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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 - The elements which take part in the local vertical alignment of an inertial strap-down unit are:
2 - The command bars of a flight director:
3 - The principle of the TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems) is based on the use of:
4 - Absolute pressure is:
5 - An aneroid capsule: 1 - measures differential pressure 2 - measures absolute pressure 3 - is used for low pressure measurement 4 - is used for very high pressure measurement. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
6 - To indicate a temperature, a thermocouple requires:
7 - When flying in cold air (colder than standard atmosphere), the altimeter will:
8 - The pressure altitude is the altitude corresponding:
9 - The block diagram of an auto-pilot is shown in the annex. For each control channel (pitch, roll and yaw) the piloting law is the relationship between the deflection of the control surface commanded by the computer (BETA c) and the:
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10 - During a category III automatic approach, the position signals in the vertical plane under 200 ft are based on:
11 - When, in flight, the needle of a needle-and-ball indicator is on the right and the ball on the left, the aircraft is:
12 - A thermocouple type thermometer consists of:
13 - With EAS and pressure altitude (Zp), we can deduce:
14 - Regarding the operating system used for an on-board documentation (charts and company information):
15 - The probe used to measure the air intake pressure of a gas turbine engine powerplant is:
16 - The mach number is the:
17 - The error in altimeter readings caused by the variation of the static pressure near the source is known as:
18 - An aeroplane is in steady cruise at flight level 290. The auto-throttle maintains a constant Mach number. If the total temperature increases, the calibrated airspeed:
19 - The Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) is a system working according to a height span ranging from:
20 - The spin axis of the turn indicator gyroscope is parallel to the:
21 - The signal transmitted by a radio altimeter is:
22 - When being engaged, and without selecting a particular mode, an automatic pilot enables:
23 - On a TCAS2 (Traffic Collision Avoidance System), a corrective 'resolution advisory' (RA) is a 'resolution advisory':
24 - A "Bourdon tube" is used in:
25 - If the pilot increases the reference pressure using the sub-scale setting knob, the altitude indicated by the altimeter:
26 - TCAS II (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) uses for its operation:
27 - 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:
28 - During a climb, the total pressure probe of the airspeed indicator becomes blocked: If the pilot maintains a constant indicated airspeed, the true airspeed:
29 - The vertical command bar of a flight director:
30 - During deceleration following a landing in an easterly direction, a magnetic compass made for the northern hemisphere indicates:
31 - When an aircraft has turned 90 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon:
32 - The properties of a gyroscope are: 1 - rigidity in space 2 - rigidity on earth 3 - precession 4 - Schuler oscillations. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
33 - When engaged in the lateral navigation mode (LNAV) the autopilot uses:
34 - Equivalent Air Speed (EAS) is:
35 - During deceleration following a landing in a southerly direction, a magnetic compass made for the northern hemisphere indicates:
36 - The indication of a fuel float gauge varies with: 1 - pitch attitude 2 - accelerations 3 - fuel temperature. The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is:
37 - If the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) activates, and alerts the pilot with an aural warning 'DON'T SINK' (twice), it is because:
38 - In an Air Data Computer (ADC), aeroplane altitude is calculated from:
39 - Indication of Mach number is obtained from:
40 - At a low bank angle, the measurement of rate-of-turn actually consists in measuring the:
41 - The vertical speed indicator (VSI) is fed by:
42 - When the intruding aircraft is equipped with a serviceable mode C transponder, the TCAS II (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) generates a:
43 - An inertial reference and navigation system is a "strapdown" system when:
44 - An aircraft in the northern hemisphere makes an accurate rate one turn to the right. If the initial heading was 330°, after 30 seconds of the turn the direct reading magnetic compass should read:
45 - 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:
46 - Machmeter readings are subject to:
47 - The diagram representing a left turn with insufficient rudder is:
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48 - During deceleration following a landing in a northerly direction, a magnetic compass made for the southern hemisphere indicates:
49 - The purpose of an aeroplane automatic trim system is to trim out the hinge moment of the:
50 - A VMO-MMO warning device consists of an alarm connected to:
51 - The speed of sound at the sea level in standard atmosphere is:
52 - Given: Pt = total pressure, Ps = static pressure, Pd = dynamic pressure
53 - In the northern hemisphere, during deceleration following a landing in a northerly direction, a direct reading magnetic compass indicates:
54 - When the intruding aircraft is equipped with a transponder without altitude reporting capability, the TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) issues a:
55 - Given the following parameters in a capacitance fuel gauge, the correct formula is: A = area of plates, D = distance between plates, E = dielectric permittivity.
