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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 most common sensors interfacing a FMS to compute the aircraft position along the flight plan are: 1- MLS, 2- GPS, 3- VOR, 4- IRS. The combination which regroups all of the correct statements is:
2 - VNE is the maximum speed:
3 - Given: Mach number M = 0.70, measured impact temperature = - 48 °C, the recovery factor (Kr) of the temperature probe = 0.85. The OAT is:
4 - During a category III automatic approach, the position signals in the vertical plane under 200 ft are based on:
5 - The measurement of the turbine temperature or of the EGT is carried out at the:
6 - A directional gyro is: 1- a gyroscope free around two axis 2- a gyroscope free around one axis 3- capable of self-orientation around an earth-tied direction 4- incapable of self-orientation around an earth-tied direction. The 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.
7 - Flight Director Information supplied by an FD computer is presented in the form of command bars on the following instrument:
8 - During deceleration following a landing in an easterly direction, a magnetic compass made for the northern hemisphere indicates:
9 - The velocity maximum operating (VMO) is a speed expressed in:
10 - A directional gyro consists of a: NB: the degree(s) of freedom of a gyro does not take into account its rotor spin axis.
11 - When flying in warm air (warmer than standard atmosphere), indicated altitude is:
12 - Torque can be determined by measuring the computed:
13 - Maintaining CAS and flight level constant, a fall in ambient temperature results in:
14 - Hard iron magnetism in aircraft may be caused by:
15 - When the intruding aircraft is equipped with a transponder without altitude reporting capability, the TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) issues a:
16 - A pilot engages the control wheel steering (CWS) of a conventional autopilot and carries out a manoeuvre in roll. When the control wheel is released, the autopilot will:
17 - On the ground, during a right turn, the turn indicator indicates:
18 - In a directional gyro, gimballing errors are due to:
19 - The alignment sequence of an IRS consists of: 1 - searching for the local vertical 2 - searching for the true north 3 - searching for the latitude 4 - searching for the longitude 5 - 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:
20 - In case of accidental closing of an aircraft's left static pressure port (rain, birds), the altimeter:
21 - The command bars of a flight director:
22 - During the ground run take-off phase, the auto-throttles allow to:
23 - 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:
24 - If the static source of an altimeter becomes blocked during a descent the instrument will:
25 - The TCAS II (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) gives avoidance resolutions:
26 - The parameter that determines the relationship between EAS and TAS is:
27 - In an autopilot system, the basic stabilisation modes are: 1) Altitude hold. 2) Pitch attitude hold. 3) Roll attitude hold. 4) IAS hold. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
28 - The airspeed indicator of a twin-engine aircraft comprises different sectors and colour marks. The blue line corresponds to the:
29 - Given the following parameters in a capacitance fuel gauge, the correct formula is: A = area of plates, D = distance between plates, E = dielectric permittivity.
30 - Machmeter readings are subject to:
31 - A laser gyro consists of:
32 - During the approach, the radio altimeter indicates 950 ft. This is:
33 - True Air Speed (TAS) is equal to Equivalent Air Speed (EAS) only if:
34 - 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:
35 - When compared with the volumetric fuel flowmeter, the mass fuel flowmeter takes into account the fuel:
36 - A pitot tube covered by ice which blocks the ram air inlet will affect the following instrument (s):
37 - The 'Bourdon tube' is used to measure:
38 - During deceleration following a landing in an easterly direction, a magnetic compass made for the southern hemisphere indicates:
39 - The spin axis of the turn indicator gyroscope is parallel to the:
40 - 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...
