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

Question 1

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:

Accepted Answer

200°

Answer

170°

Answer

150°

Answer

190°

Question 2

A temperature sensor has a recovery factor of 0,95. The temperature measured is equal to:

Accepted Answer

Static air temperature (SAT) + 95% of the ram rise.

Answer

Ram air temperature (RAT) + 95 % of the ram rise.

Answer

95 % of the ram air temperature (RAT).

Answer

95 % of the static air temperature (SAT).

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

EAS and Zd.

Answer

EAS and Zp.

Answer

CAS and Zp.

Answer

CAS and Zd.

Question 4

A pitot tube covered by ice which blocks the ram air inlet will affect the following instrument (s):

Accepted Answer

Airspeed indicator only.

Answer

Vertical speed indicator only.

Answer

Altimeter only.

Answer

Airspeed indicator, altimeter and vertical speed indicator.

Question 5

The probe used to measure the air intake pressure of a gas turbine engine powerplant is:

Accepted Answer

An aneroid capsule.

Answer

A bellows sensor.

Answer

A Bourdon tube.

Answer

A differential capsule.

Question 6

Due to its conception, the altimeter measures a:

Accepted Answer

A pressure altitude

Answer

A density altitude

Answer

A temperature altitude

Answer

A true altitude

Question 7

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:

Accepted Answer

84 minutes.

Answer

84 seconds.

Answer

64 seconds.

Answer

24 minutes.

Question 8

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:

Accepted Answer

'SINK RATE, SINK RATE' followed by 'WHOOP WHOOP PULL UP' (twice)

Answer

'TOO LOW, TERRAIN' (twice) followed by 'TOO LOW GEAR' (twice)

Answer

'TERRAIN, TERRAIN' followed by 'WHOOP WHOOP PULL UP' (twice)

Answer

'DON'T SINK, DON'T SINK'

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

To be as accurate as possible, an anemometer must be calibrated according to the following formula:

Accepted Answer

Saint-Venant, taking into account the air compressibility.

Answer

Bernoulli, taking into account the air compressibility.

Answer

Saint-Venant, considering the air as an uncompressible fluid.

Answer

Bernoulli, considering the air as an uncompressible fluid.

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