Navigation — Instrumentation — Sample Paper 3

According to the regulations, when must the FDR on a 12-seat turbo-prop aircraft begin recording?

The primary input to a basic stall warning system is:

The computer of a north-referenced INS in flight provides compensation for:

The Flight Director System was originally developed as an aid for which phase of flight?

A force is applied to deflect a gyroscope. If the rpm of the gyro is then doubled, the precession rate will:

An aircraft is travelling at 120 kt. What angle of bank would be required for a rate-one turn?

The thermocouple temperature system used in gas turbine engines requires:

The primary function of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) is to:

An aircraft is travelling at 100 kt forward speed on a 3° glide slope. What is its rate of descent?

What is the primary limitation of ATC over oceanic regions that FANS is designed to overcome?

Which statement concerning TCAS is correct?

The advantage of having the VSI dial presentation in logarithmic spacing rather than in linear spacing is that:

Why is Radio Altimeter-based gain scheduling considered superior to time-based or marker beacon-based methods?

With an Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System:

A leak in the pitot total pressure line of a non-pressurized aircraft to an airspeed indicator would cause it to:

Regarding ADS-C, which statement is correct?

The amber ALERT light on an INS control and display unit:

A force applied to the spinning axis of a rotor is precessed:

Real wander of a gyro can be caused by:

A gyro with only one degree of freedom is known as a:

Angle of attack probes are positioned on both sides of the forward fuselage primarily to:

An engine electronic system which in normal conditions of flight shows only the primary engine instruments is:

Cruising at FL390, M 0.84 is found to give a TAS of 499 kt. The ISA deviation at this level will be:

What is the key operational difference between Control Wheel Steering (CWS) and Touch Control Steering (TCS)?

Within the CPU, the temporary stores and accumulator which handle data during processing are called:

When carrying out a turn at the magnetic equator there will be:

When the aircraft receives a GPWS warning, the FIRST action is to:

With reference to INS, the functions of the integrators are: (i) At second stage of integration to suppress unbounded errors (NAV mode) (ii) At first stage of integration to convert acceleration → speed (NAV mode) (iii) At second stage of integration to convert speed → distance gone (NAV mode) (iv) To align the platform (level and align modes)

In the CS-25 colour standardisation for electronic (glass cockpit) displays, the colour BLUE indicates:

On a conventional (non-electronic) instrument, a yellow or amber arc indicates:

When an adjustable aircraft datum is fitted to an artificial horizon in light aircraft:

The magnitude, and sense, of turning error shown by a direct reading compass varies with: [6 statements listed] — Of these statements:

The directive force of the earth's magnetic field:

If the total force of the earth's field at a point is T and the horizontal and vertical components H and Z, the value of H is found by the formula:

An FDR is found unserviceable before flight. Under which conditions may the aircraft be dispatched without a serviceable FDR?

Change of temperature as an aircraft climbs or descends:

The stall warning on a fly-by-wire (Airbus) aircraft consists of:

Why does aerodynamic damping of Dutch Roll decrease at high altitude?

In computer terminology an input peripheral device would be:

The input signal of the amplifier of the gyro-magnetic compass resetting device originates from the:

The drawing shows the (i)... displaying (ii)... and (iii)... (i) EADI / PFD / ND / EHSI (ii) 600 ft RA / 600 kt / 600 ft (iii) 200 ft DH / 200 ft AGL

Mode 4 (ground proximity with gear/flap not in landing configuration) — the arming altitude is:

In the diagram below, the compass heading of the aircraft is ......., the magnetic heading ....... and the true heading .......

When the pointer of a rate of turn indicator shows a steady rate of turn:

The gyro-magnetic compass torque motor:

During a Boeing 737-400 take-off with FD engaged, what pitch command is given when IAS reaches 60 knots?

A pitot head is used to measure:

When tracking a VOR with the autopilot and entering the cone of confusion overhead the beacon, the A/P roll channel:

The permanent memory of a digital computer usually takes the form of:

During a yaw damper pre-engagement test, the position indicator moves to the left and then returns to centre. This indicates: