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

Question 1

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:

Accepted Answer

Maintain the flight attitude obtained at that moment.

Answer

Roll wings level and maintain the heading obtained at that moment.

Answer

Restore the flight attitude and the rate of turn selected on the autopilot control display unit.

Answer

Maintain the track and the flight attitude obtained at that moment.

Question 2

Below the tropopause, when descending at constant CAS:

Accepted Answer

Mach number decreases and the velocity of sound increases.

Answer

Mach number and the velocity of sound decrease.

Answer

Mach number and the velocity of sound increase.

Answer

Mach number increases and the velocity of sound decreases.

Question 3

Electrical requirements for an alumel/chromel indicating system are:

Accepted Answer

Power for gauge lighting only

Answer

3 phase AC for sensor plus 28V DC for gauging

Answer

28V DC for sensor plus power for gauge lighting

Answer

3 phase AC for sensor plus 26V AC for gauge lighting

Question 4

When being engaged, and without selecting a particular mode, an automatic pilot enables:

Accepted Answer

Aeroplane stabilisation with attitude hold or maintaining vertical speed and possibly automatic trim.

Answer

Aeroplane piloting and guidance functions.

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All aeroplane piloting and guidance functions except maintaining radio-navigation course lines.

Answer

A constant speed on track, wings horizontal.

Question 5

If an EPR is set at a constant barometric pressure, with an increasing OAT, the thrust

Accepted Answer

Remains constant

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Decreases

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Increases

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Varies according to the characteristics of the engine

Question 6

Heading information from the gyromagnetic compass flux gate is transmitted to the:

Accepted Answer

Error detector.

Answer

Heading indicator.

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Erecting system.

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Amplifier.

Question 7

At a given altitude, the hysteresis error of an altimeter varies substantially with the:

Accepted Answer

Time passed at this altitude.

Answer

Mach number of the aircraft.

Answer

Aircraft attitude.

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Static temperature.

Question 8

The Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) is a system working according to a height span ranging from:

Accepted Answer

50 ft to 2 500 ft

Answer

The ground to 500 ft

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30 ft to 5 000 ft

Answer

The ground to 1 000 ft

Question 9

During the ground run take-off phase, the auto-throttles allow to:

Accepted Answer

Hold N1.

Answer

Hold IAS.

Answer

Maintain V2 under 1.500 ft.

Answer

Hold and maintain the Mach number.

Question 10

The Primary Flight Display (PFD) displays information dedicated to:

Accepted Answer

Piloting.

Answer

Systems.

Answer

Engines and alarms.

Answer

Weather situation.

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