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The electronic instrument displays (EID) receive sensor data from the____.
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Air data computer(ADC)
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Which of the following is a standby instrument?
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Turn and back indicator
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Both the EADI and EHSI operate in the ____ modes.
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Enroute and approach
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If the pitch values approach their limits, red chervons are used to indicate the nearest direction ____.
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For a level attitude recovery
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The EHSI displays a 360 degree rotating compass scale divided into 5 and 10 degree increments and referenced to a _____.
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White triangular heading index (lubber line)
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Pulling out on HDG knob resets the HDG bug to present aircraft ____.
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Heading
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The upper left corner of the EHSI contains which set of information, if selected?
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Distance to next selected point, aircraft groundspped, and time to go to the next point.
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When the EHSI is in HSI normal mode, pressing the map button(MAP) changes the display to the ___ mode.
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Navigation map.
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The bearing pointer select buttons are used to cycle the EHSI bearing pointers through the ____ navigation source display, _____ source display, or the _____ mode.
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VOR; GPS; declutter
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On the EHSI, the course deviation bar indicates the centerline of the course relative to ______.
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The aircraft symbol.
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For ILS glidepath, a _____ is displayed on the right side of tthe instruments with green deviation pointer which moves in relation to scale to indicate glidepath center with respect to aircraft position.
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Stationary vertical scale.
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The VSI indicates to the pilot if the aircraft is climbing or descending, and at what ____.
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Rate.
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The Vsi show climbs or descents in feet per minute (FPM) from 0 to ____.
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6000.
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The ASI mach number window is blanked below ____ mach.
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0.40
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As altitude increases, maximum operating airspeed (Vmo) will ____.
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Decrease
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The baro-set correction knob is used to set ____ settings in the altimeter so it displays correct altitude indications.
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Pressure.
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The standby instrument can be used for a limited time in the event of a failure of the aircraft primary _____ system.
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Electrical.
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The red and white "barber pole" on the airspeed indicator _____.
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Is a velocity/Mach limiting pointer.
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The standby attitude indicator is caged ____.
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By pulling and turning the PULL TO CAGE knob.
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True or False. The standby altimeter is operated by static pressure from the primary pilot/static system.
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False.
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Which system is not part of the T-6A flight instruments?
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Enviromental system.
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True or False. In the composite mode. both attitude and heading information can be displayed on either the EADI or EHSI.
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True.
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The primary pilot probe at the right wingtip and primary static ports on the sides of the aft fuselage provide necessary pressures to the ___.
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Air data computer.
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The EFSI system provides uncluttered unusual attitude information on the EADI when the aircraft exceeds which set of predefined limits?
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Pitch +30decrees or -20degrees, rool angle greater than 65 degree.
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The altimeter diplays baro-set data into windows in what format?
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Inches of mercury; Millibars.
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True or False.The conventional magnetic compass can be used in case of total electrical failure, or as in instrument cross-check.
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True
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If pitch or roll attitude failure occurs, what words appear in red letters at the top center of the EADI screen?
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ATTUTIDE FAIL
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In NAV MAP mode on the EHSI, which full circle range scales are available?
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5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 240, 320, and 1000 NM
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The standby attitude indicator will supplt accurate information for least how many minutes after electrical failure?
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Nine.
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True or False. If either pilot selects EFIS composite mode, the displays in the other cockpit oar affected.
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False.
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The AOA computer receives inputs from the AOA vane, the flap position microswitch, and from the ____.
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Landing gear.
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The hight the number on the AOA gauge scale, the ___.
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Greater the angle of attack.
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The radical at ____ units on the AOA gauge indicates a stall.
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18.
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The stick shaker activites at approximately ____ knots above stall speed, or _____ units on the AOA gauge.
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5 to 10; 15.5
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When theAOA test switch is held at the LOW postion, the indexer shows a(n) ______ and theAOA gauge reads ____units.
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amber donut; 10.5
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The center pointer on the accelerometer moves up or down to indicate ______ G load.
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Current.
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Which button on the digital clock is used to move the function indicator to the desired setting?
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SEL.
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True or False. The CTL button is used to set minutes in clock LT mode.
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False
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After reaching 59 minutes, 59 seconds, the count up timer will display hours and minuter to a limit of ______ hours and 59 minutes.
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99
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The master warning and master caution switchlights are interconnected with the _____.
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Main annunciator panel.
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Anytime a waring or caution annunciator on the main annunciator panel in either cockpit lights, the respective master warn or master caution switchlights will _____.
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Flash in both cockpits.
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A flashing MASTERS WARN light on the switchlight panel should be accompanied by _____.
