Flight Instrument and Displays

1 To climb to FL280 in the shortest distance, MAX ANGLE should be selected on this page:

 CLB or CRZ
 PROG
 CLB
 CLB or PERF

2 When penetrating turbulence:

 The Turbulence N1 is line selected to the scratch pad on the CRZ page and transferred to the
N1 LIMIT page for activation & execution
 The Turbulence N1 is activated on the CRZ page
 The Turbulence N1 is a reference only. The autothrottle must be disconnected and the N1 set
manually
 The Turbulence N1 is a reference only. The autothrottle must be disconnected and the N1 set
manually

3 The purpose of the FMC FIX INFO page is to:

 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 first & the third statements are correct.

4 If the FAULT light on the IRS Mode Selector Unit illuminates; it indicates:

 A failure of a Symbol Generator or a system fault affective NAV Mode of the ADIRU
 An entry of an invalid present position
 A system fault affecting the respective IRS ATT and/or NAV Mode
 That DC power for the respective IRS is not normal.

5 On the FMC TAKEOFF REF Page, the SEL temperature entry may be made in either degrees
Celsius or Fahrenheit:

 True
 False.

6 The FMC Alerting Message 'VERIFY POSITION' indicates:

 The airplane is excessively off the flight planned course

 Position information is contradictory
 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
7 During PATH DESCENT and below the Speed Restriction Altitude, the FMC Alerting 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

 Using a Reduced Takeoff thrust setting may result in Automatic FMC of Reduced Climb Thrust.

 True
 False.

 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 airplane is not certified for operations:

 Above 78°15' N or below 78°15'S

 Above 73°N or below 60°S
 Above 82°N or below 82°S
 Approaching North or South pole

 On which CDU is the ground speed displayed?

 PROGRESS page 1
 CRZ
 POS REF page 2
 INIT REF

 Selection of an ILS approach from a DEP/ARR page will automatically remove a previously
selected approach:

 True
 False.

 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

 The Slip/Skid indication of the Attitude Indicator will turn amber if bank angle is 35 degrees or
more.

 True
 False.

Amber if the slip/skid indicator is also at full scale deflection.

 The rising runway is displayed when localizer pointer is in view and radio altitude is less than ____
feet.

 2500
 1500
 500
 200

 The Glide Slope Pointer is not displayed when the track and the front course on the Mode Control
Panel differ by more than 90 degrees (backcourse)

 True
 False.

 The standby radio magnetic indicator (RMI) displays magnetic heading & VOR/ADF bearing to the
station. The RMI is powered by:

 The AC transfer bus 2

 The AC standby bus
 The DC standby bus.
 The TR3.

The RMI is powered by the AC standby bus & remains powered after the loss of all normal AC power
as long as battery power is available.

 When the 'ROLL' flag (amber) appear on the Attitude indicator:

 The Captain & First Officer roll display differ by more than 2 degrees
 The Captain & First Officer roll display differ by more than 5 degrees
 The Captain & First Officer roll display differ by more than 10 degrees
 The Captain & First Officer roll display differ by more than 15 degrees

 The Altitude Disagree Alert (amber 'ALT DISAGREE') on the digital altimeter indicates the
Captain's & F/O's altitude indications disagree by more than:

 50 feet
 100 feet for more than 2 continuous seconds
  200 feet for more than 5 continuous seconds
 500 feet for more than 10 continuous seconds

 If the Altitude Failure Flag (amber) appears, it means that the barometric altitude or barometric
correction has failed. All altimeter symbols are removed except the ALT ALERT annunciation and the
barometric setting.

 True
 False.

 Concerning Navigation Display Information, Heading is supplied by Air Data Inertial Reference
System (ADIRS) & Track is supplied by the FMC during normal operation.

 True
 False

 The message EXCESS DATA is displayed if the amount of information sent to the navigation
display exceeds the display capability. The message can be removed by:

 Reducing the amount of map information

 Reducing range
 Deselecting one or more of the EFIS control map switches (STA, WPT, ARPT, DATA, POS)
 All of the above.

 If you select the 'BOTH ON 1' switch of the CONTROL PANEL:

 The Left EFIS control panel controls both pilots' outboard & inboard display units
 The Right EFIS control panel controls both pilots' outboard & inboard display units
 The Left ADIRS controls both pilots' outboard & inboard display units
 The Right ADIRS controls both pilots' outboard & inboard display units

 In the air, the flight recorder is not powered if both engines are shut down.

 True
 False.

In the air the flight recorder is powered even with both engine shut down as long as APU electrical
power is available.

