin a#is is:
Correct answer : a directional gyro
$n airborne instrument, e.uipped with a gyro with - degrees of freedom and a hori4ontal spin a#is is :
Correct answer : a directional gyro
$n $ir 3ata Computer 1$3C2 :
Correct answer : !ransforms air data measurements into electric impulses driving servo motors in instruments
$n aeroplane is in steady descent. !he autothrottle maintains a constant calibrated airspeed. If the total temperature remains
constant, the /ach number:
Correct answer : decreases.
$n aeroplane is in steady cruise at flight level -I9. !he autothrottle maintains a constant calibrated airspeed. If the total temperature
increases, the /ach number :
Correct answer : remains constant.
$n aeroplane is in steady cruise at flight level -I9. !he autothrottle maintains a constant calibrated airspeed. If the total temperature
decreases, the /ach number:
Correct answer : remains constant.
$n aeroplane is in steady climb. !he autothrottle maintains a constant calibrated airspeed. If the total temperature remains constant,
the /ach number :
Correct answer : increases.
$n aeroplane is in a steady climb. !he autothrottle maintains a constant /ach number. If the total temperature remains constant, the
calibrated airspeed :
Correct answer : decreases.
$n aeroplane is e.uipped with a 0light 3irector 1with crosshair trend bars2, heading -I9G, in ,3? mode 1heading hold2. $ new
heading, of @H9G, is selected the vertical trend bar :
Correct answer : deviates to the right and will be centred as soon as you roll the aircraft to the ban angle calculated by the flight
director.
$n Mintruding traffic advisoryM is represented on the display system of the !C$S - 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 by
displaying :
Correct answer : a yellow full circle.
$n Maltitude warning systemM must at least warn the crew : :" when approaching the pre"selected altitude -" when the airplane is
approaching the ground too fast @" in case of a given deviation above or below the pre"selected altitude 1at least by an aural
warning2 >" in case of e#cessive vertical speed C" when approaching the ground with the gear retracted !he combination regrouping
all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : :, @
$mong the systematic errors of the Mdirectional gyroM, the error due to the earth rotation mae the north reference turn in the
hori4ontal plane. $t a mean latitude of >CG+, this reference turns by...
Correct answer : :9.CGDhour to the right.
$mong the following functions of an autopilot, those related to the airplane stabili4ation are: :" pitch attitude holding -" hori4ontal
wing holding @" displayed heading or inertial trac holding >" indicated airspeed or /ach number holding C" yaw damping H" 56%
a#is holding !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, - and C.
$mong the following functions of an autopilot, those related to the airplane guidance are: :" pitch attitude holding -" hori4ontal wing
holding @" indicated airspeed or /ach number holding >" altitude holding C" 56% a#is holding H" yaw damping !he combination
regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : @, > and C.
$mong the following engine instruments, the one operating with an aneroid pressure diaphragm is the :
Correct answer : manifold pressure gauge.
$mong the flight control instruments, the artificial hori4on plays an essential part. It uses a gyroscope with: 1+ote : in this .uestion,
the degrees of freedom of a gyro are determined by the number of gimbal rings it comprises.2
Correct answer : two degrees of freedom, whose a#is is oriented and continously maintained to local vertical by an automatic
erecting system.
$mong the errors of a magnetic compass, are errors:
Correct answer : in +orth seeing, due to ban angle and magnetic heading
$ll the last generation aircraft use flight control systems. !he flight management system 10/S2 is the most advanced system. It can
be defined as a:
Correct answer : global @3 0/S.
$ll the last generation aircraft use flight control systems. !he 0light /anagement System 10/S2 is the most advanced system L it can
be defined as a:
Correct answer : global @"3 0light /anagement System
$ll the anemometers are calibrated according to:
Correct answer : St"5enant& formula which taes into account the air compressibility.
$larms are standardised and follow a code of colours. !hose re.uiring action but not immediately, are signalled by the colour:
Correct answer : amber
$ir"driven gyro rotors are prevented from spinning too fast by the
Correct answer : vacuum relief valve
$ircraft with pressuri4ed cabine in flight: When switching to the alternate static pressure source, the pointer of the 5ertical Speed
Indicator :
Correct answer : indicates a climb, then settles down and reads incorrectly.
