Flight Instruments/Displays

Question 1

Airspeed Trend indication

Answer 1

Predicted airspeed in 10 seconds based on current acceleration or deceleration

Question 2

When does current airspeed box turn amber?

Answer 2

Current airspeed less than maneuvering speed

Question 3

Indication from Maximum Airspeed Tape?

Answer 3

Max airspeed in relation to the lowest of:

• VMO/MMO
• Landing Gear Speed
• Flap Speed

Question 4

Pitch Limit Indication

Answer 4

• pitch limit of speed shaker activation for current conditions
• max +30º

Question 5

When does LOC and G/S pointer turn solid

Answer 5

Within 2 1/3 dot of center

Question 6

EFIS/EICAS Interface Unit (EIU)/IRS/Air Data Source Selector Priority in AUTO

Answer 6

CA: LEFT/CENTER/RIGHT

FO: RIGHT/CENTER/LEFT

Question 7

How many display units?

Answer 7

6 Display Units (DUs)

• 2 PFDs, (CA and FO)
• 2 NDs (CA and FO)
• Upper EICAS
• Lower EICAS

Question 8

How is aircraft system information supplied to the Display Units (DUs)?

Answer 8

3 identical EFIS/EICAS Interface Units (EIUs)

Question 9

Display Unit Switching Priority

Answer 9

• PFD over ND

- Upper EICAS over LOWER EICAS

Question 10

Power Source for Integrated Standby Flight Display (ISFD)

Answer 10

Main Battery Bus

Question 11

Dashes replacing information on PFD

Answer 11

Information in unavailable

Question 12

Components of Air Data Computer Systems

Answer 12

• 2 or 3 Air Data Computers (ADCs); (L and R) or (L, C, and R)
• 4 pitot tubes (Upper L, Lower L, Upper R, Lower R)
• 4 static sources (Main L, Main R, Alt L, Alt R)
• 2 Angle of Attack vanes (AOAs)
• 2 Total Air Temperature probes (TATs)

Question 13

What supplies supplies Heading Info to the ND?

Answer 13

Selected Inertial Reference Unit (IRU)

Question 14

When does Heading reference True North?

Answer 14

When aircraft is North of 82º N latitude or South of 82º S latitude

Question 15

Position Trend Vector Intervals

Answer 15

• UP to 3 segments depending on MAP range
• each segment is 30 sec
• 30 sec, 60 sec, 90 sec
• based on bank angle and ground speed

Question 16

VNAV PATH scale indication

Answer 16

• displayed during descend only with selected VNAV PATH

- +/- 400’ deviation

Question 17

Types of EICAS messages

Answer 17

1) alert messages
2) memo messages
3) Status messages

Question 18

Priority levels of alert messages

Answer 18

• Warning
• Caution
• Advisory

Question 19

Where is the most recent EICAS message displayed?

Answer 19

At the top of its priority group

Question 20

Where is the most recent Memo displayed

Answer 20

At the bottom of the memo messages

Question 21

What is a Memo message and where are they displayed?

Answer 21

• EICAS memo messages are crew reminders of certain flight crew selected normal conditions
• They display in white at the bottom of the last page of EICAS alert messages on the primary EICAS display.

Question 22

What does the Status Cue mean and what color?

Answer 22

• new EICAS message exists
• inhibited from engine start to 30 mins after lift off
• color cyan

Question 23

EIU selector in AUTO

Answer 23

• selects an operable EIU to provide data to EFIS and EICAS

* Selects left, then center, then right

Question 24

What does pushing the RECALL button do

Answer 24

• redisplays all caution and advisory EICAS messages, when respective non-normal condition exists
• displays first page of messages when multiple pages exist
• redisplays red box for parameters previously exceeded
• displays RECALL indication for one second after switch released

Question 25

What alert displays are shown or displayed on the PFD?

Answer 25

- TCAS - Windshear - GPWS

Question 26

With a TCAS RA, where do you position the airplane symbol on the PFD?

Answer 26

Traffic avoidance is ensured by adjusting or maintaining a pitch attitude outside the red outlined RA pitch region

Question 27

How many events can the EICAS Event Record Switch record?

Answer 27

Up to 5 events

Question 28

Which type of EICAS messages are listed in the DDG

Answer 28

EICAS Status messages

Question 29

Which engines activate CONFIG EICAS messages if airplane is not configured?

Answer 29

Engines 2 and 3

Question 30

Conditions for Takeoff CONFIG EICAS Warning

Answer 30

- flaps not in a takeoff position - body gear not centered - parking brake set - Speedbrake lever not in DN detent - stabilizer trim not in takeoff range

Question 31

Conditions for CONFIG GEAR EICAS Warning message

Answer 31

the airplane is in flight and any landing gear is not down and locked with: - any Thrust lever is closed and radio altitude is less than 800 ft, or - flaps in a landing position (flaps 25 or more)

Question 32

When does the c-chord sound prior to selected altitude?

Answer 32

900’ prior to selected altitude

Question 33

What activates ALTITUDE ALERT?

Answer 33

Departing selected altitude by 300’

Question 34

GPWS features

Answer 34

- look ahead terrain alerts - predictive windshear alerts - immediate windshear alerts - bank angle voice alerts - immediate alerts for potentially hazardous flight conditions involving impact with the obstacles and the ground - approach altitude callouts

Question 35

GPWS Warning and Caution projected impact time

Answer 35

Warning: 20 - 30 sec Caution: 40 - 60 sec

Question 36

Master Caution light and beeper inhibition

Answer 36

- 80 knots until 400’ or 20 secs after rotation

Question 37

When are New Predictive Windshear Warnings inhibited?

Answer 37

100 knts until 50 feet RA

Question 38

Master Warning and Bell inhibit for FIRE during takeoff

Answer 38

V1 to 400’ or 25 sec after V1

Question 39

N1 Redline vs N1 Amber Line

Answer 39

Red Line: N1 RPM Operating Limit (Overspeed) | Amber Line: Maximum N1 (limiting thrust in EEC Normal mode)

Question 40

What is the width of the command speed bug?

Answer 40

5 knots

Question 41

When is Pitch Limit Indicator displayed and what does it indicate

Answer 41

- Flaps not up | - indicates pitch limit (maximum +30º)

Question 42

How do you blank Radio Mins/Baro Mins form PFD?

Answer 42

Radio Mins: Below 0 | Baro Mins: Below -100