 A fast alignment should be complete in:?

 30 seconds
 15 seconds
 45 seconds
 1 minute

 After RTA waypoint entry, the displayed ETA is based on:

 Both first & second are correct.
 The active flight plan.
 Performance parameters at the time of waypoint entry.
 Desired RTA and may not be overwritten.

 An acceptable required time of arrival entry found on ACT

RTA PROGRESS page 2/3 is:
 103045B
 10/30/45
 10304
 10/30.5

 An entry of .79 for descent into the TGT SPD line on the
FMC ECON PATH DES will:
 Change the page title to display M.79 PATH DES
 Change the descent mode to a M.79 SPD DES
 Result in VNAV & LNAV disengagement
 Result in VNAV disengagement
 Arrivals can be selected on the FMC for either the origin or
destination airport.
 True
 False.

 Data may be deleted from the supplemental database (SUPP)

by 2 methods. Deletion may be accomplished one item at a
time on the display pages, or the entire database may be
deleted by selecting this prompt. The prompt is only
available before entry of an origin airport.
 True.
 False.

 Decceleration points show on the MAP as green open circles

with the label DECEL. Deceleration points show prior to:
 All of the above.
 Airspeed constrained waypoints
 Holding patterns
 Approach flap extension

 'DRAG REQUIRED' FMC Advisory message appears in

CDU. What does it mean?
 Airspeed is 10 knots or more above FMC target speed or
within 5 knots of VMO/MMO
 Use speedbrakes, trim or reduce thrust, as required, to bring
the airplane within 5 knots of FMC target speed.
 Airspeed is 10 knots or more above FMC target speed or
within 10 knots of VMO/MMO
 Airspeed is 5 knots or more above FMC target speed or
within 10 knots of VMO/MMO
 Airspeed is 5 knots or more above FMC target speed or
within 5 knots of VMO/MMO
  During IRS alignment, If the Latitude / Longitude is not
within ___ NM of the origin airport, the CDU scratchpad
message VEIFY POSITION is displayed.
 4
 If the entered Latitude/Longitude position does not pass the
internal comparison tests, the scratchpad message ENTER
IRS POSITION is displayed
 1,2
 2,5
 5

 During PATH DESCENT and below the Speed Restriction

Altitude, the FMC Alertting Message 'OVERSPEED
DICONNECT' means:
 VNAV has disengaged because airspeed has exceeded FMC
Speed Restriction by more than 15 knots
 The FMC has disengaged the autothrottles due to excessive
Speed.
 VNAV has disengaged at VMO minus 5 knots.

 VNAV has disengaged because airspeed has exceeded FMC

Target Speed by more than 10 knots

 During the preliminary cockpit preparation the pilot accidentally

moves the IRS Mode Selector switch from OFF to ATT instead
from OFF to NAV. How can normal IRS operation be regained?
 Switch to OFF, wait for ALIGN lights to extinguish, then
perform full alignment procedures
 Switch directly to NAV from the ATT position
 Switch to the ALIGN position then to NAV
 Switch to the OFF position
  FMC position updates from navigation sensor positions are
used in the following priority order:- GPS- Two or more
DME stations- One VOR with a collocated DME- One
localizer & collocated DME- One localizer
 True
 FMC logic selects the GPS position as the primary update to
the FMC position. If all GPS data becomes unavailable, the
FMC reverts to radio or IRS updating.
 false

 Fuel onboard is automatically displayed as received from the

airplane fuel summation unit and:

 Normally the ZFW is entered from the airplane dispatch
papers and the FMC calculates the airplane gross weight.
 A valid fuel entry is xxx.xx
 Airplane zero fuel weight is not a required entry
 When FMC is not receiving the required fuel data, displayed
dashes and manual fuel weight entry is not possible

 Holding patterns appear as scaled representation if the airplane

is within 3 minutes of the holding fix with the range scale set at 80
NM:
 True.
 False.
 If a CLB1 or CLB2 derate is selected, the derate is
maintained for the initial part of the climb. Thrust eventually
increases to maximum climb thrust by:
 15 000 feet
 10 000 feet
 12 000 feet
 18 000 feet

 If the airplane is moved during alignment or fast realignment,

the IRS automatically begins the full alignment process:
 True
 False.

