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Systems - Flight Instruments and Display Flashcards

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How many Display Units (DUs) are there on the 787?

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  • 5 DUs
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List the primary groups of information displayed.

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  • PFD’s with mini-map
  • ND’s
  • EICAS
  • Auxiliary display (AUX)
  • MFD
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What is described as the typical configuration for normal operations?

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  • PFD’s on outboard DU’s
  • EICAS on either CAP side inboard DU or FO L side inboard DU
  • Normal ND on the other side of the inboard DU
  • Full ND on the other inboard DU
  • The CDU on the lower DU
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What do the L and R switches on the DSP do when pushed?

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  • Controls the selected panel
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What does the EICAS switch on the DSP do?

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  • Transfers EICAS between CA and FO inboard display
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What does the CHKL switch on the DSP do?

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  • Displays the Checklist menu
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What happens when you push ENG switch on either DSP?

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  • Display ENG secondary indications.
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In which ND modes are the following available?

  1. Ground speed
  2. Wind speed/direction
  3. Heading up display
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  • Map mode
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In which ND modes are the following available?

  1. North UP display
  2. Step-though capability
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  • Plan mode
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Describe how Alternate Control of the EFIS and/or DSP can be achieved?

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  • By activating the alternate EFIS control panel on the systems page
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When and where are the flaps maneuvering speeds displayed?

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  • On the PFD below 20000’
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When is the pitch limit indication displayed?

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  • When flaps are not up or at low speed with flaps up
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What information can be shown on the AUX display?

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  • Flight data,
  • ATC data,
  • Clock
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When does vertical speed appear in digital form on the PFD and where is it displayed?

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  • When greater than 400’ per min
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What happens if the corners of the CCD are touched?

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  • Moves the cursor to the corresponding display corner
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What is the difference between open loop and closed loop checklist items?

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  • Open loop: indicated by a gray box, should be confirmed by the crew
  • Closed loop: automatically checked with a green check when completed
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What automatically resets the electronic Normal Checklist?

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  • Go-Around if in air, Landing Gear NOT up, TOGA selected
  • Touch and Go if transitioned from air to ground and takeoff thrust reached with ground speed greater than 80 knots, and thust reversers not deployed.
  • Normal menu selection
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What is the VSD and where is it displayed? Which ND modes will it display in?

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  • Vertical Situation Display, available in map mode only
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What is an ‘Un-annunciated checklist’?

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  • Checklists that do not have an EICAS message
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What does ‘TIME TO ALIGN/XXXX’ on the NDs indicate?

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  • The time remaining for IRU alignment
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Where is the tuned ILS frequency displayed on the PFD and HUD?

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  • Top left corner
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What is the difference between a normal and decluttered HUD display?

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  • In decluttered mode, speed and altitude tapes are replaced with digital values only and the compass rose is removed.
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How is the decluttered display selected?

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  • By the push button on the control wheel
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What features are found on the HUD and not found on PFD?

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The HUD is capable of two alternate symbology modes:
* Full mode
* Declutter mode

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What is the HUD TO/GA Reference Line?
- A dashed line that depicts the flight director's vertical guidance. Its displayed from 65 kts when TOGA is active.
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What are the Ground Deviation Indications, and where do they appear?
- During a HUD takeoff, appears on the HUD only and they include: - Ground roll reference symbol, - Flight director guidance cue, and - Ground Excessive Deviation Symbol.
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What is the name of item 1? When is it displayed?
**1 - TO/GA Reference Line** Displayed on ground when: - flight director TO/GA mode is active - ground speed is greater than 65 knots Displayed in air when flight director TO/GA mode is active
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When do **chevrons** appear and what are they for?
* At excessive high pitch up or down angles and they are displayed to direct the pilot to pitch the airplane back toward the horizon. - UPPER - Overlays compressed pitch scale with tip at +30 degrees, directing the pilot to apply pitch down. - LOWER - Overlays compressed pitch scale with tip at -20 degrees, directing the pilot to apply pitch up.
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If **zenith** or **nadir symbols** appear in the HUD, what is happening?
- Pitch is approaching 90 degrees nose up or down
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Describe the appearance and purpose of the **Glideslope Reference Line**.
- It is a dashed line across the HUD pitch scale showing the selected glide slope or glide path with the numerical value shown on. the side. - It shows when VREF is selected.
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When and where do the **Runway Symbol (Edge lines)** appear?
- The Runway Symbol edge lines appear at 300' RA and disappears at 60' RA, depicting a runway based on the localizer course. - Displays only in decluttered mode
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When and where does the **Ground Deceleration Rate Scale** show?
- Displayed on landing. Also displyed on takeoff if a deceleration is sensed with ground speed above 50 knots, and the airplane still on the ground. Once displayed, it is removed when: - Ground speed decreases below 25 knots, or - Airplane begins accelerating, or - Airplane lifts off.
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Describe the appearance and purpose of the **TCAS Fly-To symbology**.
- It is a corrective advisory symbol displayed on the HUD by a double lined box called the ‘fly-to-box’ - The fly-to-box is an indication of where the flight path vector symbol should be positioned to obtain vertical separation from traffic directing an evasive maneuver.
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What does the **Flight Director Guidance Cue** indicate?
- Indicates flight director pitch and roll steering commands - The flight path vector symbol is only displayed in flight.
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Identify the symbols indicated by the numbers ,their function and when are they displayed
**1 - Flight Director Guidance Cue** - Indicates flight director pitch and roll steering commands. the flight path vector symbol is only displayed in flight. - The guidance cue appears aproximatelly at 50 ft RA on **normal** takeoff. - If a HUD takeoff is selected, the guidance cue appears at the same time as the flight path vector during the ground to air transition. - On approach, removed from HUD approximately 50 feet RA. - During a widshear alert condition, the guidance cue will change from hollow to solid (filled). 2 - Flight Path Vector Symbol (FPV) - Displays current flight path angle and drift angle during flight. The guidance cue appears at 50 feet RA on takeoff.
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What happens to the **guidance cue** during a windshear alert condition?
- Changes from hollow to solid (filled)
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What does the **Ground Roll Reference Symbol** display?
- Airplane position relative to the localizer when HUD takeoff guidance has been selected
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What does the **Ground Excessive Deviation Symbol** indicate?
- Indicates excessive deviation (more than 23 feet) from localizer course line during takeoff roll
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What does the **Flight Path Acceleration symbol** indicate?
- Inertial acceleration (or deceleration) of the airplane along the flight path - Removed from display when a low level, decreasing performance windshear is detected below 400 feet AGL.
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What does the **Speed Error Tape** display?
- Difference between indicated airspeed and selected airspeed - Symbol not displayed until first flap retraction.
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What does the **Speed Error Tape** display?
- Difference between the indicated airspeed and the selected airspeed - Symbol not displayed until first flap retraction.
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When the **Speed Error Tape** rises above the wing, what does it indicate?
- Indicated airspeed is faster than the selected speed - Conversely, it falls below the wing if the airspeed is slower than the selected speed.
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What does the **Pitch Scale Chevron (Upper)** indicate?
- Directs pilot to apply pitch down towards the horizon. - Overlays compressed pitch scale with tip at +30°.
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What does the **Pitch Scale Chevron (Lower)** indicate?
- Directs pilot to apply pitch up towards the horizon. - Overlays compressed pitch scale with tip at -20°.
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The **Unusual Attitude (UA) symbology** is displayed when which conditions are met?
* Pitch is less than -20° * Pitch is greater than +35° * Roll exceeds 55° in either direction
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What does the **Zenith Symbol** represent?
- Displayed in center of HUD pitch scale at +90 degrees pitch line
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What does the **Nadir Symbol** represent?
- Displayed in center of HUD pitch scale at -90 degrees pitch line
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What is the **Glideslope Reference Line**?
- Display of the glideslope or glidepath value for the active approach. - Shown when the VREF speed is selected in the FMS and removed from HUD at 70 feet RA.
