Flight Management/Navigation System

Question 1

What two databases does the FMS contain?

AOM Vol II, Ch 11

Answer 1

• Navigation

* Performance

Question 2

You have been asked to intercept the CVG 033 radial and track it outbound. How do you do this?
(AOM Vol II, Ch 11)

Answer 2

• Select the LEGS page of the FMS CDU
• Enter CVG033/nn on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK1L
• Enter 033 in the boxes at LSK6R
• Press the ENTER key

Question 3

What is a Conditional Waypoint? How can it be identified on the CDU? How can a pilot create one?
(AOM Vol II, Ch 11)

Answer 3

• Conditional Waypoints indicate when an event occurs and are not at a geographically fixed position.
• Altitude and course intercept conditional waypoints display on the CDU inside parenthesis.
• A conditional waypoint cannot be pilot created.

Question 4

Your departure procedure’s initial instruction is a heading vector. It is displayed as a Conditional Waypoint heading on the CDU, followed by the term VECTORS. Can LNAV be used to fly the heading?
(AOM Vol II, Ch 11)

Answer 4

• Yes

Question 5

What CDU pages are available in standby navigation after both FMS units have failed?
(AOM Vol II, Ch 11)

Answer 5

• IRS Legs Page
• IRS Progress Page
• Alternate NAV RAD Page

Question 6

You are conducting an ILS Category II or III approach When do you callout “Rollout and Flare Armed”
(AOM Vol I, Ch NP)

Answer 6

• Never.

Question 7

On the NAV RAD page of the CDU, a VOR identifier is followed by a letter in small font. What are the possible letters? What do they mean? What must be displayed in order to enter a course?
(AOM Vol II, Ch 11)

Answer 7

• A, R, P, M.
• “A” indicates automatic tuning based on update geometry.
• “R” indicates route tuning to a enroute navaid within 250 nautical miles.
• “P” indicates procedure tuning to a navaid needed for approach or departure procedure guidance.
• “M” indicated manual tuning of a navaid and takes priority over the other three.
• A course can be entered anytime that dashes are displayed on the course line, which is anytime except when the navaid has been automatically tuned.

Question 8

You have been instructed by ATC to fly a heading of 090 degrees to intercept J121 HTO. How do you accomplish this? (AOM Vol II, Ch 11)

Answer 8

• Select the RTE page of the FMS CDU
• Enter J121 on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK1L
• Enter HTO on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK 1R
• Press the ENTER key

Question 9

You are northeast bound on UM197 between GAPLI and CPT. ATC instructs you to cross abeam of LND at FL280. How do you accomplish this?
(AOM Vol II, Ch 11) (Europe (HI) 1/2)

Answer 9

• Select the FIX page of the FMS CDU
• Enter LND on the scratchpad line
• Move the value to LSK 1L
• Press

Question 10

On the HOLD page of the CDU, there is a time value presented under the heading of HOLD AVAIL near LSK 4R. To what fuel quantity is the time referring?
(AOM Vol II, Ch 11)

Answer 10

• The fuel quantity entered in the RESERVES field of the PERF INIT Page.