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Exam simulation Aircraft General Knowledge - Instrumentation ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Aircraft General Knowledge - Instrumentation 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - Considering an airspeed indicator, a second striped needle, if installed, indicates:
2 - For the same TAS, when pressure altitude decreases below the tropopause:
3 - For an aircraft flying a true track of 360° between the 5°S and 5°N parallels, the precession error of the directional gyro due to apparent drift is equal to:
4 - The Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) is a system working according to a height span ranging from:
5 - Torque can be determined by measuring the computed:
6 - With EAS and pressure altitude (Zp), we can deduce:
7 - The measurement of the turbine temperature or of the EGT is carried out at the:
8 - The Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) generates the following sound signal or signals when the aircraft is sinking after a take-off or a go-around:
9 - The upper antenna of the TCAS II is:
10 - The two main sources of information used to calculate turbojet thrust are the:
11 - If the static source to an altimeter becomes blocked during a climb, the instrument will:
12 - Flight Director Information supplied by an FD computer is presented in the form of command bars on the following instrument:
13 - If the static source of an altimeter becomes blocked during a descent the instrument will:
14 - Given:- Ts the static temperature (SAT)- Tt the total temperature (TAT)- Kr the recovery coefficient- M the Mach numberThe total temperature can be expressed approximately by the formula:
15 - A ground proximity warning system (GPWS), when mandatory installed on board an aircraft, must in all cases generate:
16 - Equivalent Air Speed (EAS) is:
17 - Lights indicating the possible need for future corrective action must be:
18 - If the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) activates, and alerts the pilot with an aural warning 'DON'T SINK' (twice), it is because:
19 - A thermocouple type thermometer consists of:
20 - The Primary Flight Display (PFD) displays information dedicated to:
21 - When flying in cold air (colder than standard atmosphere), the altimeter will:
22 - Electrical requirements for an alumel / chromel indicating system are
23 - Given:Zp = pressure altitude Zd = density altitudeTAS can be obtained from the following data:
24 - When descending at a constant Mach number:
25 - The probe used to measure the air intake pressure of a gas turbine engine powerplant is:
26 - An inertial reference and navigation system is a "strapdown" system when:
27 - An airplane is cruising at FL 220. The auto-throttle maintains a constant CAS. If the OAT decreases, the Mach number:
28 - The vertical command bar of a flight director:
29 - Given:Mach number M = 0.70measured impact temperature = - 48 °Cthe recovery factor (Kr) of the temperature probe = 0.85The OAT is:
30 - The altitude alerting system:
31 - After having programmed your flight director, you see that the indications of your ADI (Attitude Director indicator) are as represented in diagram N°1 of the appended annex. On this instrument, the command bars indicate that you must:
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32 - The range of a low altitude radio altimeter is:
33 - The transmitter of RPM indicator may consist of:1- a magnetic sensor supplying an induced AC voltage 2- a DC generator supplying a DC voltage3- a single-phase AC generator supplying an AC voltage4- a three-phase AC generator supplying a three-phase voltage The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
34 - The apparent wander of a directional gyro is 15°/h:
35 - The yaw damper system sends a motion order to the rudder if the yawing rate of the aircraft:
36 - In the building principle of a gyroscope, the best efficiency is obtained through the concentration of the mass:
37 - The altimeter of your aircraft indicates 15000 ft with a subscale-setting of 1013,25 mb. OAT is -21°C. The pressure altitude of the aircraft is:
38 - The gyroscope used in an attitude indicator has a spin axis which is:
39 - Modern low altitude radio altimeters emit waves in the following frequency band:
40 - A "Bourdon tube" is used in:
41 - If an aircraft is flying (with flaps and landing gear retracted) in proximity to terrain and its GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) get activated, because it is detecting that the aeroplane has an excessive rate of descent, the system provides the following aural warning signals:
42 - At 50 feet AGL during an auto-land, what happens to the glideslope signal?
43 - When an aircraft has turned 360 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon:
44 - When, in flight, the needle of a needle-and-ball indicator is on the right and the ball on the left, the aircraft is:
45 - Due to its conception, the altimeter measures a:
46 - On the display of a TCAS 2 (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a traffic advisory (TA) is represented by:
47 - CAS is obtained from IAS by correcting for the:
48 - A VMO-MMO warning device consists of an alarm connected to:
49 - To be as accurate as possible, an anemometer must be calibrated according to the following formula:
50 - If OAT increases when at a constant TAS:
51 - The altimeter of your aircraft indicates 11000 ft with a subscale-setting of 1013,25 mb. QNH is 1023 hPa. OAT is +3°C. The pressure altitude of the aircraft is:
52 - Compared with a conventional gyro, a laser gyro:
53 - Your aircraft and an intruding traffic are both TCAS II equipped. Your TCAS can generate:
54 - A laser gyro can measure:
55 - The unit used to measure the capacitance of a capacitor is the:
56 - The rate-of-turn is the:
57 - A pilot wishes to turn left on to a southerly heading with 20° bank at a latitude of 20° North. Using a direct reading compass, in order to achieve this he must stop the turn on an approximate heading of:
58 - One of the errors inherent in a ring laser gyroscope occurs at low input rotation rates tending towards zero when a phenomenon known as 'lock-in' is experienced. What is the name of the technique, effected by means of a piezo-electric motor, that is used
59 - The velocity maximum operating (V.M.O.) is a speed expressed in:
60 - The Decision Height (DH) warning light comes on when an aircraft:
61 - Regarding the operating system used for an on-board documentation (charts and company information):
62 - On the display of a TCAS II (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a proximate traffic is represented by:
63 - To indicate a temperature, a thermocouple requires:
64 - The principle of the TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems) is based on the use of:
65 - The operation of the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) is governed by laws taking the aircraft height into account as well as:1- the descent rate 2- the climb rate3- the aircraft configuration 4- the selected engine rpmThe combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
66 - In case of accidental closing of an aircraft's left static pressure port (rain, birds), the altimeter:
67 - Among the systematic errors of the 'directional gyro', the error due to the earth rotation make the north reference turn in the horizontal plane. At a mean latitude of 45°N, this reference turns by...