$fter an aircraft has passed through a volcanic cloud which has bloced the total pressure probe inlet of the airspeed indicator, the
pilot begins a stabili4ed descent and finds that the indicated airspeed :
Correct answer : decreases steadily
$ccording to the 7$%"6)S regulations, the Cocpit 5oice %ecorder of a C9 seat multi"engined aircraft, having been granted an
airworthiness certificate after :st $pril :88;, shall start recording :
Correct answer : $utomatically prior to the aircraft moving under its own power until flight completion when the aircraft is no longer
able to move under its own power.
$ccording to the 7$%"6)S regulations, the Cocpit 5oice %ecorder of a C9 seat multi"engined aircraft having been granted the
airworthiness certificate after :st $pril :88; will record: :" the radiotelephonic communications transmitted or received by the cocpit
crew -" the audio environment of the cocpit @" the cabin attendants communications in the cabin via the interphone >" the flight
crew members communications in the cocpit via the interphone C" the flight crew members communications in the cocpit via the
public address system H" the audio signals identifiying the navigation or approach aids !he combination regrouping the correct
statements is:
Correct answer : :,-,>,C,H
$bsolute pressure is
Correct answer : measured from 4ero pressure 1vacuum2
$ 5/6"//6 warning device consists of an alarm connected to :
Correct answer : a barometric aneroid capsule sub<ected to a static pressure and an airspeed sensor sub<ected to a dynamic
pressure.
$ vibration indicator receives a signal from different sensors 1accelerometers2. It indicates the :
Correct answer : vibration amplitude at a given fre.uency
$ unit that converts electrical 3C into $C is :
Correct answer : an inverter.
$ turn indicator is built around a gyroscope with:
Correct answer : : degree of freedom.
$ turn indicator is an instrument which indicates rate of turn. %ate of turn depends upon : : : ban angle - : aeroplane speed @ :
aeroplane weight !he combination regrouping the correct statements is :
Correct answer : : and -.
$ transport airplane is compelled to carry on board a ?round )ro#imity Warning System 1?)WS2. !his system will warn the crew in
case of : : " eeping the altitude at a lower level than the one shown in the flight plan entered in the 0/S. - " dangerous ground
pro#imity. @ " loss of altitude during tae"off or missed approach. > " wrong landing configuration. C " descent below glidepath, within
limits. !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : -,@,>,C
$ transport airplane has to be e.uipped with an altitude warning device. !his system will warn the crew about : : " getting close to
the preselected altitude, during both climb and descent. - " getting close to the preselected altitude, during climb only. @ " the loss of
altitude during tae"off or missed approach. > " a wrong landing configuration. C " a variation higher or lower than a preselected
altitude. !he combination regrouping the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :,C
$ transformer with ->99 windings on the primary coil shall give -; 5$C output from the secondary coil when ::C 5$C is connected
to the primary coil. ,ow many windings are needed on the secondary coil ?
Correct answer : C;C windings.
$ thermocouple type thermometer consists of:
Correct answer : two metal conductors of different type connected at one point.
$ thermocouple can be made of:
Correct answer : two metal conductors of different nature fi#ed together at two points.
$ temperature sensor having a recovery factor of 9.IC indicates @9G C. Static $ir !emperature 1S$!2 is -CG C. ,ow high is the %am"
rise?
Correct answer : CG C.
$ synchroscope is used on aircraft to:
Correct answer : set several engines to the same speed.
$ static inverter is a:
Correct answer : transistori4ed unit used to convert 3C into $C.
$ Stand"by"hori4on or emergency attitude indicator:
Correct answer : Contains its own separate gyro
$ stall warning system is based on a measure of :
Correct answer : aerodynamic incidence.
$ slaved directional gyro derives it&s directional signal from :
Correct answer : the flu# valve.
$ semi"automatic landing system disconnects itself automatically:
Correct answer : at appro#imately :99 ft.
$ resolution advisory is represented on the display system of the !C$S - by a:
Correct answer : red full s.uare.
$ remote indicating compass has usually less deviation error than a panel mounted compass because:
Correct answer : it is normally mounted in a part of the airplane where magnetic interference is minimal.
$ relay is :
Correct answer : a magnetically operated switch.
$ relay is :
Correct answer : $n electromagnetically operated switch.
$ rectifier is a unit that
Correct answer : produces a 3C output from $C input.
$ rate integrating gyro is a detecting element used in :. $n inertial attitude unit -. $n automatic pilot @. $ stabili4ing servo system >.
$n inertial navigation system C. $ rate"of"turn indicator !he combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,>.
$ radio altimeter can be defined as a:
Correct answer : self contained on board aid used to measure the true height of the aircraft.
$ radio altimeter can be defined as a :
Correct answer : self"contained on"board aid used to measure the true height of the aircraft
$ pitot tube covered by ice which blocs the ram air inlet will affect the following instrument 1s2 :
Correct answer : airspeed indicator only.
$ pitot blocage of both the ram air input and the drain hole with the static port open causes the airspeed indicator to :
Correct answer : react lie an altimeter.
$ pilot wishes to turn right on to a southerly heading with -9G ban at a latitude of -9G +orth. Bsing a direct reading compass, in
order to achieve this he must stop the turn on an appro#imate heading of :
Correct answer : -:9G
$ pilot wishes to turn right on to a northerly heading with -9G ban at a latitude of >9G +orth. Bsing a direct reading compass, in
order to achieve this he must stop the turn on to an appro#imate heading of :
Correct answer : @@9G
$ pilot wishes to turn left on to a southerly heading with -9G ban at a latitude of -9G +orth. Bsing a direct reading compass, in order
to achieve this he must stop the turn on an appro#imate heading of :
Correct answer : :H9G
$ pilot wishes to turn left on to a northerly heading with :9G ban at a latitude of C9G +orth. Bsing a direct reading compass, in order
to achieve this he must stop the turn on an appro#imate heading of :
Correct answer : 9@9G
$ pilot has to carry out a single"pilot I0% flight on a light twin"engined aircraft for cargo transport. !he purpose of the automatic pilot
is at least to hold the:
Correct answer : heading and to hold the altitude
$ pilot has to carry out a single pilot I0% flight on a light twin aircraft for cargo transport. !he purpose of the automatic pilot should be
at least to hold:
Correct answer : heading and altitude.
$ pilot engages the control wheel steering 1CWS2 of a conventional autopilot and carries out a manoeuvre in roll. When the control
wheel is released, the autopilot will :
Correct answer : maintain the flight attitude obtained at that moment.
$ paddle"wheel placed in a the fuel circuit of a gas turbine engine initially measures:
Correct answer : volumetric flow by a tally of the impulses
$ millivoltmeter measuring the electromotive force between the Mhot <unctionM and the Mcold <unctionM of a thermocouple can be
directly graduated in temperature values provided that the temperature of the:
Correct answer : cold <unction is maintained constant.
$ manifold pressure gauge of a piston engine measures :
Correct answer : absolute pressure in intae system near the inlet valve.
$ magnetic circuit"breaer is:
Correct answer : a protection system that has a .uic tripping response.
$ lea in the pitot total pressure line of a non"pressuri4ed aircraft to an airspeed indicator would cause it to:
Correct answer : under"read.
$ laser gyro consists of :
Correct answer : a laser generating two light waves
$ landing will be considered to be performed in the S'/I"$B!6/$!IC mode when: :" the autopilot maintains the airplane on the
I*S beam until the decision height is reached then is disengaged automatically. -" the autothrottle maintains a constant speed until
the decision height is reached then is disengaged automatically. @" the autopilot maintains the airplane on the I*S beam until the
flare. >" the autothrottle decreases the thrust when the height is appro#imately @9 ft. C" the flare and the ground roll are performed
automatically. !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : : and -.
$ landing will be considered to be performed in the $B!6/$!IC mode when: :" the autopilot maintains the airplane on the I*S
beam until the decision height is reached then is disengaged automatically. -" the autothrottle maintains a constant speed until the
decision height is reached then is disengaged automatically. @" the autopilot maintains the airplane on the I*S beam until the flare.
>" the autothrottle decreases the thrust when the height is appro#imately @9 ft. C" the flare and the ground roll are performed
automatically. !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : @, > and C.
$ landing is performed automatically when the autopilot and auto"throttle ensure good performance from the final approach :
Correct answer : during the landing roll and sometimes until the aircraft comes to a complete stop.