 If the FMC fails, the FMC alert light will illuminate, the
FMC/CDU FAIL light will appear on both CDUs, and both
CDUs will display failure modes. VTK will appear on both
navigation displays. LNAV & VNAV will disengage. After
25 to 30 seconds, both navigation displays will display
failure information.
 True
 During an FMC software restart, the navigation display map
track may rapidly slew to a few degrees, then to the correct
value.
 False
 If you have a look in your Descent Page (DES), 'V/B' indication
means:

 Vertical bearing direct from present position on the WPT/ALT

line(the flight path angle required if flying direct to the waypoint &
altitude on the WPT/ALT line)
 Actual flight path angle based on present ground speed &
vertical speed (Vertical Bearing or Total Vertical Speed)
 The required vertical speed (in degrees) based on ground speed
 The required vertical speed (in fpm, based on present ground
speed) to fly the dispmayed V/B

 INSUFFICIENT FUEL' FMC alerting message appears in CDU.

What does it mean?
 A change in conditions or flight plan route causes predicted fuel
at destination to be 900 kg / 2000 lbs or less
 A change in conditions or flight plan route causes predicted fuel
at destination to be 400 kg / 900 lbs or less
 A change in conditions or flight plan route causes predicted fuel
at destination to be 500 kg / 1100 lbs or less
 A change in conditions or flight plan route causes predicted fuel
at destination to be 1200 kg / 2700 lbs or less

 Let's have a look in the cruise page (CRZ)...The actual wind

displays computed or manually entered true wind for present
altitude.
 True
 Fal
  On the FIX page, radial/distance from the fix, displays the
radial and distance from the fix to the airplane. This
information is continually updated as the airplane position
changes.
 True
 False.

 On the FMC CDU, how is the MOD CRZ CLB page

automatically displayed?
 Entering a higher CRZ ALT on line 1L of the CRZ page
 Pressing the CLB Mode Key during cruise
 Entering a higher cruising altitude in the STEP TO line on the
CRZ page
 All of the above are correct.

 On the FMC RTE page invalid VIA entries are:


 Airways or company routes which do not contain the TO
waypoint of the previous line.
 Airways & company routes which do contain the VIA
waypoint of the previous line
 Airways & company routes that are in the navigation
database
 Airways or company routes that are in their performance
database

 On the FMC TAKEOFF REF Page, the SEL temperature

entry may be made in either degrees Celsius or Farenheit:
 True
 False.
 Pushing the ACTIVATE key arms the route for execution as the
active route.
 True
 False.

 RESET MCP ALTITUDE' FMC alerting message appears in

CDU. What does it mean?

 You are within 5 NM of the top-of-descent point without

selecting a lower altitude on the AFDS MCP
 You are within 1 NM of the top-of-descent point without
selecting a lower altitude on the AFDS MCP
 You are within 3 NM of the top-of-descent point without
selecting a lower altitude on the AFDS MCP
 You are within 10 NM of the top-of-descent point without
selecting a lower altitude on the AFDS MCP

 Selection of an ILS approach from a DEP/ARR page will

automatically remove a previously selected approach:
 True
 False.

 Speed restriction (SPD REST) displays the most restrictive of

the following speeds:

 Minimum flaps up maneuvering speed

 Destination airport speed minus 5 knots
 Waypoint speed restriction if greater than 200 knots
 Minimum flap restriction speed
  The airplane is not certified for operations:
 Above 82°N or below 82°S
 Above 78°15' N or below 78°15'S
 Above 73°N or below 60°S
 Approching North or South pole

 The display selector of the ISDU (IRS Display Unit) is moved to

position 'HDG/STS' during alignment. What is shown in the right
window?
 Right window displays minutes remaining until alignment is
complete.
 Right window displays ground speed.
 Right window displays wind speed.
 Right window displays true track.

