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Gyroscope

Preguntas

● 1) Under normal operating conditions, when an aircraft is in a banked turn, the rate-of-turn indicator is a
valuable gyroscopic flight control instrument. When it is associated with an attitude indicator it indicates :
● the angular velocity of the aircraft about the yaw axis
● the bank of the aircraft
● the direction of the aircraft turn
● the angular velocity of the aircraft about the real vertical
● The combination of correct statements is:
● A) 3, 4
● B) 1, 2
● C) 2, 4
● D) 1, 3

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● 2) Inside an artificial horizon:
● A) the rotor axis is kept level by a calibrated spring attached to the outer ring and the instrument case.
● B) the inner ring is tied to the vertical by a control system.
● C) there is only one gimbal ring.
● D) the inner ring is pivoted laterally inside the outer ring and the outer ring is pivoted longitudinally inside the
case.

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● 3) The fundamental difference between an INS and an IRS is that:
● A) The IRS is a strap down system with 3 accelerometers mounted 90º to each other

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● B) The INS is a strap down system with 2 accelerometers mounted 90º to each other
● C) The INS is a strap down system with 3 accelerometers mounted 90º to each other
● D) The IRS is a strap down system with 2 accelerometers mounted 90º to each other

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● 4) The purpose of the flux-valve is:
● A) to measure the strength of the earth's magnetic field.
● B) to provide flux for the automatic slaving system.
● C) to align the spokes with the earth's magnetic field in order to get maximum voltage from the pick-up coils.
● D) to sense the direction of the earth's magnetic field relative to the airplane.

● 4) The purpose of the flux-valve is:

● A) to measure the strength of the earth's magnetic field.
● B) to provide flux for the automatic slaving system.
● C) to align the spokes with the earth's magnetic field in order to get maximum voltage from the pick-up coils.
● D) to sense the direction of the earth's magnetic field relative to the airplane.

● 5) In a left turn, the ball of the turn co-ordinator is out to the right, what corrective action is required?
● A) more left rudder.
● B) decrease elevator pitch.
● C) more right bank.
● D) more left bank.

● 6) A DGI has:
● A) one degree of freedom & a vertical spin axis.
● B) two degrees of freedom & a horizontal spin axis.
● C) one degree of freedom & a horizontal spin axis.
● D) two degrees of freedom & a vertical spin axis.

● 7) The case of an air driven turn and balance indicator is leaking. A rate 1 turn of 360° will take:
● A) Less than two minutes
● B) More than two minutes
● C) None of the above
● D) Two minutes exactly

● 8) In a Gyro magnetic Compass the flux gate transmits information to the:

● A) heading indicator.
● B) amplifier.
● C) erecting system.
● D) error detector.

● 9) Typical directional gyro indicator errors are:

● A) random wander, gimballing errors and apparent wander due to earth's rotation.
● B) gimballing errors, position error and friction error.
● C) instrument error, synchro error and wandering errors.
● D) parallax errors and gimballing errors.

● 10) The flux valve in a RIMC:

● A) is supplied with AC current.
● B) is fed with DC current.
● C) is made of hard-iron magnetic steel.
● D) has its own self exciter unit.

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● 11) (Refer to figure 022-09)�The attached diagram shows a gyro-stabilized platform. 1 is a .... gyro gimbal
and 2 is a .... gyro gimbal.
● A) ROLL ; PITCH
● B) PITCH ; YAW
● C) ROLL ; YAW
● D) PITCH ; ROLL

● 12) The sustained oscillation in the Ring Laser Gyro (RLG) is initially caused by:
● A) the spontaneous return of photons to a higher energy level, which in turn produces, excited neon atoms.
● B) the corner mirrors, which reflect the radiation energy, back to the photons.
● C) the gas (or plasma) inside the triangular cavity is ionised by the voltage, causing helium atoms to collide
with and transfer energy to the neon atoms.
● D) the pressure fluctuation in the high pressure mixture of helium and neon gases in the triangular cavity.