$ gyromagnetic compass or heading reference unit is an assembly which always consists of : :" a directional gyro -" a vertical a#is
gyro @" an earth&s magnetic field detector >" an a4imuth control C" a synchronising control !he combination of correct statements is :
Correct answer : :,@,C
$ ground pro#imity warning system 1?)WS2, when mandatorily installed on board an aircraft, must in all cases generate :
Correct answer : at least one sound alarm to which a visual alarm can be added
$ ?round )ro#imity Warning System 1?)WS2 generates automatically a distinct warning to the flight crew with aural andDor light
warning signals in the case of: :" an e#cessive rate of descent with respect to terrain -" a dangerous pro#imity to the ground @" a
loss of altitude following tae"off or go"around >" an abnormal flight attitude C" an abnormal landing configuration H" an abnormal
deviation below I*S glide slope !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @, C and H.
$ gravity type erector is used in a vertical gyro device to correct errors on :
Correct answer : an artificial hori4on
$ gravity erector system is used to correct the errors on :
Correct answer : an artificial hori4on.
$ 0ull $uthority 3igital 'ngine Control 10$3'C2 has the following functions : :" flow regulation 1fuel, decelerations and accelerations
monitoring2 -" automatic starting se.uence @" transmissions of engine data to the pilot&s instruments >" thrust management and
protection of operation limits C" monitoring of the thrust reversers !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @, >, C
$ flu# valve senses the changes in orientation of the hori4ontal component of the earth&s magnetic field. :" the flu# valve is made of
a pair of soft iron bars -" the primary coils are fed $.C. voltage 1usually >;I.C ,42 @" the information can be used by a Mflu# gateM
compass or a directional gyro >" the flu# gate valve casing is dependent on the aircraft three inertial a#is C" the accuracy on the
value of the magnetic field indication is less than 9,CE Which of the following combinations contains all of the correct statements?
Correct answer : - " @ " C
$ feeder fault on a direct current circuit results from a flu# unbalance between the:
Correct answer : voltage coil and the series winding turn.
$ failed %/I rose is loced on 989G and the $30 pointer indicates --CG. !he relative bearing to the station is :
Correct answer : :@CG.
$ failed %/I rose is loced on 989 degrees and the $30 pointer indicates --C degrees. In this case the relative bearing to the
station is:
Correct answer : :@C degrees.
$ directional gyro is: :" a gyroscope free around two a#is -" a gyroscope free around one a#is @" capable of self" orientation around
an earth"tied direction >" incapable of self"orientation around an earth"tied direction !he combination which regroups all of the
correct statements is:
Correct answer : : " >
$ current limiter fuse in a 3C generation system is used to :
Correct answer : allow a short term overload before rupturing.
$ CS3 unit which has been disconnected in flight :
Correct answer : may be reset on the ground only, after engine shut"down.
$ Constant Speed 3rive aims at ensuring
Correct answer : that the electric generator produces a constant fre.uency.
$ condenser in parallel with breaer points will
Correct answer : intensify current in secondary winding
$ component that provides ::C 5$C output after an input of -; 53C is called:
Correct answer : $n inverter, static or rotary.
$ cocpit voice recorder 1C5%2 will record : :. the information e#changed by the cabin crew -. the conversations between the crew
members and voice communications transmitted from or received on the flight dec by radio @. the announcements made via the
public address even if it has not been selected >. the conversations and alarms audible in the cocpit C. the captain conversations
only !he combination regrouping all the correct statements is :
Correct answer : -, >
$ closed loop control system in which a small power input controls a much larger power output in a strictly proportionate manner is
nown as :
Correct answer : a servomechanism.
$ circuit breaer :
Correct answer : may be reset manually after the fault has been rectified.
$ bus"bar is :
Correct answer : a distribution point for electrical power.
$ @ phase $C generator has @ separate stator windings spaced at :
Correct answer : :-9G.
$ M!C$S IIM 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 provides:
Correct answer : the intruder relative position and possibly an indication of a collision avoidance manoeuvre within the vertical
plane only.
$ Mresolution advisoryM 1%$2 is represented on the display system of the !C$S - 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 by a :
Correct answer : red full s.uare.
$ Mclose traffic advisoryM is displayed on the display device of the !C$S - 1!raffic Collision $voidance System2 by :
Correct answer : a blue or white empty lo4enge.
$ M(ourdon !ubeM is used in:
Correct answer : pressure sensors
0or a capacitor gauge:
:. the fuel dielectric value is half that of air
-. the fuel dielectric value varies proportionally to the temperature of the fuel
@. the probes are connected in parallel
>. fuel dielectric value varies inversely with the fuel level C. the gauge accuracy is within -E
Correct answer : @,C
!he !otal $ir !emperature probe measures total temperature 1!$!2 by:
1S$! O Static $ir !emperature2
Correct answer : !$! O S$! F heating due to compressibility.