 The FMC Advisory Message 'BUFFET ALERT' indicates:

 Current conditions result in a maneuver margin less than
specified.
 Clear air turbulence has been detected in the immediate flight
path.
 the airplane is in partial or full stall.
 The crew's dinner is being prepared in the galley.

 The FMC Advisory Message 'DRAG REQUIRED' indicates

the airplane is ___ knots or more above the FMC target speed
or within ___ knots of VMO/MMO
 10 & 5
 10 & 8
 5 & 10
 5&
  The FMC Alerting Message 'SELECT MODE AFTER RTA'
means:
 Both first & third are correct.
 RTA mode has been discontinued due to sequencing of the
RTA waypoint
 The RTA time does not fall within the earliest and latest
takeoff time
 RTA mode has been discontinued because the RTA waypoint
has been removed from the Flight Plan

 The FMC Alerting Message 'VERIFY POSITION' indicates:

 Position information is contradictory.
 The airplane is excessively off the flight planned course.
 The airplane is more than 3.5 NM off the flight planned
course.
 The captain has left the cockpit for an excessive period of
time.

 The FMC contains 2 databases (Performance & Navigation

database)
 True
 The database includes:- airplane drag & engine characteristics,
maximum & optimum altitudes, maximum & minimum speeds,
etc.- the location of VHF navigation database, waypoints, airports,
runways, SIDs, STARs, etc.
 False

 The fuel quantity displayed on the FMC PROGRESS page 1 is:

 Total fuel quantity remaining direct from the fuel summation
unit
 Wing tank fuel only
 Center tank fuel only
 Total fuel used since engine start, based on fuel flow inputs to
the FMC
  The purpose of the FMC FIX INFO page is to:
 The first & the third statements are correct.
 Establish your position relative to any stored fix
 Create new waypoints, and using place bearing / place
bearing or along track fix methods, monitor flight progress
 Create a new waypoint at the intersection of the active route
and a radial or distance from a known fix

 The purpose of the FMC LEGS page is to display the lateral

and vertical flight path details for each waypoint and to make
route modifications involving a portion of a route segment:
 True
 False.

 The SELECT DESIRED WPT page is automatically displayed

when the FMC encounters more than one location for the same
waypoint name after a waypoint entry.
 True
 False.

 The STEP POINT displays the computed ETA at, and distance
to, the first possible step climb point based on gross weight. The
STEP button (1R) is then used to enter step climb or step descent
altitudes for crew evaluation. It is blank when within ___ NM of
top of descent or when RTA mode is active.
 100
 50
 30
 10

 The transition altitude of the FMC PERF INIT page:

  Changes after selecting a departure procedure with a different
altitude
 Displays 10000 feet at FMC power up
 Cannot be manually changed by the crew to a new altitude
 Is automatically entered when the TRIP/CRZ altitude is
entered in the FMC

 To climb to FL280 in the shortest distance, MAX ANGLE

should be selected on this page:
 CLB
 CLB or CRZ
 PROG
 CLB or PERF

 Two fixed climb thrust derates can be selected on the N1 LIMIT

page.CLB-1 provides a climb limit reduced by ___ % N1CLB-2
provides a climb limit reduced by ___ % N1
 3% N1 (approximately 10% thrust) & 6% N1 (approximately
20% thrust)
 5% N1 (approximately 10% thrust) & 10% N1 (approximately
20% thrust)
 7 % N1 (approximately 10% thrust) & 13 % N1 (approximately
20% thrust)
 10 % N1 & 20% N1

 Two GPS receivers receive GPS satellite positioning signals.

The LEFT & RIGHT GPS receivers are independent and ech
provides an accurate airplane geographical position to the
FMC & other aircraft systems. GPS operation is automatic.
 True
 False.
 Upon initiation of TO/GA, a new cruise altitude will be
automatically assigned & will appear on the FMC pages. The new
cruise altitude will be...

