Instrumentation Questions

The airspeed indicator (ASI) measures the difference between:

If the pitot tube becomes blocked but the drain hole remains clear, the ASI will:

If the pitot tube AND its drain hole are both blocked, the ASI will act like:

A blocked static port on a non-pressurized aircraft will cause the altimeter to:

The altimeter setting (QNH) gives a reading of:

QFE altimeter setting provides:

Pressure altitude is obtained by setting the altimeter subscale to:

The vertical speed indicator (VSI) measures:

IVSI (Instantaneous VSI) differs from a standard VSI by incorporating:

At high speed, the ASI reads in terms of:

The Machmeter measures the ratio of:

If an aircraft climbs at constant CAS, the Mach number will:

The attitude indicator (artificial horizon) uses a gyroscope with its spin axis:

The heading indicator (directional gyro) uses a gyroscope with its spin axis:

The heading indicator must be periodically realigned with the magnetic compass because of:

Apparent drift of a directional gyro is caused by:

The turn coordinator indicates:

A rate-one (standard rate) turn is:

Gimbal lock in a conventional attitude indicator occurs when:

Acceleration error in a magnetic compass causes it to:

The mnemonic ANDS for compass acceleration error stands for:

Turning error in a magnetic compass is most pronounced on which headings?

In the Northern Hemisphere, when turning through north, the compass:

Compass deviation is caused by:

Magnetic variation is the angular difference between:

The PFD (Primary Flight Display) typically shows:

The ND (Navigation Display) can typically be set to which modes?

EICAS stands for:

ECAM on Airbus aircraft differs from EICAS primarily in that ECAM:

A symbol generator (SG) in an EFIS system:

The Flight Management System (FMS) integrates:

LNAV and VNAV modes in the FMS refer to:

The FMS navigation database must be updated every:

An autopilot in CMD (command) mode:

The flight director (FD) provides:

Autopilot altitude capture mode operates by:

Autoland (CAT IIIb) requires:

Control wheel steering (CWS) mode allows the pilot to:

An autothrottle/autothrust system in SPEED mode:

TCAS II provides which types of advisories?

When a TCAS RA is issued, the pilot must:

TCAS operates by interrogating:

A TCAS RA will typically command:

The TCAS TA typically appears approximately how many seconds before a potential collision?

EGPWS/TAWS Mode 1 provides a warning for:

EGPWS/TAWS Mode 2 warns of:

EGPWS/TAWS Mode 3 provides a warning for:

EGPWS/TAWS Mode 4 warns of:

The 'E' in EGPWS stands for Enhanced — what enhancement does it add over basic GPWS?

The correct response to an EGPWS 'PULL UP' warning is:

Weather radar on transport aircraft operates in which frequency band?

On a weather radar display, the color red indicates:

The tilt control on weather radar adjusts:

Predictive windshear detection on weather radar can provide warnings:

The radio (radar) altimeter measures:

Radio altimeters are usable up to approximately:

The radio altimeter operates in which frequency range?

An Inertial Reference System (IRS) determines position by:

IRS alignment on the ground typically takes:

Schuler tuning in an inertial navigation system ensures:

The primary advantage of a ring laser gyro (RLG) over a mechanical gyro is:

The Air Data Computer (ADC) computes:

TAT (Total Air Temperature) measured by the aircraft probe is higher than SAT because:

The relationship between TAT and SAT is: TAT = SAT × (1 + 0.2 × r × M²), where r is:

A stick shaker activates to:

A stick pusher:

Angle of attack (AOA) vanes are typically located:

A flight data recorder (FDR) must record a minimum of:

A cockpit voice recorder (CVR) must record the last:

FDR and CVR are located in the:

The underwater locator beacon (ULB) on an FDR/CVR transmits on:

In approach mode (ILS), the autopilot captures:

LNAV mode in the autopilot follows:

What is VNAV PATH mode?

If a display unit fails on an EFIS system, what typically happens?

Compass swinging is performed to:

Rigidity in space is the gyroscopic property that:

Precession is the gyroscopic property where:

Position error (pressure error) in pitot-static instruments is caused by:

Alternate static source in an unpressurized aircraft typically reads:

TCAS requires the intruder aircraft to have at minimum:

EGPWS Mode 5 provides a warning for:

Ground clutter on weather radar can be reduced by:

Wander angle drift rate of an IRS at the equator is:

RNP (Required Navigation Performance) specifies:

RNAV (Area Navigation) allows an aircraft to:

Turbulence penetration mode on the autopilot:

Synthetic vision on a PFD displays:

Alpha protection in a fly-by-wire aircraft:

Density error in the ASI is the difference between:

Compressibility error in the ASI becomes significant:

A vacuum-driven attitude indicator is typically powered by:

A TCAS 'ADJUST VERTICAL SPEED' RA means:

EGPWS terrain display on the ND shows terrain above the aircraft's altitude in:

Magnetic dip is:

A comparator in the EFIS system:

The IRS provides data for:

Turbulence detection mode on weather radar detects:

During a go-around, selecting TOGA activates:

A dual ADC installation provides: