The most common sensors interfacing a fms to compute the aircraft position ? [ Exam pilot ]

Question 70-1 : 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 3 4

exemple 170 1, 2. — .the most common sensors interfacing a fms to compute the aircraft position along the flight plan are . irs. dme. gps. vor.mls ils ndb localizer can be used as inputs to the fmc position but not along the flight plan only on departure or on arrival 1, 2.

The fms provides the following functions .1 radio tuning.2 fuel management.3 ?

Question 70-2 : 1 2 3 3 4 2 3 4 1 2 4

exemple 174 1, 2, 3. — .traffic alerts are given by the tcas 1, 2, 3.

Concerning the fms flight management system the cost index is determined by ?

Question 70-3 : Aircraft operating cost by fuel cost fuel cost by aircraft operating cost aircraft cruise speed by fuel cost fuel cost by aircraft cruise speed

exemple 178 Aircraft operating cost by fuel cost. — Admin .cost index = time related cost of an airplane operation /cost of fuel Aircraft operating cost by fuel cost.

Concerning the fms flight management system entering a high cost index results ?

Question 70-4 : High airspeed and high fuel trip maximum range airspeed minimum trip fuel minimum airspeed

Cost index is the ratio of time related costs crew salaries maintenance etc to fuel cost as one of the independent variables in the speed schedule computation . cost index ci = flight time related cost/fuel cost .the cost index allows airlines to weight time and fuel costs based on their daily operations .a higher 'cost index' will result in a higher cruising speed .cost index is about fuel cost not quantity .cost index is a made up figure which when input into the fmc is used to calculate econ speed the higher the cost index number the faster the aircraft flies basically the company decides on the cost of keeping the aircraft in the air and includes all sorts of costs such as crew aircraft operating costs fuel etc they then decide whether they want the aircraft to fly faster or slower and adjust the cost index as needed

Concerning the fms flight management system entering a cost index of zero ?

Question 70-5 : Maximum range airspeed maximum cruising airspeed minimum range airspeed minimum airspeed

exemple 186 Maximum range airspeed. — Cost index is the ratio of time related costs crew salaries maintenance etc to fuel cost as one of the independent variables in the speed schedule computation . cost index ci = flight time related cost/fuel cost .the cost index allows airlines to weight time and fuel costs based on their daily operations .a high 'cost index' will result in a high cruising speed .a cost index of zero results in minimum trip fuel you will fly at 'maximum range airspeed' .cost index is about fuel cost not quantity .cost index is a made up figure which when input into the fmc is used to calculate econ speed the higher the cost index number the faster the aircraft flies basically the company decides on the cost of keeping the aircraft in the air and includes all sorts of costs such as crew aircraft operating costs fuel etc they then decide whether they want the aircraft to fly faster or slower and adjust the cost index as needed Maximum range airspeed.

The fms is approved for localizer approaches ?

Question 70-6 : If the localizer signals are used by the fms if the gps only is used as navigation sensor if the gps and dmes only are used as combined navigation sensors if the dmes only are used as navigation sensors

Concerning the fms flight management system entering a cost index of zero ?

Question 70-7 : Results in minimum trip fuel results in maximum trip fuel does not influence fuel consumption modifies only cruising airspeed

exemple 194 Results in minimum trip fuel. — .cost index is the ratio of time related costs crew salaries maintenance etc to fuel cost as one of the independent variables in the speed schedule computation . cost index ci = flight time related cost/fuel cost ..the cost index allows airlines to weight time and fuel costs based on their daily operations .a high 'cost index' will result in a high cruising speed .a cost index of zero results in minimum trip fuel you will fly at 'maximum range airspeed' .cost index is about fuel cost not quantity .cost index is a made up figure which when input into the fmc is used to calculate econ speed the higher the cost index number the faster the aircraft flies basically the company decides on the cost of keeping the aircraft in the air and includes all sorts of costs such as crew aircraft operating costs fuel etc they then decide whether they want the aircraft to fly faster or slower and adjust the cost index as needed Results in minimum trip fuel.

The fms is approved to provide guidance for the following approaches .1 rnav ?

Question 70-8 : 1 3 2 4 1 3 4 1 2

exemple 198 1, 3. — .on some aircraft the fms takes inputs from vor adf dme rad alt ssr ils gps mls loran etc of these only ils and mls provide their own guidance information to position the aicraft on the required approach path the remainder require help from the fms to position the aircraft on the required track and to calculate the glide path .precision approach radar par is a type of radar guidance system designed to provide lateral and vertical guidance to an aircraft pilot for landing until the landing threshold is reached it is similar to an instrument landing system ils but requires control instructions .air traffic controllers must transmit a minimum of every 5 seconds to the pilot their relation to the azimuth portion and once intercepting the glidepath their elevation 1, 3.

