Instrument Nav Test Solved
Instrument Nav Test Solved
When climbing at a constant mach number below the tropopause through an inversion:
A) the CAS will increase and the TAS will decrease.
B) the CAS and TAS will both increase.
C) the CAS and TAS will both decrease.
D) the CAS will decrease and the TAS will increase.
3.The static pressure error of the static vent on which the altimeter is connected varies substantially with
the:
A) Mach number of the aircraft.
B) deformation of the aneroid capsule.
C) static temperature.
D) aircraft altitude.
4.The primary factor which makes the servo-assisted altimeter more accurate than the simple pressure
altimeter is the use of:
A) an induction pick-off device.
B) combination of counters/pointers.
C) more effective temperature compensating leaf springs.
D) a sub-scale logarithmic function.
5.Cruising at FL390, M.84 is found to give a TAS of 499kt. The ISA deviation at this level will be:
A) +19.
B) +17.
C) -17.
D) -19.
7.The altitude indicated on board an aircraft flying in an atmosphere where all atmosphere layers below
the aircraft are warm is:
A) equal to the standard altitude
B) lower than the real altitude
C) the same as the real altitude
D) higher than the real altitude
8.The altitude indicated on board an aircraft flying in an atmosphere where all atmosphere layers below
the aircraft are warm is:
A) equal to the standard altitude
B) lower than the real altitude
C) the same as the real altitude
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D) higher than the real altitude
9.What will the altimeter of an aircraft on the aerodrome indicate with QNH set on the subscale?
A) Airfield elevation.
B) The airfield barometric pressure.
C) Zero.
D) The equivalent sea level pressure at the airfield.
10.The reason for the adjustable index on the Machmeter being set at a different Mach number on
different aircraft types is:
A) to correct for the differing position errors
B) to correct for the differing instrument errors
C) because different aircraft types have different critical Mach numbers
D) to indicate the best cruising Mach number for that aircraft
11.During a missed approach and go-around procedure the change of aircraft attitude plus raising of the
landing gear and changing of flap settings can cause short term unpredictable errors in certain
instruments. The instruments most likely to be affected in this case are:
A) the airspeed indicator, machmeter and vertical speed indicator.
B) the machmeter, airspeed indicator, altimeter and vertical speed indicator.
C) the vertical speed indicator, airspeed indicator and altimeter.
D) the altimeter, artificial horizon and vertical speed indicator.
14.An aircraft flying at Mach 0.83 is in air SAT 230 Kelvin. What is the TAS?
A) 575 kt
B) 470 kt
C) 495 kt
D) 490 kt
A) 1, 3 & 4
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B) 1, 2 & 3
C) 2, 3 & 4
D) 1, 2 & 4
16.When the barometric subscale of the altimeter is adjusted to 1013.2 hPa, what type of altitude is being
measured?
A) Indicated altitude.
B) Pressure altitude.
C) Relative height.
D) True altitude.
17.A servo altimeter has a quoted accuracy of 1 mb at mean sea level. The accuracy in the standard
atmosphere is:
A) ± 27 ft at MSL and ± 50 ft at 10 000 ft
B) ± 30 ft at 20 000 ft and ± 100 ft at 20 000 ft
C) ± 50 ft at 10 000 ft and ± 100 ft at 40 000 ft
D) ± 50 ft at 20 000 ft and ± 90 ft at the tropopause
19.An is aircraft flying at a TAS of 110 knots at FL 650. A change in 0.1M causes a change in TAS of 57
knots.
The temperature deviation at FL 650 assuming an ISA atmosphere is:
A) +2.5
B) -2.5
C) -5
D) +5
20.The advantages provided by an air data computer to indicate the altitude are:
21.An aircraft is passing 6,500 ft in a descent when the static line becomes blocked. The altimeter then
reads:
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A) less than 6,500 ft
B) Zero
C) more than 6,500 ft
D) 6,500 ft
22.Considering the maximum operational Mach number (MMO) and the maximum operational speed
(VMO), the captain of a pressurized aircraft begins his descent from a high flight level. In order to meet
his scheduled time of arrival, he decides to use the maximum ground speed at any time of the descent. He
will be limited :
A) by the VMO in still air
B) by the MMO
C) initially by the MMO, then by the VMO below a certain flight level
D) initially by the VMO, then by the MMO below a certain flight level
25.During a climb after take-off from a contaminated runway, if the total pressure probe of the airspeed
indicator is blocked, the pilot finds that indicated airspeed :
A) decreases steadily
B) increases abruptly towards VNE
C) decreases, abruptly towards zero
D) increases steadily
30.The pressure measured at the forward facing orifice of a pitot tube is the:
A) total pressure.
B) static pressure.
C) total pressure plus static pressure.
D) dynamic pressure.
When descending through an isothermal layer at a constant Calibrated Airspeed (CAS), the True Airspeed
(TAS) will:
A) remain constant.