68 - The FMS Overfly function consists in:
69 - The principle of capacity gauges is based on the:
70 - The data supplied by a radio altimeter:
71 - The signal transmitted by a radio altimeter is:
72 - A directional gyro consists of a: NB: the degree(s) of freedom of a gyro does not take into account its rotor spin axis.
73 - On a TCAS2 (Traffic Collision Avoidance System), a corrective 'resolution advisory' (RA) is a 'resolution advisory':
74 - The alignment sequence of an IRS consists of: 1 - searching for the local vertical2 - searching for the true north 3 - searching for the latitude4 - searching for the longitude5 - comparison between the computed longitude and the one entered by the pilot 6 - comparison between the computed latitude and the one entered by the pilot The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is:
75 - If an aircraft maintaining a constant CAS and flight level is flying from a cold air mass into warmer air:
76 - When turning into a desired radial, FD bars indicate:
77 - The initiation of an automatic go-around can be:
78 - A three-phase electrical tachometer consists of:
79 - The gauge indicating the quantity of fuel measured by a capacity gauging system can be graduated directly in weight units because the dielectric constant of fuel is:
80 - On the display of a TCAS 2 (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a resolution advisory (RA) is represented by:
81 - A leak in the pitot total pressure line of a non-pressurized aircraft to an airspeed indicator would cause it to:
82 - The radio altimeter is required to indicate zero height AGL as the main wheels touch down on the runway. For this reason, it is necessary to:
83 - A vibration indicator receives a signal from different sensors (accelerometers). It indicates the:
84 - When climbing at a constant Mach number:
85 - When flying in cold air (colder than standard atmosphere), indicated altitude is:
86 - Due to the rotation of the Earth, the apparent drift of a horizontal free gyroscope at a latitude of 45°N is:
87 - At flight level and mach number constant, if OAT decreases, the CAS:
88 - Without any external action, the axis of a free gyroscope is fixed with reference to:
89 - A flight control system which can, in the event of a failure, complete automatically the approach, flare and landing is called fail ...
90 - When an aircraft has turned 90 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon:
91 - The 'Bourdon tube' is used to measure:
92 - Machmeter readings are subject to:
93 - Calibrated Air Speed (CAS) is obtained from Indicated Air Speed (IAS) by correcting for the:
94 - The aircraft radio equipment which emits on a frequency of 4400 MHz is the:
95 - An airplane is in steady cruise at flight level 290. The auto-throttle maintains a constant Mach number. If the total temperature increases, the calibrated airspeed:
96 - In the northern hemisphere, during a take-off run in a westerly direction, a direct reading magnetic compass indicates:
97 - During deceleration following a landing in an easterly direction, a magnetic compass made for the southern hemisphere indicates:
98 - In an auto-pilot slaved powered control circuit, the system which ensures synchronisation:
99 - For the same TAS, when pressure altitude increases below the tropopause:
100 - When being engaged, and without selecting a particular mode, an automatic pilot enables:
101 - Some of the FMS have a navigation mode called Dead Reckoning mode (DR), computing airspeed, heading, wind data ground speed and time. This mode is:
102 - In the directional gyro the detection system of the local vertical feeds:
103 - A TCAS 2 (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) provides:
104 - On the ground, during a right turn, the turn indicator indicates:
105 - Concerning the directional gyro indicator, the latitude at which the apparent wander is equal to 0 is:
106 - A pilot wishes to turn right on to a southerly heading with 20° bank at a latitude of 20° North. Using a direct reading compass, in order to achieve this he must stop the turn on an approximate heading of:
107 - When the intruding aircraft is equipped with a serviceable mode C transponder, the TCAS 2 (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) generates a:
108 - The sequence of the automatic landing comprises several phases (from final approach to touch-down) actuated by:
109 - In the northern hemisphere, during the take-off run in an easterly direction, a direct reading magnetic compass indicates:
110 - A directional gyro is:1- a gyroscope free around two axis 2- a gyroscope free around one axis3- capable of self-orientation around an earth-tied direction 4- incapable of self-orientation around an earth-tied directionThe combination which regroups all of the correct statements is:NB: the degree(s) of freedom of a gyro does not take into account its rotor spin axis.
111 - When climbing at a constant CAS in a standard atmosphere:
112 - The CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder) includes:1. a microphone2. a recorder in compliance with the shock and fire resistance standards3. an independent battery4. a flight data recorderThe combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
113 - During a deceleration phase at constant attitude, the control system of the artificial horizon results in the horizon bar indicating a
114 - The pendulum type detector system of the directional gyro feeds:
115 - The operation of the radio altimeter of a modern aircraft is based on:
116 - Given:E = electromotive force (emf) Tc = cold junction temperature Th = hot junction temperature K = constantThe relationship that applies to a thermocouple is:
117 - The heading read on the dial of a directional gyro is subject to errors, one of which is due to the movement of the aircraft.This error...
118 - During a final approach, the flight director system is engaged in the LOC mode (holding of localizer axis). The position of the vertical command bar indicates:
119 - A synchroscope is used on aircraft to:
120 - If, in the event of a failure, there is no significant out-of-trim condition or deviation of flight path or attitude but the landing is not completed automatically, such an automatic landing system is considered as:
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