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01 Introduction
Name the pressure instruments,
Name the electro mechanical instr...,
Give a description for each of th...
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02 Pressure Sensing
What is the equation for pressure,
What does 1 bar equal in mb hpa pa,
What is isa mean sea level pressu...
14
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04 Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
What are the different names for ...,
What scale is used on a vertical ...,
What is vertical speed measured i...
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03 Altimeter
Describe how an altimeter operate...,
If an aerodrome is hilly or uneve...,
What are the errors an altimeter ...
15
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05 Air Speed Indicator
Describe how an air speed indicat...,
What errors are associated with a...,
Name the following speeds ranges ...
11
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07 Temperature
How do you convert from celsius t...,
Describe the different methods of...,
Describe the direct reading therm...
18
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06 Machmeter
What is the basic operation of a ...,
What is the equation of the mach ...,
What errors are associated with t...
7
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08 Angle Of Attack
What systems require an input of ...,
Describe the devices which can be...
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09 Air Data Computer (ADC)
What is the purpose of the air da...,
Describe the two types of air dat...,
What is the advantage of digital ...
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10 Terrestrial Magnetism
What colour is associated with ea...,
What are the components of the to...,
Describe the following regarding ...
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12 Aircraft Magnitism And Deviation
Describe the following soft magne...,
What effect on deviation will the...,
What is a compass swing and what ...
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11 Direct Indicating Compass
What are the three requirement pr...,
When are acceleration and deceler...,
When are turning errors on an e t...
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13 Gyro Basics
What does it mean when a gyro is ...,
Describe the two basic properties...,
Describe a space gyro
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14 The Directional Gyro (DG)
What is the principle of operatio...,
What are the alternative names fo...,
What form of accuracy does a dg p...
9
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15 Remote Indicating Compass
What is a remote indicating compa...,
What kind of accuracy does a remo...,
What is the principle of operatio...
8
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16 Attitude Indicator
What is the principle of operatio...,
For a attitude indicator describe...,
For an attitude indicator what is...
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01 Inertial Navigation System (INS)
What is the principle of operatio...,
With regards to an ins what are t...,
With regards to an ins what is re...
15
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02 Inertial Reference System (IRS)
What are the main components of a...,
What is the principle of operatio...,
What are the steps for alignment ...
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03 Radio Altimeter
What does a radio altimeter measure,
What is the principle of operatio...,
What frequency range does the rad...
6
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06 Flight Management System (FMS)
What data is contained with in th...,
For an fms what data does the nav...,
For an fms what data does the nav...
18
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04 Computers In Aviation
Describe computer multitasking,
With regards to computing what is...,
What is the definition of a computer
7
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05 Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS)
What are modes available for the ...,
On an efis pfd where is the selec...,
On an efis pfd where is the curre...
6
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17 Turn Indicator And Turn Coordinator
What determines the accuracy of a...,
If a turn and slip indicator is s...
2
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08 Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS)
What does acars stand for,
What does acars provide,
What does cpdlc stand for
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09 Autoflight Concepts
With regards to flight navigation...,
What is the function of the fligh...,
What does fma stand for
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10 Autopilot
What are the different autopilot ...,
With regards to the autopilot des...,
With regards to the autopilot des...
18
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11 Automatic Control Of Thrust
With regards to the auto throttle...,
With regards to the auto throttle...,
What types of speed does the auto...
4
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16 Traffic Alert And Warning System
With regards to tcas what do the ...,
What does the number above a tcas...,
What does the arrow next to a tca...
17
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17 Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS)
What inputs does the taws gpws re...,
Between what heights is the taws ...,
What are three types of alerts an...
13
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13 Yaw Dampers
Regarding a yaw damper what does ...,
Is the yaw damper linked with the...,
Yaw dampers use what to sense dis...
3
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15 FWS Aerodynamic Warnings
Regarding a stall warning what mu...,
With regards to an over speed war...,
What distances from a selected al...
9
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18 Flight Data Collection
What information does a flight da...,
How long does a flight data recor...,
When does the flight data recorde...
7
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19 Engine Instruments
What is n1,
What is the formula for the engin...,
What sort of pressure instrument ...
25
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12 Automatic Landing Systems
What does the ap roll out mode co...,
The automatic landing function us...
2
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07 Heads Up Display (HUD)
Describe an ac s flight path vector
1
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Other
With constant weight and configur...
1
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