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What is the default value of the **Digital Glideslope Value**?
- 3° - This is used if the selected approach has no glidepath angle or no approach is selected.
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When are the **Runway Edge Lines Symbol** displayed?
- Enabled at a radio altimeter altitude of 300 feet, removed at 60 feet. - Displays only in decluttered mode.
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What do the tick marks on runway edge lines correspond to?
- **Touchdown Aiming Point** symbol.
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What does the **Bank Pointer** indicate?
- ACFT bank in reference to the bank scale. - Fills if bank angle is 35° or more.
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What do the **Slip/Skid Indications** show?
- Indicate slip or skid - Displaces to indicate the condition and fills at full scale deflection. **Note: Indicatior below flight path vector symbol only appears during takeoff or low altitude go around.**
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What does the **Bank Scale** provide?
- Fixed reference for the bank pointer. - Scale marks are at 0°, 10°, 20°, 30° - Enhance scale marks at 45 degrees and 60 are added to the sacale if the airplane bank is within 10 degrees of those bank angles.
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What does the **Angle of Attack Limit** represent?
- Referenced to the flight path vector symbol. The distance between the AOA limit symbol and the flight path vector symbol represents the margin available to sitck shaker.
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When is the **Angle of Attack Limit** displayed?
* Angle-of-attack is within 5° of stick shaker * Wherever stick shaker is active * Wherever windshear guidance cue is displayed
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What does the **Horizon Line and Pitch Scale** indicate?
- Indicates the IRS horizon and degrees of pitch. - Pitch scale displays 5° increments.
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Name the symbols indicated on the picture, when do they become active?
**1 - Flight Director Guidance Cue** Displays localizer position relative to the airplane position **2 - Ground Roll Reference Symbol** Display airplane position relative to the localizer when HUD takeoff guidance has been selected on the FMC. These indications become active when the heading of the airplane is within 45 degrees of the runway heading and the plane is within 2 degrees of the center of the ILS localizer beam or 75 feet of the GLS localizer centerline. **3 - Ground Excessive Deviation Symbol** Indicates excessive deviation (more than 23 feet) from localizer course line during takeoff roll. Flashing triangle points in direction of runway centerline.
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Name the two items represented on the picture below and when could they be removed?
**1 - Flight Path acceleration symbol** Indicates the inertial acceleration (or deceleration) of the airplane along the flight path. Removed from the display when a low level, decreasing performance windshear is detected below 400 feet AGL. **2 - Speed Error Tape** Displays difference between the indicated airspeed and the selected airspeed (on the Mode Control Panel) or flight management system commanded airspeed. Symbol not displayed until first flap retraction. If the indicated airspeed is faster than the selected speed, the Speed Error Tape rises above the wing. Likewise, if the airspeed is slower than the selected, the Speed Error Tape falls bellow the wing.
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On what the conditions do the following symbols appear on the HUD.
**Pitch Scale Chevron (Upper) ** Overlays compressed pitch scale with tip at +30 degrees, directing pilot to apply pitch down. **Pitch Scale Chevron (Lower)** Overlays compressed pitch scale with tip at -20 degrees directing pilot do apply pitch up.
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What is named the following symbology? When does it present itself on the HUD?
**Unusual Attitude Symbology** Displayed when: Pitch is less than -20 or, Pitch is greater than + 35 or, Roll exceeds 55 degrees in either direction
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In what situations do each of these symbols appears and what are they called?
**Zenith Symbol ** - Displayed in the center of HUD pitch scale at + 90 degrees pitch line **Nadir Symbol ** - Displayed in the center of HUD pitch scale at - 90 degrees pitch line
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Name the pointed symbols on the following picture, in what conditions do 1 is removed and when does 3 appears and is removed.
**1 - Glideslope reference line** Display of the glideslope or glidepath value for the active approach shown when the VREF speed is selected in the FMS. Removed from HUD at 70 feet RA. **2 - Digital Glideslope Value** Digital glideslope or glidepath angle for the active approach Default value is 3 degrees if the selected approach has no glidepath angle or no approach is selected. **3 - Runway edge lines** Calculated position of runway edge lines. Displays only in decluttered mode. The symbol is enabled at a radio altimeter of 300 feet, and removed at 60 feet. **4 Touchdown Aiming Point** Tick marks on runway edge lines correspond to the touchdown aiming point.
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What are named the following symbols and what do they represent?
**1 - Bank Pointer** Indicates ADRS bank in reference to the bank scale. Fills if bank angle is 35 degrees or more. **2 - Slip/Skid Indications** Displace to indicate slip or skid Fills at full scale deflection **Note: Indicator below flight path vector symbol only appears during takeoff or low altitude go around.** **3 - Bank Scale** Fixed reference for the bank pointer. Scale marks are at 0, 10, 20, 30 degrees. Enhance scale marks at 45 degrees and 60 degrees are added to the scale if the airplane bank is within 10 degrees of those bank angles **4 - Airplane Symbol** **5 - Angle of Attack Limit** Referenced to the flight path vector symbol. The distance between the AOA limit symbol and the flight path vector symbol represents the margin available to stick shaker. Displayed during any of the following: - angle-of-atack is within 5 degrees of stick shaker or, - wherever stick shaker is active, or - wherever windshear (solid) guidance cue is displayed **6 - Horizon Line and Pitch Scale** Indicates the IRS horizon and degrees of pitch. Pitch scale displays 5 degrees increments.
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