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| How many knots, in height, is the command speed pointer on the PFD? |
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| What minimum maneuver capability is provided at the top of the amber bar on the PFD airspeed display? |
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| 1.3g at 40° of bank in level flight |
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| What occurs at the minimum speed display (red) on the PFD? |
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| Stick shaker or low speed buffet |
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| When is the Pitch Limit Indication (PLI) displayed? |
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| When is radio altitude displayed on the PFD? |
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| Where are the marker beacon annunciations displayed? |
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| Upper right corner of the PFD |
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| How do the glideslope and localizer pointers on the PFD indicate excessive glideslope or localizer deviation? |
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| Scales turn amber and pointers flash |
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FIX
How do you know when you are 1/3 of a dot deviation from the localizer? |
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| The localizer pointer is just touching the rectangle during expanded localizer deviation scale |
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| How can you control your displays if the EFIS control panel fails? |
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| What systems failure would result in the NAV Source Selector positioned to CDU L (captain’s panel), and CDU R (F/O’s panel)? |
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| Dual FMC failure (alternate navigation) |
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| Which source selector switch determines which localizer and glideslope receivers provide information to the respective PFD and ND? |
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| What does the acronym EIU mean? |
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| EFIS/EICAS Interface Unit |
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| Which IRS source provides autobrakes reference? |
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| IRU selected by the Captain |
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| What source selector switch would you likely move in the event of an ALT or SPD flag in view on the PFD? |
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| The pitot static system provides pitot and static pressure to which aircraft systems and/or components? |
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Air data computers
Standby airspeed indicator and standby altimeter
Elevator feel computer |
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| Explain the course of air through the pitot static system as it enters the pitot and static tubes and ports all the way through to the displays |
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| Air flows through the pitot tubes and static ports, to the Air Data Computers, to the EIUs, which provide displays of altitude, airspeed, mach, and air temperature |
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