?iven the following forecast for ',$/, the most liely conditions for an arrival at 9899N are:
',$/ -@:9>@N -@:;:- -H998A! >999 (% "3N SC!99H (A+9:- ('C/? :8-- -C99 (A+99> ('C/? --9: 5%(9@A! 9;99
(C0? (A+99@ )%6(>9 9@9; 9@99 0? 5599: ('C/? 9I98 @C99 (% SC!99> (A+99H ('C/? 98:- :999;A! 8888 +SW
SC!9:; SC!9-CO
Correct answer : @C99m in mist, scattered cloud at >99ft., broen at H99ft
7$% -C operational re.uirements for the installation of automatic pilot states that the system must have:
a. $utomatic synchronisation
b. =uic release controls on both control wheels.
Correct answer : 6nly statement b is correct.
Which of the following will effect a direct reading compass?
:. ferrous metals
-. non"ferrous metals
@. electrical e.uipment
Correct answer : : K @
If a ?o"$round is initiated from an auto"approach:
:. the auto"throttle selects ?$ power as soon as the !6?$ switch is pressed
-. the auto"pilot carries out the climb
@. the auto"pilot retracts flap and landing gear to reduce drag
>. the pilot carries out the procedure C. the pilot cleans up
Correct answer : :, - K C
!he !urn Indicator is a useful gyroscopic instrument. When used in association with an attitude indicator will show:
:. angular velocity about the yaw a#is
-. direction of turn
@. angular velocity about true vertical a#is
>. speed of turn
Correct answer : - K @
!he principles used in an electrical %)/ indicating system are:
:. !acho probe and phonic wheel
-. 3C generator producing $C
@. @. phase $C generator driving a @ phase $C motor
>. Single phase $C generator driving a single phase $C motor
Correct answer : : and @
Which of the following are used to measure temperature in a modern passenger aircraft:
:. !hermocouple
-. %esistance
@. %eactance
>. /ercury
Correct answer : : K -
What are the components of a C5%
: /icrophone
- CrashD0ire resistant construction
@ Independent battery
> $ 0light data recorder
Correct answer : :K-
In heading select the auto"pilot delivers roll commands to the controls to ban the aircraft:
:. proportional to !$S, but not beyond a specified ma#imum.
-. Set ban of -I degrees.
@. Set ban of :C degrees.
>. )roportional to the deviation from the selected heading
Correct answer : >K:
?iven:
/: /ach number
!s: static temperature
!t: total temperature
Which of the following statements is correct ?
Correct answer : !s O !t D 1:F9.-/R2
!C$S II obtains information from:
:. )ressure encoding from mode S transponder
-. %adio altimeter
@. $ircraft specific configurations
>. Inertial reference unit 1I%B2
Correct answer : :, -, @, K >
!o measure the fuel .uantity on a heavy aircraft we use:
:"capacitor gauges
-"electric gauges with round floats
@"the indication can directly be indicated as a mass
>"the indication can not be indicated as a mass
Correct answer : :,@
Which of the following are used to measure temperature in a modern passenger aircraft:
:. !hermocouple
-. %esistance
@. %eactance
>. /ercury
Correct answer : : K -
What is the purpose of the synchronisation in an auto"pilot.
:. )revents snatch on disengagement.
-. )revents snatch on engagement.
@. Cancels rudder control inputs.
>. /ay not allow the auto"pilot to engage if unserviceable.
Correct answer : - K >
0or a capacitor gauge:
:. the fuel dielectric value is half that of air
-. the fuel dielectric value varies proportionally to the temperature of the fuel
@. the probes are connected in parallel
>. fuel dielectric value varies inversely with the fuel level C. the gauge accuracy is within -E
Correct answer : @,C
%egarding auto"pilot and auto"throttle:
:. $D) holds I$SD/$C, when climbing in *5* C,? and $D! controls thrust.
-. $D) holds altitude in cruise with $*! ,6*3, $D! controls I$SD/ach +o.
@. $D) holds pitch in descent in 5DS mode, $D! controls thrust.
>. $D) holds altitude in climb and $D! holds /ach +o.
Correct answer : : K -
!he advantages of an $3C over a traditional pitot " static system are:
:. position and compressibility correction.