The fms is approved to provide guidance for the following approaches .1 rnav ?

Question 70-9 : 1 4 2 3 1 2 4 1 3 4

exemple 202 1, 4. — Kouniouche .ndb in fms .. .you can select on the fms all possible kind of approach rnav ils mls gps ndb vor vor/dme but ils and mls provide their own guidance information to position the aicraft on the required approach path 1, 4.

The fms is approved to provide guidance for the following approaches ?

Question 70-10 : Non precision approaches non precision approaches and ils cat i precision approaches only non precision and precision approaches precision approaches limited to cat ii

exemple 206 Non precision approaches. — .ils mls and par are precision approaches and they provide their own guidance Non precision approaches.

The fms navigation database includes the following data .1 obstacles.2 ?

Question 70-11 : 2 3 5 1 2 3 1 3 5 1 2 4

The purpose of the fms temperature compensation function is ?

Question 70-12 : To provide compensated altitudes for temperatures different from standard atmosphere along the vertical approach profile to provide compensated temperatures at the waypoints along the vertical approach profile to provide the destination airport air temperature to provide the destination airport or runway elevation

To provide compensated altitudes for temperatures different from standard atmosphere along the vertical approach profile.

The fms provides the following functions .1 lateral and vertical flight plan ?

Question 70-13 : 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 4 4

Concerning the fms the parameters used to work out the vertical flight profile ?

Question 70-14 : 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 1 2 5 3 4 5

exemple 222 1, 2, 3. — Oxygen quantity available for flight crew and minimum safe enroute altitude are not values that are incorporated in the performance database or the navigation database 1, 2, 3.

Components of the fms are .1 cdu control and display unit .2 database.3 fmc ?

Question 70-15 : 1 2 3 1 2 4 5 1 3 3 4

The fms provides the following functions .1 vertical flight plan management .2 ?

Question 70-16 : 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 4 1 3 4

The fmc determines and update present aircraft position from the following ?

Question 70-17 : 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 3

exemple 234 1, 2, 3. — .the most common sensors interfacing a fms to compute the aircraft position along the flight plan are . irs. dme. gps. vor.mls ils ndb localizer can be used as inputs to the fmc position but only on departure or on arrival .the acars system is used to transmit non vocal messages between an aircraft and the ground by vhf or satellite communication it can be used in particular by operators to transmit information in real time meteorological data flight progress information etc 1, 2, 3.

The fmc determines and update present aircraft position from the following ?

Question 70-18 : 2 3 4 1 2 4 2 4 1 3

exemple 238 2, 3, 4. — .the most common sensors interfacing a fms to compute the aircraft position along the flight plan are . irs. dme. gps. vor.mls ils ndb localizer can be used as inputs to the fmc position but only for departure or arrival 2, 3, 4.

The fms enables to fly an optimum flight profile for this the fmc flight ?

Question 70-19 : 1 2 3 5 1 2 5 2 3 4 1 3 5

Admin .the flight plan is generally determined on the ground before departure it is entered into the fms either by typing it in selecting it from a saved library of common routes company routes or via an acars datalink with the airline dispatch center .the output data from the adc are used by the fms adc feds the fmc with mach number/tas/altitude etc .aircraft position is provided by gps/irs/vor/dme/adf .the fms navigation database includes data for airports navaids airways sid star magnetic variation

The fms flight plan or leg page displays the following parameters relative to ?

Question 70-20 : 2 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4

The fms provides the following functions .1 traffic advisories emission.2 ?

Question 70-21 : 3 4 1 3 4 1 2 3 1 4

The fms flight plan or leg page displays the following parameters relative to ?

Question 70-22 : 1 4 1 3 3 4 1 2 4

For most fms the fuel prediction function which computes the remaining fuel ?

Question 70-23 : 2 1 3 2 4 3

For most fms the fuel prediction function which computes the remaining fuel ?

Question 70-24 : 4 1 4 3 3 1 2

The duration of a fms navigation database loaded before expiring is ?

Question 70-25 : 28 days 15 days 2 months 3 months

The role of the fms is to .1 aid the crew with navigation.2 shut down the ?

Question 70-26 : 1 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 3 4

The role of the fms is to aid the flight crew with .1 immediate actions in ?

Question 70-27 : 2 3 2 3 4 3 4 1 2

In a fms mcdus are used pre flight to manually initialise with dispatch ?

Question 70-28 : 1 4 2 1 3 2 3 4

The 'overfly' symbol related to a waypoint on an fms page indicates that ?