56 - The purpose of the vibrating device of an altimeter is to:
57 - The aircraft radio equipment which emits on a frequency of 4400 MHz is the:
58 - On the display of a TCAS II (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a resolution advisory (RA) is represented by:
59 - Given: Pt = total pressure Ps = static pressure Dynamic pressure is:
60 - At flight level and mach number constant, if OAT decreases, the CAS:
61 - When, in flight, the needle and ball of a needle-and-ball indicator are on the right, the aircraft is:
62 - The principle of a laser gyro is based on:
63 - In the building principle of a gyroscope, the best efficiency is obtained through the concentration of the mass:
64 - The velocity of sound at the sea level in a standard atmosphere is:
65 - A gravity type erector is used in a vertical gyro device to correct errors on:
66 - When, in flight, the needle of a needle-and-ball indicator is on the left and the ball on the right, the aircraft is:
67 - The upper antenna of the TCAS II is:
68 - A vibration indicator receives a signal from different sensors (accelerometers). It indicates the:
69 - Except for aeroplanes under 5,7 t airworthiness certificate of which is subsequent to 31 march 1998, a flight data recording system must be able to store the recorded data for a minimum of the last:
70 - Given: Zp = pressure altitude Zd = density altitudeTAS can be obtained from the following data:
71 - Considering a stabilised platform inertial system: 1) The rate gyros and the accelerometers are mounted on the same platform. 2) The rate gyros and the accelerometers are mounted on two separated platforms. 3) The principle of operation requires at least 2 rate gyros. 4) The principle of operation requires at least 2 accelerometers. The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is:
72 - The altimeter consists of one or several aneroid capsules located in a sealed casing. The pressures in the aneroid capsule (i) and casing (ii) are respectively:
73 - The CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder) includes: 1. a microphone 2. a recorder in compliance with the shock and fire resistance standards 3. an independent battery 4. a flight data recorder. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
74 - During deceleration following a landing in a westerly direction, a magnetic compass made for the northern hemisphere indicates:
75 - The principle of capacity gauges is based on the:
76 - An aircraft is flying at an indicated altitude of 16.000 ft. The outside air temperature is -30°C. What is the true altitude of the aircraft?
77 - The spin axis of the turn indicator gyro is aligned along the:
78 - When compared with the volumetric fuel flowmeter, the mass fuel flowmeter takes into account the fuel:
79 - A flight control system which can, in the event of a failure, complete automatically the approach, flare and landing is called fail...
80 - When climbing at a constant Mach number:
81 - The limits of the green scale of an airspeed indicator are:
82 - The rate-of-turn is the:
83 - The velocity maximum operating (VMO) is a speed expressed in:
84 - The measurement of the turbine temperature or of the EGT is carried out at the:
85 - An airspeed indicator displays:
86 - The altitude alerting system:
87 - The Mach trim system allows to:
88 - Given: Pt: total pressure, Ps: static pressure, Pd: dynamic pressure. The altimeter is fed by:
89 - The diagram which shows a 40° left bank and 15° nose down attitude is n°
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90 - During the approach, a crew reads on the radio altimeter the value of 650 ft. This is an indication of the true:
91 - In the event of a conflict, the TCAS II (Traffic Collision alert and Avoidance System) presents warnings to the crew such as:
92 - 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:
93 - An aeroplane is in steady cruise at flight level 270. The auto-throttle maintains a constant calibrated airspeed. If the static air temperature decreases, the Mach number:
94 - If the static source to an altimeter becomes blocked during a climb, the instrument will:
95 - The Primary Flight Display (PFD) displays information dedicated to:
96 - 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:
97 - During the approach, the radio altimeter indicates 950 ft. This is:
98 - A "close traffic advisory" is displayed on the display device of the TCAS II (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) by:
99 - The FMS Overfly function consists in:
100 - Parallax error is:
101 - 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:
102 - To be as accurate as possible, an anemometer must be calibrated according to the following formula:
103 - If an aircraft maintaining a constant CAS and flight level is flying from a cold air mass into warmer air:
104 - Considering an airspeed indicator, a second striped needle, if installed, indicates:
105 - A three-phase electrical tachometer consists of:
106 - A Stand-by-horizon or emergency attitude indicator:
107 - The QNH is by definition the value of the:
108 - If an aircraft is flying (with flaps and landing gear retracted) in proximity to terrain and its GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) gets activated, because it is detecting that the aeroplane has an excessive rate of descent, the system provides the following aural warning signals:
109 - Your aircraft and an intruding traffic are both TCAS II equipped. Your TCAS can generate:
110 - When turning into a desired radial, FD bars indicate:
111 - In the northern hemisphere, during a take-off run in a westerly direction, a direct reading magnetic compass indicates:
112 - 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
113 - Given: Zp = pressure altitude, Zd = density altitude. CAS can be obtained from the following data:
114 - 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...
115 - When climbing at a constant CAS in a standard atmosphere:
116 - 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:
117 - On the ground, during a left turn, the turn indicator indicates:
118 - The two main sources of information used to calculate turbojet thrust are the:
119 - If, in the event of a failure, the approach, flare and landing can be completed by the remaining part of the automatic system, such an automatic landing system is considered as:
120 - The density altitude is:
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