T-6B Systems 1 Lesson Review Questions

Front 1

Landing gear extension and retraction is operated by which aircraft system?

Back 1

Hydraulic

Front 2

Movement around the roll axis is controlled by which primary control surfaces?

Back 2

Ailerons

Front 3

What component of the ejection seat provides sufficient altitude for parachute deployment?

Back 3

Rocket motor

Front 4

t/f? In an emergency situation the aux bat will power the BFI for 15 minutes.

Back 4

False. The aux bat will power the BFI for 30 minutes

Front 5

Secondary aircraft electrical power is provided by what component?

Back 5

24v battery

Front 6

Which aircraft system provides automatic temp and pressurization control?

Back 6

Environmental control system

Front 7

Control of the transponder is provided by what component?

Back 7

Up Front Control Panel (UFCP)

Front 8

T/F? The canopy is hinged at the rear and opens up.

Back 8

False. The canopy is hinged along the right side and opens to that side.

Front 9

Which primary instrument provides primary attitude display?

Back 9

Attitude Direction Indicator

Front 10

In the event of inadvertent a/c contact with the ground, which component will be activated and generate a radio signal?

Back 10

The ELT senses impact loads and generates a signal on 121.5 & 243.0 MHz or 121.5 & 406.0 MHz.

Front 11

The primary aircraft flight controls consist of

Back 11

ailerons, elevator, and rudder

Front 12

Which of the following best describes the function of the aircraft's elevator?

Back 12

the elevator system is used to cause movement in the lateral or pitch access

Front 13

The aileron ground adjustable trim tabls are for mx use only and shold not be tampered with by the aircrew.

Back 13

TRUE

Front 14

Which statement best describes the purpose of the bobweight attached to the forward control stick?

Back 14

Provides higher stick forces and G-loading increases, helps prevent overstressing the airframe

Front 15

Which of the following in NOT included in the rudder control system?

Back 15

Bobweight

Front 16

T/F: Pilot control of aileron trim is accomplished by movement of an electromechanical trim tab installed on the right aileron.

Back 16

FALSE

Front 17

The Trim Aid Device (TAD) computer relays trim input to the ___.

Back 17

rudder trim tab actuator

Front 18

The TAD maintains a takeoff trim setting until ___ KIAS and no weight on the wheels.

Back 18

80

Front 19

A green TAD OFF advisory will illuminate when

Back 19

the TRIM AID switch is set to off

Front 20

The flight control gust lock is used to ___.

Back 20

prevent excess wear and damage to the primary flight controls

Front 21

The engine-driven pump pressurizes the hyd system to which of the following?

Back 21

3000 psi+/-120 psi

Front 22

The primary hydraulic system operates which of the following?

Back 22

Landing Gear, main gear inboard doors, flaps, nose wheel steering, and speed brake

Front 23

What is true about the power package reservior?

Back 23

A piston helps to step-down pressure to protect the pump

Front 24

the primary hyd system's selector manifold contains which of the following?

Back 24

electrical selector valves

Front 25

Two specific conditions in which the emergency hyd system is used are:

Back 25

Loss of engine power and the a/s < 120 KIAS

Front 26

The emergency hyd system specifically operates which of the following?

Back 26

Landing Gear, main gear inboard doors, and flaps

Front 27

The emergency package receives its pressure form which of the following?

Back 27

From the emergency accumulator

Front 28

Before lowering the gear using either the primary or emergency systems, ensure the ___

Back 28

a/s below 150 KIAS

Front 29

The amber EHYD PX LO advisory means which of the following?

Back 29

pressure in the emergency package is below 2870 psi

Front 30

The HYD FL LO advisory means which of the following?

Back 30

Reservoir fluid level is below 1 Qt

Front 31

When the power package slide valve closes, the hyd pump pressure is prevented from energizing any hydraulic components except for the ___.

Back 31

nose wheel steering actuator

Front 32

Which is true regarding the nose wheel steering system?

Back 32

the NWS is separate from the selector manifold

Front 33

Which is true regarding the NWS and emergency systems?

Back 33

The NWS will not operate if the primary hyd system fails.

Front 34

Which component specifically ensures the nose wheel is properly aligned before it is retracted or extended?

Back 34

Centering valve

Front 35

Engaging NWS at high speeds can result in ___.

Back 35

Directional control problems due to increasing sensitivity

Front 36

What are the functions of the speed brake?

Back 36

Decelerate, and increase descent rate without increasing airspeed

Front 37

Which is true regarding the speed brake?

Back 37

It will not oper4ate using the emergency system.

Front 38

Which of the following will NOT cause the speed brake to retract?

Back 38

The gear is retracted.

Front 39

If the flap indicator fails how can flap extension be confirmed?

Back 39

Observing a slight nose up tendency

Front 40

Which statement below is correct regarding flap operations?

Back 40

Emerg flap operation IS NOT available when the aux bat is the only source of electrical power.

Front 41

Which is true regarding the parking brake?

Back 41

The parking brake is applied by pushing on the toe brakes while simultaneously activating the handle.

Front 42

Before lowering the flaps, you should ensure your airspeed is less than which value?

Back 42

150 KIAS

Front 43

Which component is responsible for sending pressure to the main wheel brakes?

Back 43

Master cylinder

Front 44

The elevator controls the aircraft around what axis?

Back 44

The lateral (pitch) axis

Front 45

The ailerons move opposite each other to cause the aircraft to move about which axis?

Back 45

the longitudinal (roll) axis

Front 46

the rudder causes a yaw movement around the ___ axis.

Back 46

Vertical (yaw)

Front 47

A "ground-adjustable" trim tab is found on ___.

Back 47

the ailerons

Front 48

What are the factors used by the TAD computer to calculate proper rudder trim tab settings?

Back 48

engine torque, altitude, airspeed, pitch rate

Front 49

Once takeoff trim is set, the TAD will make no further trim inputs until ___.

Back 49

the a/c accelerates to 80 KIAS and there is no weight on wheels

Front 50

The primary and emergency hydraulic systems are pressurized to what level?

Back 50

3000+/-120 psi

Front 51

What is the function of the hydraulic system engine-driven pump?

Back 51

It creates hyd pressure that is transferred to the primary system and to the emergency accumulator

Front 52

The emergency hydraulic system services which aircraft components?

Back 52

Landing gear, main gear inboard door & flaps, for a one-time extension

Front 53

When extending the landing gear, which gear door ultimately closes as part of the extension sequence?

Back 53

main gear inboard doors

Front 54

What does the red light in the landing gear selector handle indicate when illuminated?

Back 54

The gear doors are not closed, or PCL is approaching idle with gear

Front 55

What happens to nose wheel steering if the hyd system fails?

Back 55

NWS will not operate because it is services by primary hyd system?

Front 56

What happens to the speed brake if the hyd system fails?

Back 56

Speed brake will not operate

Front 57

The flaps should not be operated above airspeed?

Back 57

150 KIAS

Front 58

When completing a sharp turn, how should nose wheel steering be used?

Back 58

NWS should be turned off prior to turn since NWS will try to limit NW caster

Front 59

what causes the EHYD PX LO CAS advisory to illuminate?

Back 59

If emerg accum pressure is less than 2400 psi +/- 150 psi

Front 60

Will you have use of the speed brake with the emergency hydraulic system?

Back 60

No. Emergency system services only gear, main gear inboard doors & flaps

Front 61

Can you expect to use the wheel brakes if operating with a failure of the primary hydraulic system?

Back 61

Yes. Wheel brake system is separate from primary & emergency hyd systems.

Front 62

All of the following statements are true. Which one best describes the purpose of the UFCP?

Back 62

The UFCP provides data entry functionality and control of a wide variety of dispalys and subsystems

Front 63

the data entry knob on the lower panel

Back 63

increments numerical values (clockwise rotation); decrements numerical values (ccw); is used to select alpha characters; has a push-to-select function

Front 64

The Priority Function Buttons (PFB's), located ___ provide control of ___ and include the CLR, ENT, RTN and DIR hardkeys.

Back 64

on the right side of the upper panel; the major functions of the FMS

Front 65

A left-facing filed triangle left justified in a data display window indicates the window ___.

Back 65

is active for data entry

Front 66

From the persistent display the ___ cn be viewed or changed.

Back 66

UHF, VHF COMM, VHF NAV, XPNDR mode and code

Front 67

Pressing the ___ priority function button (PFB) toggles through the available NAVAIDS.

Back 67

NAV TUNE

Front 68

There are ___ levels of systems (SYS) pages. The ___ page provides access to TCAS and declutter settings.

Back 68

three; display

Front 69

The following statements describle MFD/UFCP functionality. Which statement is false?

Back 69

When REPEAT is selected in the forward cockpit, the PRT FWD status advisory appears in the crew alerting system (CAS) display.

Front 70

The RPT ERR status advisory appears in the Crew Alerting System (CAS) display. This means ___.

Back 70

the REPEAT switch is in the REPEAT position but the UFCP and MFDs are not in the repeat mode.

Front 71

A yellow UFCP 1 FAIL caution advisory appears in the CAS display. This means the forward UFCP:

Back 71

is not communicating with IAC1 or IAC2, or the unit has failed.

Front 72

Which system is NOT integrated with the T-6B integrated avionics system?

Back 72

Backup Flight Instrument (BFI)

Front 73

T/F: The Primary Flight Display (PFD) contains all of the instruments required for the primary instrument scan.

Back 73

TRUE

Front 74

The primary pitot probe at the right wingtip and primary static ports on the sides of the aft fuselage provide necessary pressure ot the ___.

Back 74

Air Data Computer (ADC)

Front 75

How do you slected declutter level 1 (DCLTR 1)?

Back 75

Use the UFCP

Front 76

The altimeter barometric setting data can be set in which format(s)?

Back 76

Inches of Hg and Millibars

Front 77

What are the two main sections of the Primary Flight Display (PFD)?

Back 77

Primary flight instruments; Horizontal Situation Indicator

Front 78

The Backup Flight Instrument (BFI) includes which one of the following indications?

Back 78

Airspeed indicator

Front 79

When the navigation source is selected to FMS, the course deviation indicator shows deviation from the ___.

Back 79

desired track

Front 80

What are the three phases of flight generated by the FMS?

Back 80

Enroute, terminal, approach

Front 81

Which radio navigation system transmits a unique pulse-pair signature that is received by a ground station and is then retransmitted back to the aircraft?

Back 81

DME

Front 82

The "G" meter gauge and pointer indicates instantaneous normal acceleration in the range from ___ .

Back 82

-4.0g to + 7.5g

Front 83

To perform a count up with the digital clock, the display must be set to the ___ function.

Back 83

elapsed time

Front 84

The annunciator placarded FDR near the firewall shutoff handle in the front cockpit will light MAINT in the upper half or ___ in the lower half.

Back 84

FAIL

Front 85

AoA information is provided on the AoA indexer when

Back 85

the landing gear is down and locked.

Front 86

When a flashing master caution or master warning switchlight is reset, the associated msg in the CAS on the IICAS display will ___ for as long as the malfunction or failure condition persists.

Back 86

remain steady

Front 87

Which is the default MFD with the a/c on the ground (weight on wheels), avionics master switch off, and the battery switch on?

Back 87

EICAS

Front 88

Warning tones generated by the Audio Management Unit (AMU) are routed to the ___.

Back 88

helmet audio connections

Front 89

The white triangle at 4.9 units on the AOA indicator designates

Back 89

max range angle of attack

Front 90

The dta transfer module (DTM) is a ___ used for digital information storage, loading, and retrival.

Back 90

portable memory cartridge

Front 91

A slow approach speed is indicated by the ___.

Back 91

upper green chevron on the AOA indexer

Front 92

The master mode primarily used for flight data, steering, navigation, landing, and advisory information is the ___ mode.

Back 92

NAV

Front 93

Which HUD symbol is your best indication of where the aircraft is actually going?

Back 93

FPM

Front 94

When will the glideslope and localizer reference be displayed?

Back 94

When ILS freq is selected; when the nav source is ILS; when the master mode is NAV

Front 95

Bank angle reference marks on the HUD are located at ___ degrees.

Back 95

10, 20, 30 and 45

Front 96

When will the Climb Dive Marker (CDM) align with the center tick mark of the AOA bracket?

Back 96

When AOA is optimal for landing; when the landing gear is down

Front 97

The audio control panel is located in the ___ in each cockpit.

Back 97

front lower panel, between the pilot's legs

Front 98

The ground crew indterphone is activated ___.

Back 98

when the bat switch in either cockpit is switched on.

Front 99

The UFCP controls the UHF and VHF as follows:

Back 99

UHF (COM 1 button); VHF (COM 2 button)

Front 100

Where is the standby VHF radio located?

Back 100

right console in the ront cockpit

Front 101

When you select COM1 on the UFCP, which of the windows allows you to select T/R, TR+G, or G for the UHF radio?

Back 101

W3

Front 102

UHF radio direct tuning is accomplished by ___ .

Back 102

pressing th W2 arrow key, then using the UFCP DATA ENTRY knob to scroll through the frequencies.

Front 103

The FMS allows the T-6B aircraft to store up to ___ presets in the COM library for the VHF or the UHF radios.

Back 103

99

Front 104

Which of the following units control the tuning of the UHF, VHF and VOR?

Back 104

UFCP

Front 105

The UHF squelch setting is normally ___ (initial and cold start default value).

Back 105

ON

Front 106

How is the standby VHF radio channel tuned?

Back 106

Normally 5 kHz (US) or 5 KHz and 8.33 kHz tuning (aircraft deployed overseas).

Front 107

What is the main operational difference between the UHF radio and the VHF radio?

Back 107

The VHF radio doesn't monitor guard; you must dial it up manually.

Front 108

What is the range of the XPNDR/IFF mode 3 code?

Back 108

0000-5555

Front 109

The DME system displays ___ from the aircraf to the ground station.

Back 109

slant range distance in nautical miles

Front 110

The LOC and GS deviation scales appear on the ADI when the Primary Flight Display source (PFD SOURCE) is set to LOC and ___.

Back 110

a LOC freq is tuned

Front 111

The 000 radial of each VOR station is oriented to ___.

Back 111

mag north

Front 112

Automatic altitude reporting is provided by transponder mode ___.

Back 112

C

Front 113

When you tune a LOC freq using the UFCP, the nav radio tuning system automatically set the associated ___.

Back 113

DME and GS frequencies

Front 114

The TCAS non-threat traffic symbol is a ___ and the traffic advisory traffic symbol is a ___.

Back 114

unfilled whte diamond; filled yellow circle

Front 115

The freq 110.__ is a LOC setting

Back 115

30

Front 116

Pressing the ___ button on the UFCP transmits a special pulse to aid in immediate ID on a controller's scope

Back 116

ID

Front 117

the TCAS detects and tracks other aircraft by interrogating their XPNDR's and then analyzing the replies to determine range, bearing and relative ___.

Back 117

altitude

Front 118

Read-only navigation chart information is stored in the FMS ___ database.

Back 118

navigation

Front 119

The FMS determines aircraft position by combining data from ___.

Back 119

GLS, IRS, and ADC true airspeed and altitude

Front 120

FMS dataa and management functions are controlled using the ___.

Back 120

UFCP and MFD FMS pages.

Front 121

What is the primary page used to display and modify the flight plan?

Back 121

LEGS

Front 122

Which page provdes access to communication and navigation radio system management?

Back 122

FREQ

Front 123

What are the three operational modes for the ADI and HSI?

Back 123

enroute, approach and composite

Front 124

The VSI displays vertical velocity from 0 to ___ feet per minute.

Back 124

+/- 6000

Front 125

From what component does the airspeed indicator receive its data?

Back 125

air data computer

Front 126

What indication on the UFCP will alert you to a possible failure of the transponder?

Back 126

an X displays in the first character position of the UFCP persistent display in W4.

Front 127

The Backup flight instruments are normally powered by the ___.

Back 127

battery bus

Front 128

When showing, what does the red indication in the standby turn and bank indicator mean?

Back 128

fail?

Front 129

When does the AOA amber donut illuminate?

Back 129

When you have achieved optimum angle of attack range for landing (on-speed).

Front 130

What is the purpose of the two resettable needles on the accelerometer?

Back 130

Record maximum deviation above and below +1G experienced during flight

Front 131

What is the first component you should check when you suspect an avionics failure?

Back 131

circuit breaker

Front 132

What happens anytime the FIRE warning annunciator illuminates?

Back 132

MASTER WARN switchlight flashes, MASTER WARN tone sounds

Front 133

What indications can be illuminated on the flight data recorder annunciator?

Back 133

MAINT (green) FAIL (yellow)

Front 134

What is the primary means of tuning VHF NAV and comm frequencies?

Back 134

primarily through the UFCP

Front 135

What are the four fields on the UFCP persistent page?

Back 135

UHF COMM, VHF COMM, VHF NAV, XPNDR

Front 136

What is the purpose of the ICS KEY/MUTE button?

Back 136

mutes all incoming audio while allowing inter-cockpit communication

Front 137

How is the range display changes on the NACWS fraffic display?

Back 137

UP/DN range LSK's on the NAV display

Front 138

where are the VOR antennae located on the T-6B?

Back 138

vert stab

Front 139

Which ILS component operates at 75 MHz and indicates your location along the approach path?

Back 139

Marker beacons

Front 140

What is the range of the DME?

Back 140

reliable up to 199 miels slant range depending upon aircraft altitude

Front 141

What should you do if the controller directs you to squawk altitude?

Back 141

Set the XPNDER to ALT on the UFCP and press the ID PFB