The aircraft symbol on the ADI

a Is driven by a servo motor system to provide an indication of roll and pitch attitude

b# Is fixed to the face of the instrument

c Is driven by the servo motor system to provide an indication of flight director
command attitude

How is the actual aircraft heading displayed on the HSI

a# Against a fixed index line
b By the course pointer
c By the pre-set heading marker

An aircraft's heading is 110 deg and the pre-set heading marker is positioned at 125
deg. What is the value of the heading error
a# 15 degrees
b 75 degrees
c 5 degrees

When carrying out a check of the glideslope deviation indicator utilising the DN/RT
test switch located on the VHF navigation system control panel, how does the
glideslope indicator respond.
a It moves 1 dot up
b It moves 2 dots down
c# It moved 1 dot down

Failure of the attitude referencing/indicating system is indicated by

a# A GYRO flag appearing on the ADI
b The horizon tape driving to the full down position
c A warning lamp illuminating on the ADI

What type of sensor is used in an inertial navigation system

a# Accelerometer
b Gyroscope
c Integrator

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

to
a Aircraft acceleration
b# Aircraft distance flown
c Aircraft ground speed

A strapdown INS unit utilises

a Two accelerometers mounted to a stabilised platform
b Three accelerometers mounted to a stabilised platform
c# Three accelerometers mounted to the airframe of the aircraft

Transport rate error is due to

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

The pressure inputs to an ADC consist include

a Static only
b# Pitot and static only
c Pitot static and air temperature

Within the ADC the device for converting the pressure input to an electrical signal is
known as a
a Wheatstone bridge
b Potentiometer
c# Transducer

Mach number is derived from

a# Altitude and airspeed
b Airspeed and temperature information
c Airspeed and angle of attack information

An ARINC 429 digital data bus transmission line consists of

a# A pair of conductors
b Three wires
c A single conductor

ATC altitude reporting is

a Mode A
b# Mode C
c I/P

The code used to supply altitude information for the ATC transponder is known as
a Binary
b# Gray
c ARINC 429

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

a# The electron gun
b The X and Y plates
c The cathode

A colour CRT contains which 3 colour guns

a Cyan, magenta and yellow
b Black, white and green
c# Red, blue and green

How many symbol generators are used in a typical EFI system

a2
b# 3
c4
The different analogue inputs are applied to an analogue to digital converter by the
action of
a# A multiplexer
b A digital data bus
c A tachogenerator

Where are the mandatory requirements for flight data and cockpit voice recorder
systems found
a BCAR's
b# The ANO
c CAAIP's

How many channels of recorded audio are there in a CVR

a# 4
b3
c2

A bulk erase circuit is operative

a In the air
b# On the ground
c Only with the undercarriage down

Why is a motor needed in a servo altimeter

a To drive a failure warning flag out of view
b# To provide power to move the counter and pointer
c To force the capsules back to there null position

In a servo altimeter, what is moved by the capsules

a The analogue pointer display
b The E bar
c# The I bar

How does the failure warning flag at the top of the servo alt operate
a# It needs electrical power to hold it out of view
b It needs electrical power to hold it in view
c It is mechanically linked to the E and I bar pick off

How does a servo altimeter work with very small error signals
a It does not respond to small error signals
b# It increases the signal in an integrator
c It blocks these signals in a Scmitt trigger

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

a# To remove power when the motor runs continuously in one direction
b To prevent the motor overshooting the correct position and hunting
c To stop the instrument indicating negative altitudes

What must be done when the overrun has opened

a Perform a pitot static leak check
b Trip and reset the circuit breaker
c# Remove the instrument for workshop reset
What precaution is generally necessary when electrical power is removed from a
servo altimeter
a Do not operate the altimeter test switch
b Do not expect to see a failure warning in view
c# Do not move the baro pressure setting knob

What is the purpose of the black and white striped flag in the servo altimeter
a To warn the pilot that the digital altitude counters have failed
b# To warn the pilot that he is flying below 10,000 feet
c To warn the pilot that the indication shows negative altitude

The relay contacts of the non-differential airspeed switch

a Open at all speeds greater than the initial setting
b Close when the pilot operates the external switch
c# Close at all speeds greater than the initial setting

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

a The direction of pitot pressure
b# The mounting attitude
c The front of the switch

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

a# The hold circuit will be interrupted
b The relay RL1 will be energised
c Pitot pressure has increased

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

switch must close and open
a At the same speed
b# At take off and touchdown speeds
c At touchdown and cruising speeds

When carrying out a leak check on a combined pressure head, the following
indicators will read
a ASI, VSI, altimeter, Machmeter
b# VSI, then back to zero and altimeter
c ASI, then altimeter

A pitot static leak check is required when

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

The capsules of a density switch are

a# Charged with dry air
b Open to static pressure
c Charged with dry nitrogen

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

indicate
a Atmospheric pressure in the cabin
b# Cabin altitude
c Cabin pressure

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

The rate is
a 0.65 deg C per kilometre
b 65 deg C per 11 kilometres
c# 1.98 deg C per 1000 feet

What is the purpose of the ADC

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

Why does a static transducer use a tachogenerator

a To provide velocity feedback
b# To provide the servo amp with velocity feedback to damp oscillations in the servo
loop
c To provide the servo amplifier with damping

What operations do the limit switches carry out

a# They disconnect the control signal from the servo amp replacing it with a two
quadrature signal
b They disconnect the control signal from the servo amp
c They reverse the polarity of the control signal

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

a It causes the capsule to expand in unison with the I bar linkage
b Has no effect on the capsules
c# It causes the capsules to expand or contract

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

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