-. reduced lag
@. ability to supply many instruments
>. ability to act as an altimeter following failure.
Correct answer : :, - K @
What does a 03% record when combined with a C5%?
:. Cocpit voice
-. %adio
@. )ublic addresses from the cocpit
>. Cabin voice
Correct answer : :, - K @
!he auto throttle system is:
:. able to catch and maintain the +: %)/.
-. able to catch and maintain the +- %)/.
@. able to catch and maintain an airplane indicated airspeed I$S.
>. always engaged automatically at the same time as the autopilot.
!he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : : and @.
$t the missed approach point the !6?$ switch on the throttles is depressed. Which of the following statements are correct:
:. )ilot selects ma#imum power
-. $uto"throttle selects ?$ power
@. $ircraft automatically cleans up.
>. $uto"pilot flies the ?$ manually
C. )ilot flies the ?$ manoeuvre
Correct answer : - K >
When turning onto a northerly heading the rose of a magnetic compass tends to undershoot. When turning onto a southerly heading
it tends to overshoot.
Which of the following statements are true ?
:. the compass indications are less reliable in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere
-. the compass indications oscillations following a lateral gust are not identical if the aircraft is heading north or south.
@. this behavior is due to the mechanical construction of the compass.
>. this behavior is a symptom of badly swung compass.
Correct answer : - and @
!he advantages of an electrical induction tachometer are:
:. !he display is not sensitive to line resistance.
-. !he measurement is independent of aircraft power supply.
@. !he measurement is independent of temperature variations.
>. !he option to use without restriction several indicators connected in parallel to a single transmitter.
!he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, - and >.
$ landing is considered to be $utomatic when:
:. $uto"pilot flies the I*S to 3ecision ,eight, and then disengages.
-. $uto"throttle maintains speed until 3ecision ,eight, and then disengages
@. $uto"throttle disengages thrust at C9ft
>. $uto"pilot flies the approach and landing
C. $uto"pilot flares the aeroplane to touch down
Correct answer : > K C
?iven:
!s: the static air temperature 1S$!2
!t: the total air temperature 1!$!2
Ar: the recovery coefficient
/: the /ach number
!he total temperature can be e#pressed by the formula:
Correct answer : !t O !s1:F9.- # /R2
!he fields affecting a magnetic compass originate from:
:. /agnetic masses.
-. 0errous metal masses.
@. +on ferrous metal masses.
>. electrical currents.
!he combinations of correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, - and >.
$ standby artificial hori4on must have the following properties:
:. a remote gyro
-. its own power supply
@. only to be used in emergency
>. its own gyro
C. one for each certified pilot
Correct answer : - K >
In an auto"pilot system, aDc flight path modes include which of the following:
:.)itch attitude holding.
-.,ori4ontal wing holding.
@.56% a#is holding.
>.Inertial heading holding.
C.$SI K /ach hold. H.Yaw damper.
Correct answer : @, > K C
In a three phase tachometer installation:
:. the transmitter is a 3C generator
-. we measure an '/0 proportional to the driving speed of the transmitter
@. we measure a fre.uency proportional to the driving speed of the transmitter
>. the receiver is a galvanometer
C. the receiver is a synchronised motor driving a magnetic tachometer
Correct answer : @ K C
$n altitude alerting system must at least be capable of alerting the crew on:
:. $pproaching selected altitude.
-. '#cessive deviation from selected altitude.
@. '#cessive vertical speed.
>. '#cessive terrain closure.
C. $bnormal gearDflap combination
Correct answer : :K-.
Which of the following are errors of a 3?I:
:. earth rate
-. transport wander
@. baning when pitched up
>. annual movement of poles
C. mechanical problems
Correct answer : :, -, @, K C
$ rate integrating gyro is used in which of the following:
:. inertial attitude unit
-. autopilot system
@. stabiliser servo mechanism system
>. inertial navigation unit
C. rate of turn indicator
Correct answer : : K >
!he properties of a gyro are:
:. mass
-. rigidity
@. inertia
>. precession
C. rotational speed
Correct answer : - K >
?iven:
!s: the static air temperature 1S$!2
!t: the total air temperature 1!$!2
Ar: the recovery coefficient
/: the /ach number
!he total temperature can be e#pressed by the formula:
Correct answer : !t O !s1:F9.- # /R2
When turning onto a northerly heading the rose of a magnetic compass tends to undershoot. When turning onto a southerly heading
it tends to overshoot.