Question 70-29 : The aircraft is required to pass directly over this waypoint a time estimate is given for this waypoint a turn anticipation is permited a fuel prediction is given for this waypoint

exemple 282 The aircraft is required to pass directly over this waypoint. — The aircraft is required to pass directly over this waypoint.

The fms required time of arrival rta function can provide ?

Question 70-30 : A speed target to satisfy a time constraint entered at a flight plan waypoint a time slot computed for the arrival time at destination using the current aircraft speed and speed constraints along the flight plan a time prediction at the active to waypoint complying with the wind computation a time prediction at the flight plan waypoints based on the current speed and speed constraints along the flight plan

exemple 286 A speed target to satisfy a time constraint entered at a flight plan waypoint. — A speed target to satisfy a time constraint entered at a flight plan waypoint.

The fuel management performed by most fms along the flight plan is considered as ?

Question 70-31 : A function which helps the crew to estimate the remaining fuel quantity along the flight plan but should not be considered as an accurate and reliable source an accurate function which can be considered as the prime source to determine the remaining fuel quantity along the flight plan an accurate and very reliable function providing that the fuel on board quantity has been properly initialized by the crew before start up the prime source to manage the fuel consumption along the flight

exemple 290 A function which helps the crew to estimate the remaining fuel quantity along the flight plan but should not be considered as an accurate and reliable source. — A function which helps the crew to estimate the remaining fuel quantity along the flight plan but should not be considered as an accurate and reliable source.

Some of the fms have a navigation mode called dead reckoning mode dr computing ?

Question 70-32 : A back up navigation mode to compute a fms position when the other navigation sensors are no longer operating an operating mode used to intercept radials to or from a flight plan waypoint a navigation mode used to monitor the fms position the normal navigation mode for fms which do not use inertial navigation systems ins to compute the aircraft position

exemple 294 A back up navigation mode to compute a fms position when the other navigation sensors are no longer operating. — A back up navigation mode to compute a fms position when the other navigation sensors are no longer operating.

The fms lateral offset function consists in ?

Question 70-33 : Flying along the flight plan legs with a constant right or left offset manually entered on the fms cdu displaying the lateral cross track deviation xtk of the aircraft according to the active flight plan leg creating a new waypoint using a reference flight plan waypoint and a distance from this waypoint along the flight plan legs flying a fms selected lateral pattern used for search and rescue operations

exemple 298 Flying along the flight plan legs with a constant right or left offset manually entered on the fms cdu. — Admin .a lateral offset may be specified up to 99 9 nautical miles left or right of course .on the nd navigation display an offset route selected through the fmc is displayed with a dot dash line magenta parallel to the active route Flying along the flight plan legs with a constant right or left offset manually entered on the fms cdu.

The fms navigation database includes the following data .1 airports.2 ?

Question 70-34 : 1 3 4 1 2 3 2 5 1 3 4 5

The most common sensors interfacing a fms to compute the aircraft position ?

Question 70-35 : 1 3 1 2 3 2 3 1 4

For a fms designed with the vertical navigation vnav capability coupled to the ?

Question 70-36 : 2 3 1 2 1 3 2

exemple 310 2, 3. — .vertical guidance vnav enables the system to calculate optimum cruise altitudes and to determine the best combination of auto throttle control and speed during climb and descent .with the vnav mode engaged the fms commands afds autopilot flight director system pitch and a/t modes to fly the vertical profile selected on the fms cdus the profile includes pre selected climbs cruise altitudes speeds descents and can also include altitude constraints at specified way points 2, 3.

The fms navigation database includes the following data .1 obstacles.2 ?

Question 70-37 : 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 4 1 3 5

The fms provides the following functions .1 aid for fuel management.2 lateral ?

Question 70-38 : 1 2 4 1 2 3 2 3 3 4

The fms cross track xtk is ?

Question 70-39 : The abeam distance error to the left or right from the desired flight plan leg to the aircraft position the angular distance error to the left or right from the desired track dtk to the aircraft track tk the distance error between the fms computed position and the irs computed position the distance error between the fms computed position and the gps computed position

exemple 322 The abeam distance error, to the left or right from the desired flight plan leg to the aircraft position. — The abeam distance error, to the left or right from the desired flight plan leg to the aircraft position.

The fms vertical navigation management is generally performed based on ?

Question 70-40 : The baro altitude input from the adc the gps altitude computed by the gps receiver a mix of baro and gps altitudes the geometric altitude input from the terrain awareness and warning system taws

exemple 326 The baro altitude input from the adc. — The baro altitude input from the adc.

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