● 13) A tied gyro has .... (i) planes of freedom and is always controlled in .... (ii) of these planes by .... (iii):
● A) (i) 3 (ii) at least one (iii) an external force
● B) (i) 2 (ii) both (iii) gravity
● C) (i) 3 (ii) only one (iii) gravity
● D) (i) 3 (ii) both (iii) an external force

● 14) What angle of bank should you adopt on the attitude indicator for a standard rate (rate 1) turn while flying
at an IAS of 130 Kt?
● A) 30°
● B) 15°
● C) 10°
● D) 20°

● 15) What indications should you get from the turn-and-slip indicator during taxi?
● A) the ball stays fixed in the centre position during the turn, and the needle deflects in the opposite direction of
the turn
● B) the ball stays fixed in the centre position during the turn, and the needle deflects in the direction of the turn
● C) the ball moves freely opposite the turn, and the needle deflects in the direction of the turn
● D) the ball moves freely in the direction of the turn, and the needle deflects in the opposite direction of the turn

● 16) The purpose of the slaving torque motor is:

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● A) to produce a precessive force in order to align the gyro with the earth's magnetic field
● B) to produce a precessive force in order to align the gyro with the vertical plane
● C) to take inputs from the flux valve and apply appropriate correction to the gyro
● D) to produce a precessive force in order to align the gyro with the horizontal plane

● 17) In a Slaved Gyro Compass System the output of the flux-valve is fed to:
● A) the slaving torque motor directly.
● B) to the power supply of the gyro unit.
● C) to the indicator.
● D) the stator in the slaved gyro control.

● 18) The amber ALERT light on an INS control and display unit:
● A) flashes for 2 minutes before reaching the next way point
● B) illuminates steadily for 2 minutes before reaching the next way point
● C) illuminates if power from the aircraft bus bar has been lost and the system is operating on standby battery
● D) illuminates steadily after passing a way point in manual mode, until the next leg is programmed in

● 19) An INS with the accelerometers aligned N/S and E/W is limited to use at latitudes below about 82° . This is
because:
● A) at high speed on East or West tracks the rate of convergence is faster than the azimuth motor can correct
● B) the correction for the Coriolis effect of earth rotation approaches infinity above 82° lat
● C) it loses horizontal reference as dip becomes large
● D) 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

● 20) The characteristics of the directional gyro (DG) used in a gyro stabilised compass system are:
● A) one degree of freedom, whose horizontal axis is maintained in the horizontal plane by an automatic erecting system.
● B) two degrees of freedom, whose axis aligned with the vertical to the location is maintained in this direction by an erecting system.
● C) two degrees of freedom, whose horizontal axis corresponding to the reference direction is maintained in the horizontal plane by an
automatic erecting system.
● D) 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.

● 21) What is known as the " Schuler Period" has a length of:
● A) 84.4 hours.
● B) 84.4 minutes.
● C) 84.4 seconds.
● D) 84.4 Hertz.

● 22) 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) 257.33°
● B) 254.66°
● C) 286.80°
● D) 283.66°
● 23) 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:
● The earth's rotation
● The longitudinal acceleration
● The aircraft's motion over the surface of the earth.
● The mechanical defects of the gyro
● The gyro's weight
● The gimbal mount of the gyro rings
● The combination of correct statements is:
● A) 1,2,3,4,5,6.
● B) 1,3,4.
● C) 1,3,4,6.
● D) 2,5,6.

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● 24) The rotational speed of an air-driven gyro is normally:

● A) 9000 - 12000 RPM
● B) 14000 - 16000 RPM
● C) 4400 - 4600 RPM
● D) 6000 - 9000 RPM

● 25) 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 accelerometers
● B) the longitude setting, the latitude setting, the air data computer
● C) all the above
● D) the latitude setting, the longitude setting, the accelerometers

● 26) Erection systems are provided for the purpose of:

● A) Erecting and maintaining the gyro in its vertical position
● B) Aligning a directional gyro in its vertical position
● C) Aligning a directional gyro in its horizontal position
● D) Erecting and maintaining the gyro in its horizontal position

● 27) The rotational speed of the gyro in a rate of turn indicator is .... (i) than in the direction indicator to .... (ii):
● A) (i) Higher (ii) reduce apparent wander
● B) (i) Higher (ii) increase rigidity
● C) (i) Lower (ii) increase the resultant precessional force
● D) (i) Lower (ii) reduce rigidity

● 28) When an aircraft has turned 270 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a
classic artificial horizon:
● A) too much nose up and bank to high.
● B) attitude and bank are correct.
● C) too much nose up and bank correct.
● D) too much nose up and bank to low.

