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Of the two 5 inch displays in the EFIS, which one is capable of showing the both displays information (composite)
BOTH of them are capable of being in Composite mode
The EFIS system consists of what components?
Two 5 inch (I have a good reference of the combined length of these displays) displays and a Control panel
Are the EFIS Systems in the front cockpit intergrated with the rear cockpit?
Yes
What is the information that the two primary displays of the EFIS system provide?
Attitude and Heading
What are the 4 EADI display modes?
Enroute, Approach, Composite, and Unusual Attitude
What are the three EHSI display modes?
Enroute, Approach, and Composite
The EHSI enroute and approach modes each offer _ different display formats?
5
How many separate display modes are available between the total EFIS system?
15
General Purpose of EFIS system (and or any cockpit display) (Generic answer)
Optimize in-flight information.
Displays must be managed correctly to optimize in flight information as well as too. . .
minimize unecessary and distracting information
EADI is primary inflight source providing infromation about ____ and ____
Pitch and Roll
In an EADI failure, what items will be taken off of the screen?
Blue Sky, horizon line, sky pointer, and roll/pitch scale
In an EADI failure, what items will show up on the screen?
Red Box with Red Letters saying "ALTITUDE FAIL". Red elongated X at bottom.
EHSI provides ______ information?
Heading
If heading becomes unavailable or unreliable what indication is seen by you the pilot?
Red boxed HDG in the top right of center. (This happens on the "appropriate" EFIS display?)
General Guidelines for EFIS (PROCEED TO NEXT SLIDE)
Match the display with the current ______
Task. Display enroute when you're enroute, approach when you're approaching.
Display only what you _____ and can acurately _____.
Need; interpret
Avoid displaying any information that……
you cannot easily discern or that distracts you from flying the aircraft
What is the process to changing the EFIS displays?
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate.
Aviate (relate to changing EFIS)
The display should readily support controlled flight
Navigate (relate to changing EFIS)
The display should provide discernable and usable navigation information
Communicate (relate to changing EFIS)
Don't sacrifice control to communicate with controllers
What are the 4 Standby instruments below the EFIS, and the 1 on the top right of the glare shield?
STBY: Airspeed Ind., Attitude Ind., Altimeter, Turn and Bank Ind., and the Magnetic Compass
Standby instruments operate ____________ of the primary instruments?
Independently
If you're flying and you have a EFIS failure, Generator Failure, ADC Failure, or primary pitot/static failure, what do you cross check?
Standby instruments
Through which bus are the Standby's powered?
Battery Bus (normally)
If the battery bus fails, how are the standby's powered?
Aux Bat
The Aux Bat switch is located in which cockpit?
Front
Which dimmer switch controls lighting to the STBY instruments?
Instrument dimmer switch
What affect will the insturment dimmer switch have on the STBY's when they are operating on AUX BAT power and why?
None. Their lighting is fixed off the Aux Bat
STBY Airspeed gets it's information from what sources?
Secondary Pitot and Static system
The STBY Airspeed Ind. Is graduated from _ to __ knots (x__)
6 to 35; 10 (60 to 350)
From __ to ___ knots, airspeed is in __ knot increments and labled every __ knots up too ___
60 to 250; 5; 20; 200
From ___ to ___ knots, airspeed is in __ knot increments and labeled every __ knots?
250 to 350; 10; 50
What does the Mach limiting pointer look like?
Barber Pole
Using the Standby's has two challenges to a pilots routine. (tap to see what they are)
They are smaller and with different markings so it may be harder to detect smalller changes, AND you're cross check will be different.
Which STBY's require power? (other than for lighting)
Attidude and the Needle in the turn and bank
What is the criteria for a red flag to be visable on the left side of the stby attitude indicator?
Caged and/or with power off. (So, if the batter bus fails, what do you expect to see?) A Red Flag
After all electronic power is cut from the STBY attiude ind., how long will it operate and with what attitude deviation?
plus or minus 6° for 9 minutes
Prior to applying power to the attidue indicator, you need to have it in what position?
Pulled and caged.
When setting the STBY attitude indicator, you want to align what two parts or it?