 The higest restriction in the missed approach routing

 Default value of 1500 feet above airport elevation

 Using a Reduced Takeoff thrust setting may result in Automatic

FMC of Reduced Climb Thrust.
 True
 False.

 Vertical Path Parameters (FPA, V/B, V/S) display which of

the following parameters related to the present vertical path:

 V/B vertical bearing direct from present position of the
WPT/ALT line
 FPA-actual flight path angle based on flight plan ground
speed & vertical spped
 V/S-the required vertical speed to fly the displayed FPA
 Blank if there is no entry on the FPA/VS line

 What does the DES NOW prompt on the PATH DES page
provide?
 Execution allows early initiation of a PATH descent at 1000
FPM until intercepting the computed path
 Provides a DES NOW display in ACT or MOD mode
 Execution allows early initiation of a SPD descent at 1000 FPM
until intercepting the computing path
 Arms the DES NOW function& extinguishes the EXEC light
  What information is available with the IRS mode selector in
ATT?
 Only attitude & heading information
 Only attitude information
 Only heading information
 Only altitude information

 When airplane gross weight is not available from the FMC, the
Approach Ref page will be:
 Box prompts
 Flashing
 Blank
 'INVALID'

 When aligning the IRS between 78 degrees 15 minutes North

or South latitude:
 Alignment time will vary from 5 minutes to 17 minutes
depending on airplane latitude
 Rotate the IRS switch from OFF to ALIGN
 The alignment process begins when the ON DC light
illuminates & the ALIGN light extinguishes
 Airplane present position is not a required entry.

 When an active data base expires in flight, the expired

database continues to be used until the active data is changed
after landing.
 True
 False.
 When the FMC is not receiving required fuel data:
 Both second & third statements are correct.
 VNAV disengages and VNAV operation is not possible
 The scratchpad message 'USING RSV FUEL' may be displayed
 The pilot is responsible for periodic entry of fuel weight in order
to keep gross weight value current

 When the IRS Mode Selector is turned OFF, the IRS remain
powered for approximately ________.
 30 seconds.
 The ALIGN light illuminates until the system is completely
shut down
 10 seconds.
 60 seconds.
 90 seconds.

 When the IRSs are operating in the normal navigation mode

they provide:
 All of the above.
 Attitude and true + magnetic heading
 Acceleration, vertical speed & ground speed
 Track, present position & wind data
 Which data is available by line selecting the RTE DATA prompt
on the ACT RTE LEGS page?
 ETA & forecast wind data for cruising points
 FMC calculated speed & altitude data for each waypoint
 Manually entered speed & altitude restrictions for each waypoint
 All of the above are correct

 Which factor is not considered in the FMC TRIP/CRZ

computation?
 RESERVES
 GROSS WEIGHT
 COST INDEX
 ORIGIN

 Which of the following is not a major component of the inertial

system?
 Instrument Display Unit (IDU) transfer switch
 Air Data Inertial Reference Units (ADIRU)
 Inertial System Display Unit (ISDU)
 Mode Select Unit (MSU)

 With correct takeoff parameters, the FMC commands the

selected takeoff thrust when the TO/GA switch is pushed.
During the takeoff roll, the autothrottle commands the thrust
& the FMC commands acceleration to between V2+15 &
V2+25 knots.
 True
 False.
 With HDG SEL engaged, selecting LNAV will:
 Engage if the airplane is within 3 NM of the LNAV course,
regardless of the heading
 Arm if the airplane is on intercept heading of 90 degrees or
more regardless of distance from the LNAV course
 Engage if the airplane is on an intercept heading of 90
degrees or less and the intercept will occur before the active
waypoint
 Both first & second statements are correct

 With the CONTROL PANEL select switch on the

DISPLAYS Source Panel in the BOTH ON 2 position:
 The First Officer's EFIS Control Panel is supplying identical
inputs to the captain's & First Officer's displays
 Both pilots displays are using the No.2 symbol generator.
 DEU 2 controls all six display units.
 ADIRU inputs for both the L & R ADIRU are being received
from the First Officer's pitot probe.