41 - 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:
42 - A leak in the pitot total pressure line of a non-pressurized aircraft to an airspeed indicator would cause it to:
43 - A vibration indicator receives a signal from different sensors (accelerometers). It indicates the:
44 - The density altitude is:
45 - 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:
46 - 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:
47 - In an auto-pilot slaved powered control circuit, the system which ensures synchronisation:
48 - In an inertial navigation system (INS), should the platform be displaced from the horizontal, it would oscillate with a period, called Schuler period, of about:
49 - Due to its conception, the altimeter measures a:
50 - The TCAS II has inputs from the radio altimeter in order to:
51 - 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 rate 3 - the aircraft configuration 4 - the selected engine rpm. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
52 - The altitude alerting system:
53 - When descending at a constant Mach number:
54 - For the same TAS, when pressure altitude increases below the tropopause:
55 - The gyroscope used in an attitude indicator has a spin axis which is:
56 - In a turn at a constant angle of bank, the turn indicator reading is:
57 - In the absence of position and instrument errors:
58 - An air data computer 1. supplies the ground speed and the drift (angle) 2. determines the total temperature and the true altitude 3. receives the static pressure and the total pressure 4. supplies the true airspeed to the inertial unit 5. determines the Mach number, the outside (static) air temperature. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
59 - When, in flight, the needle and ball of a needle-and-ball indicator are on the right, the aircraft is:
60 - The aircraft radio equipment which emits on a frequency of 4400 MHz is the:
61 - The mach number is the:
62 - When an aircraft has turned 90 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon:
63 - On a TCAS2 (Traffic Collision Avoidance System), a corrective 'resolution advisory' (RA) is a 'resolution advisory':
64 - A Stand-by-horizon or emergency attitude indicator:
65 - If OAT increases when at a constant TAS:
66 - Indication of Mach number is obtained from:
67 - The position of the Flight Director command bars:
68 - In a steep turn, the northerly turning error on a magnetic compass on the northern hemisphere is:
69 - Heading information from the gyromagnetic compass flux gate is transmitted to the:
70 - 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:
71 - The diagram representing a left turn with insufficient rudder is:
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72 - The limits of the green scale of an airspeed indicator are:
73 - When, in flight, the needle of a needle-and-ball indicator is on the right and the ball on the left, the aircraft is:
74 - During deceleration following a landing in a westerly direction, a magnetic compass made for the southern hemisphere indicates:
75 - A three-phase electrical tachometer consists of:
76 - A synchroscope is used on aircraft to:
77 - Given: Pt = total pressure, Ps = static pressure, Pd = dynamic pressure
78 - The yaw damper system sends a motion order to the rudder if the yawing rate of the aircraft:
79 - The operation of the radio altimeter of a modern aircraft is based on:
80 - In the event of a conflict, the TCAS II (Traffic Collision alert and Avoidance System) presents warnings to the crew such as:
81 - On the display of a TCAS II (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a resolution advisory (RA) is represented by:
82 - When the intruding aircraft is equipped with a serviceable mode C transponder, the TCAS II (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) generates a:
83 - The Mach trim system allows to:
84 - On the display of a TCAS II (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a proximate traffic is represented by:
85 - When flying in cold air (colder than standard atmosphere), indicated altitude is:
86 - The apparent wander of a directional gyro is 15°/h:
87 - The deviation of the magnetic compass is due to the action of:
88 - Sound propagates through the air at a speed which only depends on:
89 - 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:
90 - Iron and brass are commonly used in bimetallic thermometers, because:
91 - Given: Zp = pressure altitude Zd = density altitudeTAS can be obtained from the following data:
92 - During deceleration following a landing in a westerly direction, a magnetic compass made for the northern hemisphere indicates:
93 - The purpose of an aeroplane automatic trim system is to trim out the hinge moment of the:
94 - At 50 feet AGL during an auto-land, what happens to the glideslope signal?
95 - If an aircraft maintaining a constant CAS and flight level is flying from a cold air mass into warmer air:
96 - The probe used to measure the air intake pressure of a gas turbine engine powerplant is:
97 - 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:
98 - 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:
99 - The error in altimeter readings caused by the variation of the static pressure near the source is known as:
100 - On the ground, during a left turn, the turn indicator indicates:
101 - Given: Zp = pressure altitude, Zd = density altitude. CAS can be obtained from the following data:
102 - In the building principle of a gyroscope, the best efficiency is obtained through the concentration of the mass:
103 - To indicate a temperature, a thermocouple requires:
104 - 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:
105 - On a TCAS II (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) the preventive 'resolution advisory' (RA) is a 'resolution advisory':
106 - The data supplied by a radio altimeter:
107 - Without any external action, the axis of a free gyroscope is fixed with reference to:
108 - The signal transmitted by a radio altimeter is:
109 - A gravity type erector is used in a vertical gyro device to correct errors on:
110 - If the GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) activates, and alerts the pilot with an aural warning 'DON'T SINK' (twice), it is because:
111 - Which of the statements about computer architecture are correct or incorrect? 1) The software part includes the programs that make up the operating system (OS). 2) The hardware part includes the physical components of the computer.
112 - Modern low altitude radio altimeters emit waves in the following frequency band:
113 - An airspeed indicator displays:
114 - The pressure altitude is the altitude corresponding:
115 - On the display of a TCAS II (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a traffic advisory (TA) is represented by:
116 - The speed of sound at the sea level in standard atmosphere is:
117 - The principle of the Mach indicator is based on the computation of the ratio:
118 - When an aircraft has turned 360 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon:
119 - If the pilot increases the reference pressure using the sub-scale setting knob, the altitude indicated by the altimeter:
120 - In the northern hemisphere, during deceleration following a landing in a northerly direction, a direct reading magnetic compass indicates:
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