Little mini airplane onto the balls artificial horizon based on your sitting height parallax
When do you want to cage the STBY Attitude indicator?
Prior to adding or removing power
What bank angle do you want to have when adjusting your STBY attitude indicator?
0° Adjust in wings level flight
What system attains static pressure to operate the STBY altimeter?
Secondary Pitot and Static system
The guage has a single point needle that reads what increments?
20 foot increments
What does it mean when you see a diagonal hatch pattern in the 10,000 foot counter on the STBY altimeter?
You're below 10,000 feet.
In the event of an electrical failure, what powers the STBY Altimeter?
the Aux Battery
What two STBY instruments are not functional when the secondary pitot and static system fails?
STBY Altimeter and STBY Airspeed Indicator
How does the needle on the STBY Turn and Bank Indicator give you turn rate information?
By how much it's deflected
How much needle deflection on the Turn and Bank Indicator is indicative of a standard rate turn?
One needle width
Which part of the stby turn and bank indicator will work in the event of power failure?
the slip/skid information.
What is the source of the Magnetic Compass's power?
It doesn't use power
What does a compass correction card show you?
Deviation caused by avionics and radios operating. It's located on the right canopy rail
What should your bank and airspeed be when taking readings from Mag Compass?
Level and Unaccelerated
Turning North
Compass Lags 30°
Turning South
Compass Leads turn 30°
When accelerating or descending on an East/West heading, the compass will turn towards the _____.
North
What will you do on an East or West heading to make the compass turn South?
Climb or decelerate
A.N.D.S
Accelerate North, Decelerate South
Which STBY instruments have partial or limited operation without electrical power?
Standby Attitude: 9 minutes, 6° deviation. Turn and Bank Indicator: Slip information only
Which STBY instruments function without power?
Airspeed, Altimeter (although smooth indications are lost), Magnetic Compass
Why are smooth indications lost to standby Altimeter?
The stand by altimeter has a powered vibrator (sexy) to allow smooth indication. Without power, the vibrator doesn't work
What is "Control Performance Concept" of attitude flying?
An aircraft is controlled in flight by adjusting attitude and power to produce desired results
What are the three categories of Instrument
Control Instruments, Performance Instruments, and Navigation Instruments
What are the control instruments?
EADI and PEDD
Why are the control instuments labeled is such?
They display immediate attitude and power allowing pilot to be precise adjustments
What are the main performance instruments?
Altimeter, Airspeed, VSI
What are the "other" performance instruments?
EHSI, AOA Indicator, and Turn and Bank Indicator
What are the procedures for "control and performance" concept of instrument flight?
AETC! Establish attitude and power; Trim pressures, Cross Check performance instruments to asses results, Adjust power and/or attitude
The relationship between attitude and power in instrument flight should result in. . . .
the desired aircraft performance
What will changing the pitch attitude without compensating with power do?
Cause a change on your performance instruments(VSI, Altimeter, and Airspeed, AOA, EHSI, and Turn and Bank)
What is the primary reference during a level turn?
EADI
Talk through what happens if you increase bank without increasing power?
ASI Decrease, AOA Increase, VSI eventually shows descent, ALT will decrease, EHSI turn rate will increase, and Turn and Bank indications will increase
What instrument is your primary power reference?
PEDD
How do you climb for airspeed?
Full power, adjust attitude for airspeed
In both climbs and descents, level turns require power increases (T/F)
TRUE (maybe. . . Now I'm confused)
When you adjust power, you need to cross check. . .?
ASI, VSI, Altimeter, EADI and Turn and Bank
Why do you not make adjustments based on performance instruments without referencing control instruments?
Performance instruments lag behind control instruments.
"Chasing" the performance indications is defined as. . .?
focusing too much attention on a performance instrument (such as VSI) and trying to stabilize it without cross referencing control instruments
Where does the cross check originate?
EADI
What is the cross check for a Turn
Start at EADI to set bank, then EHSI to set leadpoint and rollout HDG, and scan you're other performance instruments with slightly less priority
Descent Cross Check procedures are:
EADI For pitch; PEDD for power; and cross check VSI and Altimeter.
Power and Attitude are adjusted in a descent to control what?