● 29) A directional gyro is:

● a gyroscope free around two axis
● a gyroscope free around one axis
● capable of self- orientation around an earth-tied direction
● incapable of self-orientation around an earth-tied direction
● The combination which regroups all of the correct statements is:
● A) 1 - 4.
● B) 2 - 3.
● C) 2 - 4.
● D) 1 - 3.

● 30) The heading information originating from the gyromagnetic compass flux valve is sent to the:
● A) erector system.
● B) error detector.
● C) heading indicator.
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● D) amplifier.

● 31) An aircraft is flying a rate 1 turn at 480 kt TAS. What is the diameter of the turn?
● A) 5 NM
● B) 2 NM
● C) 3 NM
● D) 6 NM

● 32) At the second state of integration E/W speed is converted into E/W distance gone. To convert this
departure into change of longitude it has to:
● A) be multiplied by Cosine of the latitude
● B) be divided by Tangent of the latitude
● C) be multiplied by Secant of the latitude
● D) be divided by Secant of the latitude
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● 33) The rate gyro indicates the correct rate of turn when the rate of .... (i) precession due to the spring is .... (ii)
to the .... (iii) rate of turn:
● A) (i) secondary (ii) equal (iii) aircraft
● B) (i) secondary (ii) opposite (iii) aircraft
● C) (i) primary (ii) balanced by and equal (iii) aircraft
● D) (i) torque (ii) opposite (iii) primary

● 34) The rotational speed of the gyroscope in a turn indicator falls below the correct operational speed. A 90°
turn at an indicated RATE ONE on this turn indicator will take:
● A) 30 seconds ± 10 seconds either way
● B) less than 30 seconds
● C) more than 30 seconds
● D) 30 seconds

● 35) What is the Schuler period?

● A) 21 minutes.
● B) 84 minutes.
● C) 63 minutes.
● D) 1 oscillation in azimuth.

● 36) Alignment of a RLG INS takes:

● A) 15 – 20 minutes
● B) 84.4 minutes
● C) 10 – 15 minutes
● D) Less than 10 minutes

● 37) A longitude error in an INS will cause:

● A) Will be corrected for once the E/W accelerometer has aligned to true north

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● B) A failure to align
● C) Poor alignment and degraded accuracy
● D) Will cause no problems at all

● 38) An airborne instrument, equipped with a gyro with 1 degree of freedom and a horizontal spin axis is a:
● A) gyromagnetic compass.
● B) directional gyro.
● C) fluxgate compass.
● D) turn indicator.

● 39) The heading read on the dial of a directional gyro is subject to errors, one of which is due to the movement of the
aircraft. This error...
● A) is dependent on the ground speed of the aircraft, its true track and the average latitude of the flight.
● B) shows itself by an apparent rotation of the horizontal axis of the gyroscope which seems to turn at 15° per hour to the
right in the northern hemisphere.
● C) is, in spite of this, insignificant and may be neglected.
● D) is at its greatest value when the aircraft follows a meridional track.

● 40) The control and display unit of an inertial navigation system indicates a position of 4810.9° N 00012.2° W on a ramp
position 4807.5° N 00005.1° E. What is the radial error rate of the system if it has been in NAV mode for 8 hours 20 minutes:
● A) 14.3 NM/hr
● B) 1.37 Km/hr
● C) 1.37 NM/hr
● D) 11.42 NM/hr

● 41) The directional gyro keeps its rotation axis aligned toward:
● A) magnetic North.
● B) a point on the Earth's surface.
● C) geographic North.
● D) a point in space.

(Refer to figure 022-08)�42) The diagram representing a left turn with insufficient rudder is:
● A) 1
● B) 2
● C) 3
● D) 4

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● 43) A turn and balance indicator uses a:

● A) Space gyro
● B) Tied gyro
● C) Rate gyro
● D) Earth gyro
● 44) Among the systematic errors of the " directional gyro" , the error due to the earth rotation make the north reference
turn in the horizontal plane. At a mean latitude of 45° N, this reference turns by...
● A) 7.5° /hour to the left
● B) 15° /hour to the right
● C) 7.5° /hour to the right
● D) 10.5° /hour to the right

45) What is an operational difference between the turn coordinator and the turn and slip indicator?
● A) the turn coordinator indicates roll rate, rate of turn, and co-ordination; the turn and slip indicator indicates rate of turn
and co-ordination.
● B) the turn coordinator indicates bank angle only; the turn and slip indicator indicates rate of turn and co- ordination.
● C) the turn coordinator is always electric; the turn and slip indicator is always vacuum-driven.
● D) the turn coordinator indicates angle of bank; the turn-and-slip indicator indicates turn rate in co-ordinated flight.

