Instrumentation

Revision Questions
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25. What corrective action is given by TCAS?
a. Turn left or right
b. Climb or descend
c. Contact ATC
d. Turn then climb or descend
26. The flight data recorder actually starts running:
a. at the beginning of the T/O run
b. when the first engine is started
c. when the gear is retracted
d. when a/c lines up on runway
27. GPWS may indicate (list):
1. Excessive sink rate after T/O
2. Excessive descent rate
3. Excessive closure with terrain
4. Ground proximity not in the landing configuration
5. Excessive glide slope deviation
6. Altitude call-outs
7. Bank Angle alerting
a. 1, 4, 5 & 7
b. All 7
c. 1, 2 & 3
d. 1, 3, 6 & 7
Revision Questions 40
28. TCAS II when fitted with mode C transponder may give:
a. TA only
b. TA and RA in horizontal plane
c. TA and RA in vertical plane
d. RA only
29. According to EASA OPS when must the CVR on a 50 seat turbo prop a/c begin
recording?
a. Switch on to switch off
b. From lift off to when the weight on wheels switch is made on landing
c. From before the a/c is capable of moving under its own power to after the a/c
is no longer capable of moving under its own power
d. At commencement of the taxi to turning off the runway
30. What is the GPWS Mode 3 audible alert?
a. DON’T SINK, DON’T SINK followed by WHOOP WHOOP, PULL UP if the sink
rate exceeds a certain value
b. DON’T SINK, DON’T SINK continuously
c. DON’T SINK, DON’T SINK followed immediately by WHOOP WHOOP, PULL
UP
d. SINK RATE repeated each 1.5 seconds. Penetrating the second boundary
generates an aural alert of WHOOP, WHOOP PULL UP
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