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a decaying tone.
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True or False. All IDARS funstions are controlled by the pilot in the front cockpit using the FDR control panel.
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False.
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The flight data recorder portion of IDARS is installed ______.
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In the left avionics bay.
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When IDARS reaches approximately 80% full, the ____ annunciator outboard of the anti-G connection will illuminate.
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green MAINT
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The accelerometer displays instataneous normal acceleration from ______ Gs.
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-6 to +10
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To perform a count up with the digital clock, the function indicator must be over the ____ label.
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ET.
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The annunciator placarded FDR near the firewall shutoff handle in th efront cockpit will light MAINT in the upper half or _____ in the lower half.
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FAIL
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Angle of attack information is provided on the AOA indexer when _____.
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The landing gear is down and locked.
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When a flashing master switchlight is reset, the associated annunciator on the main annunciator panel will _____ for as long al the malfunction or failure condition persists.
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Remain illuminated.
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The flight time (FT) displays in the digital clock ____.
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Does not function in this aircraft.
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Pilot warning tones are generated in a tone generator in the AOA computer and routed to _____.
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Helmet audio connections.
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The white triangle at 4.9 units on th AOA gauge indicates _____.
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Maximum range angle of attack.
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The data transfer module is a _____ used for digital information storage, loading, and retrievasl.
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Portable memory cartridge.
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A slow approach speen is indicated by the ____.
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upper green chevron on the AOA indexer.
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Tru or False. The VHF transceiver has a separate radio for monitoring VHF Guard.
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False.
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What is UHF Guard frequency?
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243.00 MHz
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The UHF backup control unit is activated by _____>
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turning the OFF/PUSH TEST knob clockwise
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Up to ____ preset channels are allowed in the UHF backup control unit.
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20
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The UHF backup control unit is locat3d in ______.
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the front cockpit only.
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What are the two interphone modes?
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HOT and COLD
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When in HOT mode ____.
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both microphones are active
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The ground crew interphone headset jack is located _____.
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ont he left side of the fuselage, below the avionics bay.
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To adjust VHF radio volume ____.
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rotate the VHF knob on the audio control panel
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True or False. The audio control panel is located in the front cockpit only.
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False
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What effect will moving the bypass switch to the ALTN position have on the UHF radio?
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The audio will be amplified, raw audio.
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What are the buttons on th left side of the RMU?
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Field select keys
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What will you see when a field select key has been pressed?
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A rectangular cursor will appear in the field.
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Transfer switches are labeled with a _____.
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White diamond.
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Pulling out the small tuning knob will allow you to change UHF frequency in _____ increments.
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twenty-five kHz.
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What indication is given when the RMU is on the preflight test page?
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The letters "PFT" are shown in the top field.
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True or False. If the RMU passes the preflight test it will display the preflight test pages for 5 seconds, then return to the normail operating page.
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True.
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UHF radio information is displayed in the ____ field on the RMU display.
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first
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To toggle between active and standby frequencies on the UHF radio, ____.
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press the transfer switch adjacent to the UHF field.
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Pressing the MEM special function key will ______.
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display the last used memory channel in the standby frequency.
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What indication is shown on th eRMU display when UHF Guard is turned on?
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The word "Guard"
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How many VHF NAV presets can be stored with the RMU?
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Ten
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What does the DMEH button do?
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Holds the current DME information while allowing use of another nav facility
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With the transponder mode set to STBY, what information is being transmitted?
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None.
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How many transponder codes can the RMU store in addition to the active code?
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One
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VHR NAV volume control is provided through _____.
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The NAV knob on the audio control panel.
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The ground crew interphone is activated _____.
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when the battery switch in either cockpit is switched on.
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If the RMU does not pass the preflight test, you may overide the system by _____.
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pressing the key next to ACCEPT.
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Given the UHF configuration shown, you will _____.
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receive the active frequency, and transmit on both Guard and the standby frequency
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When in BOTH mode, the UHF radio will ______.
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monitor Guard and the active frequency and transmit on the active frequency
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UHF radio direct tuning is accomplished by ______.
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holding down the appropriate transfer key for least 3 seconds, then dialing in the new frequency
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The RMU allows storage of up to ____ UHF or VHF communication frequencies in memory channels.
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20
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To access the RMU specail functionc page for the selected system, ____.
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press the PAGE special function key
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The RMU preflight test is initiated by ______.
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applying power to the RMU
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What indication do you see when sqelch is off?
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The letters "SQCH" are displayed
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What indication will you get on the RMU if the backup UHF radio control unit control unit is in operation?
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The word "REMOTE" will be displayed.
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What is the main operational difference between the UHF radi and the VHF radio?
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The VHF radio doesn't monitor Guard frequency; you must dial up manually.
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With the transponder set to ALT, what information is being transmitted?
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Aircraft altitude and transponder code.
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VOR stations transmit beams, called ___, in every direction. In the T-6A, these signals are detected by the VOR receiver and displayed on the _____.
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radials; EHSI
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True Or False.Since TACAN operates in the UHF frecuency range, theT-6A VOR receiver connot receive signals from VORTAC staions.
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False
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The Vor signal is received through the _____ antennas mounted on each side of the _____.
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NAV/GS/ILS; vertical stabilizer
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The ILS ____ provides course guidance to the runway centerline.
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Localizer
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The ILS localizer and glideslope signals are receiver and processed through the same antennas and receiver as the _____ system.
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VOR
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For ILS operation, the ____frequency is entered on the RMU as the primary navigation frequency.
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Localizer
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The DME system measures the time required for the transmitted signal to reach the ground staion and return, and calculate a _____ distance in nautical miles from the aircraft to the ground staion.
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slant range
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When a navigation facility with DME capability is tuned in the RMU, the DME information is provided ______.
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automatically to the EHSI
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DME information displayed on the EHsi includes slant range distance, time-to-go to the station and _____.
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groundspeed.
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When DME hold is activated, the words "DME HOLD" will display on the _____ below the primary nav frequency.
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RMU
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True or False. Controllers will assign the same Mode A transponder code to all aircraft under their control.
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False
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Any aircraft within line of sight and equipped with a transponder set to the same code as either the ground radar atation's of airbourne interrogations system's query responds ____ with a coded signal to the ground station interrogating it.
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automatically
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When you are requested to "SQUAWK ALTITUDE" you press the mode select switch on the right side of the field to change the mode from "ON" to "_____."
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ALT
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When requested to "IDENT," press the "IDT" button on the RMU. The ident signal will transmit for ____ and then return to the previous mode.
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20 seconds
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True or False. NACWS data is continually displayed on the engine/systems/NACWS display.
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False
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A white unfilled rectangle on the NACWS display indicates traffic within plus or minus ____ feet of aircraft altitude.
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300
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True or False. TAS traffic warnings and advisories are displayed on the alternate engine data display AEDD in both cockpits.
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False
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TAS range selections are 3, 5, 10. 20 and _____ NM.
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40
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Proximity traffic is displayed as a filled white diamond indicating the intruding aircraft is within +/- ______ feet relative altitude.
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1200
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True or False.In Above mode, traffic from 9000 feet above to 2700 feet below the aircraft is displayed.
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False
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True or False. The front cockpit GPS unit must be on and functioning for either the front or rear unit to be used.
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True
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The information on the right side of the Self-Test display should usually be correct since it is stored in ____ memory.
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battery-backed
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True or False. If on the first GPS system self-test attempt, TEST FAIL replaces ANNUN ON on the self Test dispaly, you must notify maintenance.
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False
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The lerge outer knobs on the left and right sides of the panel are used to selct the ____ for the left and right sides of the screen respectively.
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page types
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To change an item on a displayed page, first press the CRSR button, then use the _____ knob to move the cursor to the field to be changed.
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outer
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To declutter a display, you would press the ____ button.
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CLR
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The Gps can store up to _____ flight plans in memory each of which can contain up to _____ waypoints.
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25;30
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The DME sytem displays _____ from the aircraft to the ground staion.
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slant range distance in nautical miles
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When the GPS first activates, the screen will display the ____ page as the default page for the left side of the display, and the right side will display the waypoint page for the whatpoint active when the unit was turned off.
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NAV 2
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The 360 degrees radial of each VOR statin is oriented to ____.
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Magnetic north
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Automatic altitude reporting is provided by transponder mode _____>
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C
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When th NAV source on th EHSI reads LOC and a glideslope signal is being received, a ______ will be presented on the right side of the instrument.
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glideslope scale and pointer
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On the NAcWS display, and upward or downword triangle with no altitude tag denotes traffic ____.
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1000 to 2700 fett off altitude
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To use DME form one navigation facility while on approach to another facility, you should ______ before switching the primary navigation frequency to the approach facility.
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press the DMEH button on the RMU
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To transmit a specialpulse to aid in immediate identification on a controller's scope, you press the ____ button on the RMU.
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IDT
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True or False. An advantage of the GPS flight plan function is that desired routes can be created beofre flight.