B) increase at a linear rate.
C) increase at an exponential rate.
D) decrease.
33. When descending through an isothermal level (at a constant Mach number) the TAS will .... (i), the
CAS .... (ii) and the LSS will .... (iii):
A) i remain constant ii decrease iii increase
B) i remain constant ii increase iii remain constant
C) i increase ii increase iii decrease
D) i decrease ii decrease iii remain constant
35.An aircraft is flying at 0.86 M, temperature 218 Kelvin. The TAS is:
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A) 607 kt
B) 477 kt
C) 494 kt
D) 575 kt
36.An aircraft flies from A to B with QNH at A of 1019mb set on the altimeter subscale throughout the
flight.
Assuming all other errors are zero and that 1 mb = 30 feet, when overhead B, QNH 1013 mbs, the
altimeter will be:
A) over indicating by 180 feet
B) under indicating by 180 feet
C) indicating true altitude
D) over indicating by 120 feet
37.If the static line to the ASI becomes blocked during a climb, the ASI reading will:
A) progressively overread.
B) remain fixed.
C) increase, no matter what the actual airspeed is.
D) progressively underread.
38.An aircraft is flying at FL 390, temperature -56.5° C at Mach 0.85. The TAS of the aircraft is:
A) 472
B) 476
C) 485
D) 561
41.When side-slipping, one of the instruments below will give an incorrect indication:
A) Altitude Indicator.
B) Vertical Speed Indicator.
C) Attitude Indicator.
D) Airspeed Indicator.
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42.Sound propagates through the air at a speed which only depends on:
A) temperature.
B) density.
C) pressure.
D) temperature and the pressure.
43. pitot blockage of both the ram air input and the drain hole with the static port open causes the airspeed
indicator to:
A) freeze at zero.
B) read a little high.
C) react like an altimeter.
D) read a little low.
46.If the outside temperature at 35 000 feet is -40° C, the local speed of sound is:
A) 596 kt.
B) 307 kt.
C) 686 kt.
D) 247 kt.
47.In a combined mach/airspeed indicator the purposes of the BARBER POLE is to indicate:
A) VMO and this value increases at high altitudes
B) VMO and this is a fixed value at all altitudes
C) VMO and this value decreases at high altitudes
D) The maximum safe airspeed with flaps/slats extended
48.An aircraft is flying at 4000 ft from a high temperature area to a cold temperature area where the
temperature difference is 20º C. What will be the actual height of the aircraft:
A) 3680 ft
B) 3840 ft
C) 4320 ft
D) 4000 ft
49. The temperature at the airport is 23º C, what is the local speed of sound:
A) 644 knots
B) 694 knots
C) 671 knots
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D) 616 knots
51. An aircraft is flying at FL 290, TAS 500 knots, 0.86M, the temperature deviation is:
A) +7
B) -15
C) -8
D) +25
52. Within a temperature range of +50° and -20° C the VSI is accurate to within limits of:
A) +/- 200 ft/min
B) +/- 50 ft/min
C) +/- 100 ft/min
D) +/- 250 ft/min
53.Density varies:
A) Directly with temperature and pressure
B) Directly with pressure and inversely with temperature
C) Inversely with pressure and directly with temperature
D) Inversely with temperature and pressure
55.The reason for having a square-law compensation in the airspeed-indicator mechanism is:
A) The ram air pressure increases with the square-root of the airspeed
B) The ram air pressure decreases with the square-root of the airspeed
C) The differential pressure increases with the square of the airspeed
D) The differential pressure decreases with the square of the airspeed
57.Total Air Temp is always... than Static Air Temp and the difference varies with...
A) colder, CAS.
B) colder, altitude.
C) warmer, altitude.
D) warmer, TAS.
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58.The hysteresis error of an altimeter varies substantially with the:
A) time passed at a given altitude.
B) mach number of the aircraft.
C) aircraft altitude.
D) static temperature.
59.The airspeed indicator circuit consists of pressure sensors. The pitot tube directly supplies:
A) the total pressure and the static pressure.
B) the dynamic pressure.
C) the total pressure.
D) the static pressure.
61.If the static source of an altimeter becomes blocked during a descent the instrument will:
A) gradually indicate zero.
B) under-read.
C) continue to display the reading at which the blockage occurred.
D) indicate a height equivalent to the setting on the millibars subscale.
63.Given:
65.The full International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) is assumed in the calibration of:
A) the pressure altimeter and the airspeed indicator
B) the vertical speed indicator only
C) the vertical speed indicator and the machmeter
D) the pressure altimeter only
66.In a standard atmosphere and at the sea level, the calibrated airspeed (CAS) is:
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A) higher than the true airspeed (TAS).
B) lower than the true airspeed (TAS).
C) independent of the true airspeed (TAS).
D) equal to the true airspeed (TAS).
67.Compressibility Error requires a .... (i) correction because it is .... (ii) of ....(iii) pressure. It gives ....
