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

Question 1

On the display of a TCAS II (Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System), a proximate traffic is represented by:

Accepted Answer

A white or cyan solid lozenge.

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An amber solid circle.

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A red full square.

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A white or cyan empty lozenge.

Question 2

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:

Accepted Answer

The correction on the bank to be applied to join and follow the localizer axis.

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The instantaneous deviation between the aircraft position and the localizer axis.

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The position of the aircraft relative to the Localizer axis.

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The roll attitude of the aircraft.

Question 3

When compared with the volumetric fuel flowmeter, the mass fuel flowmeter takes into account the fuel:

Accepted Answer

Density.

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Temperature.

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Pressure.

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Dielectrical constant.

Question 4

Given:Zp = pressure altitude Zd = density altitudeCAS can be obtained from the following data:

Accepted Answer

EAS and Zp.

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TAS and Zd.

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TAS and Zp.

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EAS and Zd.

Question 5

In order to know in which mode the auto-throttles are engaged, the crew will check the:

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PFD (Primary Flight Display)

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ND (Navigation Display).

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Throttles position.

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TCC (Thrust Control Computer).

Question 6

A vibration indicator receives a signal from different sensors (accelerometers). It indicates the:

Accepted Answer

Vibration amplitude at a given frequency

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Acceleration measured by the sensors, expressed in g

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Vibration period expressed in seconds

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Vibration frequency expressed in Hz

Question 7

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:

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200°

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170°

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150°

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190°

Question 8

Lights indicating the possible need for future corrective action must be:

Accepted Answer

Amber.

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Red.

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Magenta.

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Red and white striped.

Question 9

In an auto-pilot slaved powered control circuit, the system which ensures synchronisation:

Accepted Answer

Can itself, when it fails, prevent the automatic pilot from being engaged.

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Is inhibited when the automatic pilot is engaged.

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Prevents uncommanded surface deflection when the automatic pilot is disengaged.

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Intervenes only when the automatic pilot has been engaged.

Question 10

To indicate a temperature, a thermocouple requires:

Accepted Answer

No power supply

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Direct current

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Battery power

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Alternating current

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