Descent Rate and airspeed
Climb Cross Check procedures:
PEDD to ADD power; EADI for pitch; EHSI, airspeed, vsi, and altimeter
What do you reference if you have an electrical failure in flight?
Standby instruments
What are some things to consider when shifting your instrument flight cross check to STBY instruments only
Remain on STBY's unless situation demands other wise, Small changes are harder to detect, Be Aware of Parallax, Increase your scan speed
Define: Instrument Flight:
flying the aircraft solely on aircraft instruments without external references due to any environmental condition that denies a discernable horizon.
What is your primary reference for flying at night? Horizon or instruments?
your flight instruments as horizon at night is unreliable
During your attitude instrument checks, what are you checking for?
Ensure attitude indicators are erect and angle of bank pointers are aligned vertically with zero bank index
What is your altimeter tolerance that you are checking in preflight?
The altimeter should be set to local barometric setting and be within 75 feet of field elevation
What is the heading tolerance you check in preflight?
EHSI and Mag compass should be within 5° of of known heading (like RWY heading when aligned).
What are the navigation tolerances you check in preflight?
after you tune and identify, ensure bearing pointers point to the station and check that the CDI error is not greater than plus or minus 4°. Distance should be within 1/2 mile or 3% of distance to facility. (1234: 1/2 mile, 3%, 4°)
Spatial Disorientation is what?
Example: You may believe that the clouds are level with horizon and attempt to "level the wings" based on your sight. Cross check would show bank.
When can Spatial D occur?
any flight condition but mostly when you're without a definable horizon
How do you minimize effects of Spatial D?
good instrument scan and trusting your instruments
If you increase airspeed, what trim inputs do you put in for elevator and rudder?
down elevator trim and left rudder trim
so if you decrease airspeed, what are your trim inputs?
Up elevator, right rudder trim
If you maintain airpseed and increase power, what trim inputs do you need?
right rudder, down elevator trim
If you decrease power with constant airspeed, what are you trim inputs?
left rudder, up elevator trim
What is the primary purpose of the EADI?
act as source for primary attitude information
Why is it important to manage the EFIS display?
to optimize flight information
the standby airspeed indicator is operated by the?
Secondary Pitot and Static system
T/F: Once all electrical power to standby attitude indicator is lost, it will continue to operate indefinitely?
FALSE: (9minutes, 6° deviation)
T/F: If the standby turn and bank indicator loses electrical power, the turn needle will contine to operate.
FALSE: Just the skid/slip indicator
How long does standby attitude indicator provide reliable information after loss of power?
9 minutes
The standby instruments operate independently of the primary flight instruments (T/F)
TRUE
The relationship between attitude and pwer in instrument flying should result in _______.
Desired aircraft performance
Which performance instruments lag?
VSI and Altimeter
Which instrument is the origin of the cross check?
EADI
The hub and spoke method is the only cross-check method used and is not modified for any maneuever (T/F)
FALSE
The recommended way to achieve smooth and precise aircraft control in flight is to trim in this order ___, ____, ____.
Rudder, Elevator, Aileron
What is the approximate pwer setting in level flight at 150 KIAS at 15,000 feet with a clean configuration?
35%
To maintain level flight on final approach at 110 knots with gear down and flaps set at TO, what is the approximate power required?
35%
What is the EFIS system composed of?
Two displays (EADI, EHSI) AND the control panel
Without power, the standby attitude indicator will provide up to 9 minutes of attitue information and may have as much as ____° error
The standby altimeter operates off the ____.
Secondary Pitot and Static system
Primary and Standby instruments operate off of ________ pitot/static systems
Different
The concept of flying an aircraft in instrument conditions centers on controlling ________.
Attitude and Power
The two control instruments are?
EADI and PEDD
What are the performance instruments?
Altimeter, Airspeed, VSI, AOA, and Turn and Bank Indicator
What cross-check method is the base for all cross checks?
Hub and Spoke
When setting the local altimeter, it should be within how many feet of airfield elevation?
75 feet
The approximate power setting at 110KIAS for a non-precision final approach with gear and flaps set to TO and 1000fpm descent is ____% torque?
16%