 The Pitch Limit Indicator (amber) indicates:

 Pitch attitude corresponding to stick pusher activation

 Appears anytime the Flaps are UP
 Pitch limit
 Pitch Limit when flaps are UP

 The Mach digital counter indicates current Mach number & it is displayed when airspeed increases
above ___ Mach
  0.30
 0.40
 0.50
 0.60

It blanks when airspeed decreases below 0.38 Mach

 The V2+15 white bug of the airspeed indicator is normally displayed for takeoff. It is removed:

 At first flap retraction or when VREF is entered

 When landing gear lever is placed UP
 When speed is more than 250 knots KIAS
 All of the above.

 The Flaps Up Airspeed Bug (green) is displayed after Zero Fuel Weight is entered in the CDU and
takeoff gross weight is calculated or after takeoff gross weight is set with the speed reference selector.

 True
 False.

It is not displayed above approximately 20,000 feet altitude.

 The display SOURCE selector also allows the crew to manually select either DEU1 or DEU2 for all
6 display units. If the displays are automatically or manually switched to a single DEU source, a
'DSLPY SOURCE' annunciation illuminates above both pilot's altimeters.

 True
 False.

 If the Upper Display fails:

 The engine display automatically moves to the Inboard display and the Upper display blanks
 The engine display automatically moves to the Outboard display and the Upper display
blanks.
 The engine display automatically moves to the Lower display and the Upper display blanks
 The engine display automatically moves to the Inboard or Outboard display and the Upper
display blanks

There is no automatic switching for a lower DU failure.

 If the MAIN PANEL DUs switch is turned to Outboard Primary Flight Display (OUTBD PFD), the
compact EFIS format is displayed on the outboard display unit & the inboard display unit blanks.

 True
 False.

 What is the purpose of the Air Data Modules (ADMs)?

  The ADMs convert pneumatic pressure to electrical signals and send these data to the
ADIRUs
 The ADMs provide only pitot & static pressure to the standby instruments
 The ADMs provide inertial position & track data to the displays thru the ADIRUs
 The ADMs measure thru the Alpha vanes the airplane angle-of-attack.

There are 4 ADMs. They convert pneumatic pressure to electrical signals and send these data to the
ADIRUs. Each pitot air data module is connected to its on-side pitot probe; there is no cross
connection.

 The Static Air temperature is displayed on:

 The CDU IDENT page

 The CDU PERF INIT page
 The CDU CLB page
 The CDU PROGRESS page

 The Standby attitude indicator provides attitude information that is independent of the primary
attitude displays. The indicator is powered by:

 The Battery bus

 The Transfer bus 1
 The Transfer bus 2
 The TR2

The indicator is powered by the battery bus & remains powered after the loss of all normal AC power
as long as battery power is available. The gyro reaches operational speed approximately 60 seconds
after power is applied.

 The Weather Radar Annunciation 'WXR ATT' indicates:

 The Weather radar has failed

 The Weather radar Attitude calibration has been lost
 The Attitude stabilization for antenna has been lost
 The Display unit cooling has been lost or an overheat condition has occurred

 The ND Wind direction/speed and wind arrow is:

 Displayed in only in ND MAP mode

 Blanked if wind speed becomes less than 6 knots
 Displayed if wind speed is greater than 6 knots
 Displayed only in ILS mode

 What will occur if the aircraft pitch attitude reaches the Pitch Limit Indication ( PLI ) on the PFD
during slow speed maneuvering ?

 The aircraft stalls

 The aircraft will experience initial stall buffet
 The stick shaker warning activates
  The stick nudger pushes the control column forward.

 During an ILS approach the Captain observes his BARO minimum reference/ altitude turns from
green to flashing amber for three second. What does it mean?

 Radio altitude data is unreliable

 The aircraft has descended below the Captain's selected minimum altitude (DA)
 A windshear has been encountered
 The aircraft has descended below 1000 feet

 The decision height (DH) display on the CDS is set:

 Automatically when APPROACH is selected on the MCP panel

 Independently by each pilot using his/her EFIS control panel
 By entering the desired DH on the FMC CDU APPROACH REFERENCE page
 By using the DH selector knob on the forward instrument panel

 The aircraft is on the ground and the Flight Recorder Switch is in NORMAL:

 The Flight Recorder operates anytime electrical power is available

 The Flight Recorder operates when electrical power is available and either engine is operating
 The Flight Recorder operates whenever the Battery Switch is ON
 The Flight Recorder operates anytime electrical power is available and start switch in
GROUND position

 The First Officer observes the word PITCH displayed in amber in the lower portion of the PFD
during an ILS approach. What does it mean?