(iv):
A) (i) positive (ii) a decrease (iii) static (iv) TAS
B) (i) positive (ii) an increase (iii) dynamic (iv) TAS
C) (i) negative (ii) an increase (iii) dynamic (iv) EAS
D) (I) negative (ii) a decrease (iii) static (iv) EAS
70.The operating principle of the vertical speed indicator (VSI) is based on the measurement of the rate of
change of:
A) Dynamic pressure.
B) Kinetic pressure.
C) Total pressure.
D) Static pressure.
71.During a straight and uniform climb, the pilot maintains a constant calibrated airspeed (CAS):
A) The Mach number increases and the true airspeed (TAS) increases.
B) The Mach number increases and the true airspeed (TAS) is constant.
C) The Mach number is constant and the true airspeed (TAS) decreases.
D) The Mach number is constant and the true airspeed (TAS) is constant.
73.In a Slaved Gyro Compass System the output of the flux-valve is fed to:
A) the stator in the slaved gyro control.
B) to the power supply of the gyro unit.
C) the slaving torque motor directly.
D) to the indicator.
75.An INS with the accelerometers aligned N/S and E/W is limited to use at latitudes below about 82° .
This is because:
A) the functions of Secant Latitude and Tangent Latitude used for certain corrections in the computer
start to approach infinity and the computer cannot handle the rapid changes involved
B) it loses horizontal reference as dip becomes large
C) at high speed on East or West tracks the rate of convergence is faster than the azimuth motor can
correct
D) the correction for the Coriolis effect of earth rotation approaches infinity above 82° lat
76.The product of the first integration of the E/W acceleration sensed by an INS system is:
A) departure
B) speed along the local parallel
C) speed along the local horizontal
D) distance
77.The characteristics of the directional gyro (DG) used in a gyro stabilised compass system are:
A) two degrees of freedom, whose axis aligned with the vertical to the location is maintained in this
direction by an erecting system.
B) one degree of freedom, whose vertical axis, aligned with the real vertical to the location is maintained
in this direction by an automatic erecting system.
C) one degree of freedom, whose horizontal axis is maintained in the horizontal plane by an automatic
erecting system.
D) two degrees of freedom, whose horizontal axis corresponding to the reference direction is maintained
in the horizontal plane by an automatic erecting system.
79.Assume a perfectly frictionless DI is corrected to give zero drift on the ground at 30° N. The DI is set
to read 270° in an aircraft tracking along the 60° parallel at a groundspeed of 545 knots. The DI reading
after 80 minutes:
A) 283.66°
B) 286.80°
C) 254.66°
D) 257.33°
80.The indication of the directional gyro as an on-board instrument are valid only for a short period of
time. The causes of this inaccuracy are:
82.The corrections fed to the platform gimbal motors of a north referenced inertial navigation system
during the ALIGN mode use inputs from:
A) the latitude setting, the longitude setting, the accelerometers
B) the longitude setting, the latitude setting, the air data computer
C) all the above
D) the latitude setting, the accelerometers
85.When decelerating in an aircraft with an air driven artificial horizon you would expect to see:
A) A descending turn to starboard
B) A climbing turn to starboard
C) A descending turn to port
D) A climbing turn to port
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86.A gyromagnetic compass or heading reference unit is an assembly which always consists of:
1. a directional gyro
2. a vertical axis gyro
3. an earth's magnetic field detector
4. an azimuth control
5. a synchronising control
1. a remote gyro
2. its own power supply
3. only to be used in emergency
4. its own gyro
5. one for each certified pilot
A) 2, 3, & 4
B) 2 & 4
C) all the above
D) 1,3, & 5
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D) precesses the gyro in the vertical plane.
93.The rotor spinning axis of the electrically driven artificial horizon is erected and maintained vertical
by:
A) mercury switches
B) the pendulosity of the rotor assembly
C) commutator switches
D) the fast erection device
95. Following 180° stabilized turn with a constant attitude and bank, the artificial horizon indicates:
A) too high pitch-up and too low banking.
B) too high pitch-up and correct banking.
C) attitude and banking correct.
D) too high pitch up and too high banking.
96. An aircraft is flying at a TAS of 270 knots. What AOB will give a rate 1 turn:
A) 34°
B) 30°
C) 15°
D) 17°
97. If the needle and the ball of a Turn & Slip indicator both show right, what does it indicate:
A) turn to right & too much bank.
B) turn to left & too much bank.
C) turn to left & too little bank.
D) turn to right & too little bank.
98. A space gyro has .... (i) gimbal rings with .... (ii) planes of freedom:
A) (i) 3 (ii) 3
B) (i) 2 (ii) 2
C) (i) 2 (ii) 3
D) (i) 3 (ii) 2
100. The response time of a vertical speed detector may be increased by adding a:
A) bimetallic strip.
B) second calibrated port.
C) correction based on an accelerometer sensor.
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D) return spring.
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