● 46) What is the main cause of precession?

● A) Magnetic declination.
● B) Magnetic variation.
● C) Bearing friction.
● D) The Earth's rotation.

● (Refer to figure 022-25)�47) The turn and slip and artificial horizon shown in attached figure show the aircraft to be
turning left at rate one:
● A) with too much bank and nose below the horizon
● B) slipping in with nose below the horizon
● C) with insufficient bank and nose above the horizon
● D) and skidding out with nose below the horizon

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● 48) The operational limits of a typical air driven direction indicator:
● A) are due to the air jets being attached to the inner gimbal ring
● B) are 85° in roll and pitch
● C) are overcome by twin air jets
● D) are not restrictive to heading

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● 49) The basic properties of a gyroscope are:
● A) Torque and inertia
● B) Rigidity and inertia
● C) Precession and torque
● D) Precession and rigidity

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● 50) The operating principle of the pendulous vane unit erecting system is:
● A) The influence of gravity on the gyro rotors.
● B) The influence of gravity on the pendulous vanes.
● C) The influence of gravity on the pendulous vanes and the gyro rotors.
● D) The air flow reaction through the open vanes.

● 51) The term 'toppling', when applied to gyros is:

● A) gyroscopic precession.
● B) real wander and apparent wander.
● C) wander in the vertical plane.
● D) wander in the horizontal plane.

● 52) Gimballing error:

● A) will be zero on only two headings during a 360° turn.
● B) will remain until the gyro is reset.
● C) will disappear after a turn is completed.
● D) will only occur during a 360° turn.

● 53) The purpose of the caging knob (Directional Gyro) is:

● A) to prevent apparent wander.
● B) to reset the heading.
● C) to reset the heading and to prevent toppling.
● D) to prevent the gyro toppling.

● 54) Deviation compensation in a flux gate compass is done:

● A) Both mechanically and electronically
● B) Electronically
● C) By the pilot
● D) Mechanically

● 55) The acceleration errors of en electrical artificial horizon are reduced compared to those of an air driven
one by:
● A) spinning the electrical rotor slower
● B) the use of compensation stilts
● C) reducing the erection rate of the gyro assembly
● D) designing the gyro so that it is not pendulous

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● 56) The torque motor of a gyro stabilised magnetic compass:

● A) moves the Selsyn stator.
● B) precesses the directional gyro.
● C) takes its input from the flux valve.
● D) moves the heading pointer.

● 57) A turn indicator is an instrument which indicates rate of turn. Rate of turn depends upon:
● bank angle
● aeroplane speed
● aeroplane weight
● The combination regrouping the correct statements is:
● A) 1 and 2.
● B) 1, 2, and 3.
● C) 2 and 3.
● D) 1 and 3.

● 58) When an aircraft has turned 90 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following
on a classic artificial horizon:
● A) too much nose-up and bank correct.
● B) too much nose-up and bank too high.
● C) too much nose-up and bank too low.
● D) attitude and bank correct.

● 59) The maximum drift error sensed by an uncompensated DGI will be:
● A) 60 deg per hour.
● B) 45 deg per hour.
● C) 15 deg per hour.
● D) 30 deg per hour.

● 60) Where is the earth rate wander, and the transport wander of a gyro equal to zero?
● A) 45 N.
● B) North Pole.
● C) 45 S.
● D) Equator.

● 61) While inertial platform system is operating on board an aircraft, it is necessary to use a device with the
following characteristics, in order to keep the vertical line with a pendulous system:
● A) with damping and a period of about 84 seconds
● B) without damping and a period of about 84 seconds
● C) with damping and a period of about 84 minutes
● D) without damping and a period of about 84 minutes

● 62) The errors of an INS fall into 3 categories:

● A) Bounded, unbounded and inherent
● B) Bounded, unbounded and velocity
● C) Bounded, unbounded and accelerometer
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● D) Coriolis, unbounded and inherent

● 63) What is the Schuler period?

● A) 84 seconds.
● B) 48 seconds.
● C) 84 minutes.
● D) 48 minutes.