 The autopilot has defaulted to CWS pitch

 Glide slope is not being tracked
 The Captain's and First Officer's pitch displays differ by 5 degrees or more
 The First Officer's pitch display is more than 3 degrees in error

 An amber DSPLY SOURCE annunciation below each speed tape indicates:

 The altimeter is receiving inputs from a source other than the ADIRU and should be
considered unreliable unless verified by another source
 A single DEU has been manually or automatically selected to drive all six display units
 A non-dispatchable CDS fault has occurred
 A single EFIS control panel has been manually or automatically selected as the source for all
six display units

 If an outboard display unit fails, the PFD is automatically displayed:

 Never. It can only be displayed manually with the MAIN PANEL DU selectors
 On the ENGINE PRIMARY display
 On the ENGINE SECONDARY display
 On the inboard display unit
 Speed Trend Vector: Tip of arrow indicates predicted airspeed in the next _____ based on the
current airspeed and acceleration.

 5 seconds
 7 seconds
 2 seconds
 10 seconds

 The curved trend vector extending from the aircraft symbol on ND MAP and MAP CTR is divided
into three segments. With range greater than 20 NM´s the trend vector:

 Predicts position at the end of 10,20 and 30 second intervals

 Predicts position at the end of 20,40 and 60 second intervals
 Predicts position at the end of 30,60 and 90 second intervals
 Predicts position at the end of 60,90 and 120 second intervals

Predicts position at the end of 30, 60, and 90 second intervals. Each segment represents 30 seconds.
Based on bank angle and ground speed. Selected range determines the number of segments displayed.
For range:

 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 and First
Officer's displays
 Both pilots displays are using the No2 DEU
 DEU 2 controls all six display units
 ADIRU inputs for both the L and R ADIRU are being received from the First Officer's pitot
probe

The CONTROL PANEL select switch determines which EFIS control panel controls the pilots’
display functions. With the switch positioned to either BOTH ON 1 or BOTH ON 2, the selected EFIS
control panel provides inputs for both sets of pilot displays. When in the NORMAL position, a
'DISPLAYS CONTROL PANEL' annunciation illuminates on the pilot’s altimeters and indicates a
failure of the associated EFIS control panel.

 An amber CDS FAULT annunciation below each speed tape indicates:

 The altimeter is receiving inputs from a source other than the ADIRU and should be
considered unreliable unless verified by another source
 A single DEU has been manually selected to drive all six display units
 A non-dispatchable CDS fault has occurred
 Single EFIS control panel has been manually or automatically selected as the source for all
six display units

CDS FAULT (amber) – A non–dispatchable CDS fault has occurred. Displayed on the ground only,
prior to start of the second engine. CDS MAINT (white) – A dispatchable CDS fault has occurred.
Displayed on the ground only, prior to start of the second engine.
 A magenta bug on the vertical speed indicator in the PFD indicates:

 Actual vertical speed

 Selected vertical speed on the MCP panel with V/S pitch mode selected
 Electrical power loss to the indicator
 Indicates vertical speed in VNAV mode

 The Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS) produces following flight data:

 Position and speed only

 Attitude and speed only
 Altitude and speed only
 Position, attitude, altitude and speed

The ADIRS produces flight data such as position, speed, altitude and attitude for the flight displays,
flight management computers, flight controls, engine controls and all other systems requiring inertial
and air data.

 The Landing Altitude reference bar (Amber- 0-500ft, White- 500 –1000ft) indicates:

 Height above Minimum descent altitude

 Height above touchdown / Landing Altitude
 Radio Altitude
 Height above MSL

 WXR selector on the EFIS Control Panel energizes the weather radar transmitter and displays
weather radar returns in:

 APP, VOR, MAP and PLN modes

 Map, centre Map, expanded VOR and expanded APP modes
 Only APP and Map modes
 Only expanded VOR and expanded APP modes

 When Max range is selected on the EFIS Control Panel, weather radar returns are limited to:

 80 NM
 160 NM
 320 NM
 640 NM

 With the weather radar in WX/TURB mode, turbulence will be shown within:

 160 NM
 120 NM
 80 NM
 40 NM
 During an ILS Approach with the Localizer pointer in view, the rising runway symbol comes into
view:

 Below 2500ft RA and will rise toward the airplane symbol at 200ft RA
 Below 1500ft RA and will rise toward the airplane symbol at 50ft RA
 At glideslope capture and will rise toward the airplane symbol at 1500ft RA
 At glideslope capture and will rise toward the airplane symbol at 200ft RA

• displayed when localizer pointer is in view and radio altitude is less than 2500 feet • rises towards
airplane symbol when radio altitude is below 200 feet • is not displayed when the localizer signal is
unusable.

 'WXR RANGE DISAGREE' indicates selected range on the EFIS control panel is different than the
WXR display range.

 True
 False