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True
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TAS detects and tracks other aircraft by interogating their transponders and then analyzing the replies to determine range, bearing, and relative ______.
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altitude
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How are heading and course set on the EHSI?
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Using the HDG and CRS knobs on the EFIS control panel
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What are the three EFIS modes?
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Enroute, approach and composite mode
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EFIS approach mode adds what elements to the standard instrument displays?
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a. Glideslope. b. Localizer c. Marker Beacon
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What are the pitch and roll parameters that cause the EFIS to declutter the EADI during unusual attitudes?
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Pitch angle exceeds +30 or -20 degrees. Roll angle exceeds 65 degrees.
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The EADI display returns to normal when the aircraft attitude returns to which parameters?
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Less than 25 degrees nose-up or 15 degrees nose down pitch. Bank Angle less than 60 degrees
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What is the purpose of the vertical speed indicator?
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Displays vertical speed and direction of the aircraft
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As altitude increases, VMO will _____ and the barber pole will move _____.
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decrease; downward
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How can you tell if the ADC has failed or its data is invalid?
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Electronic instruments will indicate a failure.
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What are the standby instruments?
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Airspeed Indicator; Attitude Indicator; Altimeter; Turn and bank indicator; Magnetic compass
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How are the standby instruments powered?
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Battery bus; Auxillary battery
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How is the standby Airspeed operated?
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By pitot/static pressure from the secondary pitot/static system.
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When should you cage the standby attitude indicator?
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Before applying or removing power; Before engine start and shutdown
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After loss of all electrical power, how long will the standby attitude indicator provide pitch and roll info and to what accuracy?
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a. Nine Minutes; b. Within 6 degrees
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The stick shaker is activated approximately how many knots above stall speed?
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5-10 knots
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What does the green arc on the AOA gauge indicate?
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Normal approach speed
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When will either the MASTER WARN or MASTER CAUTION switch lights illuminate?
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a. Anytime a warning or caution annunciator illuminates in either cockpit; b. The MASTER WARN switchlight will illuminate with FIRE light
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True or False? The UHF backup radio will automatically activate in the event of a failure of the RMU.
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False. Only UHF has a dedicated Guard receiver.
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The UHF backup control unit can store up to how many preset channels?
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20
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True or False. The UHF backup radio will automatically activate in the event of a failure of the RMU.
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False. The backup control unit must be turned on with the on/off/push to test knob.
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In COLD mode when are the interphone microphones active?
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Only when the ICS keyswitch or ICS key/mute switch is activated
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True or False. With the auto control panel identifier select switch in the R position the VHF NAV radio will recieve both voice and morse signals.
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False. Only the NAVAID recognition (morse) signal will be selected for monitor
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What controls sets the interphone system to either hot or cold mode?
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INTFPH switch on the rear cockpit audio control panel.
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What are the 5 fields that comprise the RMU display areas?
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1. UHF comm 2. VHF comm 3. ATC transponder 4. Blank 5. VHF NAV
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In which comm mode must the RMU be for the UHF radio to scan both active and guard recievers?
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BOTH
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How do you quickly transfer the standby VHF frequency to the primary position?
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Press the transfer switch adjacent to the VHF field
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What information does the ILS localizer provide?
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course guidance to runway centerline.
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What happens to DME display error at a higher aircraft altitude?
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The error increases
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How is the NACWS display activated
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1. automatically by the system for traffic alert 2. depress the NACWS trigger switch on the control stick grip
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How is the TAS altitude block selected?
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depress the normal/below/above push button selector switch on the control stick grip
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What should you do if TEST FAIL replaces ANNUN ON when the GPS unit is first turned on?
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OBS button
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The active flight plan is always shown as what flight plan #?
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FPL 0
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How many flight plans can be stored in memory?
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Up to 25 and each flight plan can have up to 30 waypoints
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You notice that the EHSI course indication can not be changed by rotating the CRS knob on the EFIS control panel. What indication on the EHSI might confirm problem?
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CP flag
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NACWS failure notification will appear on what instrument?
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Engine/System/NACWS display
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From what component does the ASI receive its data.
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(ADC) Air Data Computer
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What indication on the RMU will alert you to a possible failure of the transponder?
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dashes, or OFF in the ATC code fail
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When showing, what does the red indication in the standby turn and bank indicator mean?
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Turn rate information is not available.
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When should a reading be taken by the magnetic compass?
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During level unaccelerated flight.
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What is the range of the DME?
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It is reliable up to 199 miles, slant range depending on aircraft altitude
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What should you do if the controller tells you to squawk altitude?
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Set the transponder to ALT in the RMU
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