M 5 , (Typical electronic/digital aircraft system) - Set A

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Question 1/32
'housekeeping' information such as catering uplift requirements, special passenger advice and ETA comes under
A. ATC message
B. AOC & AAC messages
C. both a & b
D. none

Question 2/32
The aircraft ACARS components includes
A. management unit
B. control unit
C. ground network
D. all

Question 3/32
.............consists of the ground based airline operations and associated functions including operations control,
maintenance and crew scheduling.
A. The ACARS Command, Control and Management Subsystem
B. ground network
C. management unit
D. none

Question 4/32
In EFIS display of present situation information is by means of
A. white color
B. green color
C. both a & b
D. none

Question 5/32
Failure of data signals from such systems as the ILS and radio altimeter are displayed on each EADI and EHSI
in the form of ............'painted' at specific matrix locations on their CRT screens.
A. yellow flags
B. red flags
C. green flags
D. none

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Question 6/32
MTCS about ACARS messages
A. downlink messages that originate from the ground stations
B. uplink messages that originate from aircraft
C. both a & b
D. none

Question 7/32
In EFIS magenta color indicates
A. Display of present situation information
B. All 'fly to' information such as flight director commands,
deviation pointers, flight path lines
C. Sky shading on an EADI and low priority information
such as non-active flight plan map data.
D. all are correct.

Question 8/32
The standard for ACARS is defined in:

A. ARINC 429
B. ARINC 573
C. ARINC 724.
D. NONE

Question 9/32
..........provide the analog, discrete and digital signal interfaces
between an aircraft's systems, the display units and the control panel, and they perform symbol generation,
system monitoring, power control and the main control functions of the EFIS overall.
A. symbol generator
B. control panel
C. remote light sensor
D. none

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Question 10/32

symbol indicates ?
A. waypoints
B. as in a & active (W)
C. as in b & Inactive (M)
D. None

Question 11/32
The ACARS system uses channels in the:

A. HF spectrum
B. VHF spectrum
C. UHF spectrum.
D. NONE

Question 12/32
glide slope deviation pointer
A. green
B. magenta
C. white
D. yellow

Question 13/32
Data link service provider for ACARS are
A. ARINC
B. SITA
C. BOTH
D. NONE

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Question 14/32
wind direction (W) represented by

A.

B.

C.
D. none

Question 15/32
...........Generates all single characters. special symbols , straight and curved lines
and arcs on display units
A. stroke generator
B. raster generator
C. display units
D. all .

Question 16/32
A method used in modern aircraft for reporting in-flight faults to an engineering and monitoring ground station
is:

A. TCAS II
B. ACARS
C. GPS
D. ADF

Question 17/32
A complete EFIS installation is made up of
A. left (Captain) and -right (First Officer) systems.
B. as in a & Each system in turn is comprised of two display units: an
electronic Attitude director indicator (EADI} and an electronic
Horizontal situation indicator (EHSI) , a control panel, a symbol
generator (SG), and a remote light sensor unit.
C. as in b & A third (centre) SG is also incorporated so that its drive signals may be switched to either the
left or right display units in the ,event of failure of the corresponding ,SGs.
D. none

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Question 18/32
ACARS ALLOWS AIRCREW TO SEND
A. ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIMES
B. FUEL STATUS
C. FLIGHT DELAY
D. ALL

Question 19/32
Types of ACARS messages are
A. ATC
B. AOC
C. AAC
D. ALL

Question 20/32
On boeing ACARS management unit is handled by
A. (AIMS) DEVELOPED BY HONEYWELL
B. AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE UNIT (ATSU)
C. both a & b
D. none

Question 21/32
What is the purpose of remote light sensor in EFIS
A. controlling the displays of their respective EADI and EHSI units
B. This is a photodiode device which responds to flight deck ambient
light conditions and automatically adjusts the brightness of the CRT displays to a compatible level.
C. both a & b
D. none

Question 22/32
WXR data displayed during all modes except
A. VOR
B. ILS
C. PLAN
D. MAP

Question 23/32
A typical ACARS message consists of
A. mode identifier (e.g. 2)
B. aircraft identifier (e.g. G-DBCC)
C. message label (e.g. 5U) & block identifier (e.g. 4)
D. all

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Question 24/32
For display of heaviest precipitation levels as detected by the weather radar
A. cyan color
B. magenta color
C. green color
D. red color

Question 25/32
MTCS
A. POLLED MODE ALLOWS ONLY GROUND PROCESSOR TO INITIATE.
B. DEMAND MODE: ALLOWS THE FLIGHT CREW OF AIRBORNE SYSTEM TO INITIATE
COMMUNICATION.
C. BOTH A & B
D. NONE

Question 26/32
ACARS frequency range is
A. 129 hz - 137 hz.
B. 129 khz - 137 khz.
C. 129 Mhz - 137 Mhz.
D. NONE

Question 27/32
MTCS about Raster generator
A. Loads data into registers on stroke and raster generator cards
B. Generates master timing signals for raster, stroke, EADI and EHSI
functions
C. Converts and multiplexes X and Y digital stroke and raster inputs into analog for driver operation, and
also monitors deflection outputs for proper operation
D. none

Question 28/32
In EADI aircraft symbol is displayed in
A. white color
B. yellow color
C. green color

Question 29/32
What are the principal modes of EHSI
A. MAP
B. PLAN
C. ILS & VOR
D. ALL

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Question 30/32
Typical ACARS messages cater for the transfer of routine information such as

A. passenger loads
B. departure reports & arrival reports
C. fuel data & engine performance data.
D. All are correct.

Question 31/32

symbol indicates ?
A. airports (M)
B. airports (C)
C. airports (G)
D. airports (W)

Question 32/32

Symbol indicates ?
A. airport
B. off route waypoints (C)
C. navaids
D. all are correct