Which of the following statements are true ?
:. the compass indications are less reliable in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere
-. the compass indications oscillations following a lateral gust are not identical if the aircraft is heading north or south.
@. this behavior is due to the mechanical construction of the compass.
>. this behavior is a symptom of badly swung compass.
Correct answer : - and @
$uto"throttle can hold which of the following:
:. I$S
-. /ach +o
@. $ltitude.
>. +:D')%.
C. 56% capture.
H. 5ertical profile.
Correct answer : :, - K >
$n altitude warning system must at least warn the crew :
:. when approaching the preselected altitude.
-. when the airplane is approaching the ground to fast.
@. in case of a given deviation above or below the preselected altitude 1at least by an aural warning2.
>. in case of e#cessive vertical speed.
C.when approaching the ground with the gear retracted.
!he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : : and @.
!he properties of a !urn Indicator are:
:. 6ne degree of freedom
-. two degrees of freedom
@. two springs connected to the aircraft frame
>. spin a#is in the longitudinal plane
C. spin a#is parallel to the yaw a#is
H. spin a#is in the lateral plane
Correct answer : :, K H
$ landing will be considered to be performed in the semi automatic mode when:
:. the autopilot maintains the airplane on the I*S beam until the decision height is reached then is disengaged automatically.
-. the auto throttle maintains a constant speed until the decision height is reached then is disengaged automatically.
@. the autopilot maintains the airplane on the I*S beam until the flare.
>. the auto throttle decreases the thrust when the height is appro#imately @9ft.
C. the flare and ground roll are performed automatically.
the combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : : and -
!he stall warning system of a large transport airplane includes:
:. $n angle of attac sensor.
-. $ computer.
@. $ transmitter originating from the anemometer.
>. $n independent pitot probe.
C. $ transmitter of the flap slat position indicating system.
!he combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, - and C.
$uto"throttle can hold which of the following:
:. I$S
-. /ach +o
@. $ltitude.
>. +:D')%.
C. 56% capture.
H. 5ertical profile.
Correct answer : :, - K >
What are the inputs to the 0/S?
:. %adio $ids
-. 'ngine )arameters
@. $ir 3ata
>. %oute 3ata
C. !erminal 3ata
H. 6perating 3ata
Correct answer : $ll of the above
In an auto"flight system, modes for stabilising the aDc include which of the following:
:. Yaw damper.
-. )itch attitude holding.
@. 56% a#is holding.
>. $SI K /ach hold.
C. hori4ontal wing holding.
H. $ltitude holding.
Correct answer : :, - K C
What are the minimum inputs re.uired by the $3C?
:. 6$!
-. dynamic pressure
@. !$!
>. static pressure
C. electric power
H. pitot pressure
I. $6$
Correct answer : @, >, C K H
Which of the following are modes of the ?)WS?
:. '#cessive sin rate.
-. $ltitude loss after !D6 or go"around.
@. '#cessive ?lideslope deviation.
>. ,igh climb rate.
C. 0laps in incorrect position.
H. ,igh altitude descent
I. Stall
Correct answer : :, -, @, K C
?)WS may indicate 1list2:
:. '#cessive sin rate after !D6.
-. '#cessive descent rate.
@. '#cessive closure with terrain.
>. ?round pro#imity not in the landing configuration.
C. '#cessive glide"slope deviation.
H. $ltitude call"outs
I. (an $ngle alerting
Correct answer : $ll I
!he inputs to the ?)WS are:
:. air data computer 1mach number and vertical speed2.
-. radio altimeter.
@. nav I*S.
>. nav 56%
C. flap position
H. angle of attac
I. landing gear position.
!he combination of correct statements is:
Correct answer : :, -, @, C and I.
0rom the following parameters:
!he ones that can be used to monitor a gas turbine thrust setting are:
'?!
')%
00
+:
+-
6il pressure
0uel pressure
Correct answer : '?!, +:, 00, ')%
Which of the following se.uences shows the correct elements of a position report in the correct order?
1i2 callsign
1ii2 reported position
1iii2 heading 1Q/2
1iv2 level or altitude
1v2 ne#t position
1vi2 '!$ of the ne#t position
1vii2 aircraft type
1viii2 time of reported position
Correct answer : 1i2 1ii2 1viii2 1iv2 1v2 1vi2