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

Questions Aircraft General Knowledge - Instrumentation - ATPL

When, in flight, the needle of a needle-and-ball indicator is on the left and the ball on the right, the aircraft is: 4 Answers 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. 4 Answers The fields affecting a magnetic compass originate from: 1. magnetic masses 2. ferrous metal masses 3. non ferrous metal masses 4. electrical currents. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is: 4 Answers During deceleration following a landing in a westerly direction, a magnetic compass made for the southern hemisphere indicates: 4 Answers The deviation of the magnetic compass is due to the action of: 4 Answers 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: 4 Answers The data supplied by a radio altimeter: 4 Answers Modern low altitude radio altimeters emit waves in the following frequency band: 4 Answers The Primary Flight Display (PFD) displays information dedicated to: 4 Answers Flight Director Information supplied by an FD computer is presented in the form of command bars on the following instrument: 4 Answers

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