● 64) The pendulum type detector system of the directional gyro feeds:
● A) a levelling erection torque motor.
● B) a nozzle integral with the outer gimbal ring.
● C) 2 torque motors arranged horizontally.
● D) a torque motor on the sensitive axis.

● 65) A DGI is assumed to be frictionless. Its latitude nut is set for 56° N. The reading that you would expect to see after
flying West along the parallel of 48° N for 45 minutes at a TAS of 480 kts with a Wind velocity of 090/60 would be:
● A) 278.5°
● B) 281.3°
● C) 261.3°
● D) 277.6°

● 66) A Stand-by-horizon or emergency attitude indicator:

● A) Is automatically connected to the primary vertical gyro if the alternator fails.
● B) Only works of there is a complete electrical failure.
● C) Contains its own separate gyro.
● D) Is fully independent of external energy resources in an emergency situation.

● 67) A turn indicator is built around a gyroscope with:

● A) 0 degree of freedom.
● B) 3 degrees of freedom.
● C) 2 degrees of freedom.
● D) 1 degree of freedom.

● 68) An artificial horizon with an electrical driven gyroscope has greatly reduced take-off errors. This is because:
● A) the gyro has greater rigidity, is less bottom heavy and there is a linear accelerometer cut-out switch fitted
● B) the gyro has greater rigidity, is less bottom heavy and there is a roll cut-out switch fitted
● C) the fast erection switch is used to overcome topple by increasing the erection rate to a high value
● D) it is fitted with a roll cut-out switch and a linear cut-out switch

● 69) With reference to Inertial Navigation Systems, the functions of the integrators are:
● at the second stage of integration to suppress unbounded errors (when in the NAV mode)
● at the first stage of integration to convert acceleration, with respect to time, into speed, (when in the NAV mode)
● at the second stage of integration to convert speed, with respect to time, into distance gone, (when in the NAV mode).
● to align the platform (when in the level and align modes)
● A) only (2) and (3) of the above statements are true
● B) only (1), (2) and (3) of the above statements are true
● C) all the above statements are true
● D) only (2), (3) and (4) of the above statements are true

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● 70) The basic properties of a gyroscope are:

● The gyro's weight
● The rigidity in space
● The inertia
● The high RPM
● The precession
● The combination of correct statements is:
● A) 2, 3, 5
● B) 2, 5
● C) 1, 3, 5
● D) 3, 4

● 71) A slaved directional gyro derives it's directional signal from:

● A) a direct reading magnetic compass
● B) the flight director
● C) the flux valve
● D) the air-data-computer

● 72) When decelerating in an aircraft with an air driven artificial horizon you would expect to see:
● A) A climbing turn to starboard
● B) A descending turn to port
● C) A descending turn to starboard
● D) A climbing turn to port

● 73) A gyromagnetic compass or heading reference unit is an assembly which always consists of:
● a directional gyro
● a vertical axis gyro
● an earth's magnetic field detector
● an azimuth control
● a synchronising control
● The combination of correct statements is:
● A) 1,4.
● B) 2,3,5.
● C) 1,3,5.
● D) 2,5.

● 74) A standby artificial horizon must have the following properties:

● a remote gyro
● its own power supply
● only to be used in emergency
● its own gyro
● one for each certified pilot
● A) all the above
● B) 1,3, & 5
● C) 2, 3, & 4
● D) 2 & 4

● 75) Rigidity in a gyroscope is:

● A) a way to express the stability of the inner and outer gimbal rings.
● B) the reaction 90° in the direction of rotation when applying force to the spinning wheel.
● C) to what extremes the flight attitudes might be before the gyro topples.
● D) the tendency it has to remain in its plane of rotation and resist attempts to alter its position.

● 76) Apparent wander of a gyro is caused by:

● A) rotation of the earth.
● B) clear air turbulence.
● C) gimbal friction.
● D) external torque.
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● 77) In a turn at constant angle of bank, the rate of turn is:

● A) independent of weight and inversely proportional a to TAS.
● B) dependant on weight and proportional to TAS.
● C) dependant on weight and inversely proportional to TAS.
● D) independent of weight and proportional a to TAS.

● 78) When using an INS platform Coriolis affects:

● A) Neither a nor b
● B) The N/S accelerometer
● C) Both a & b
● D) The E/W accelerometer

● 79) The gyromagnetic compass torque motor:

● A) feeds the error detector system.
● B) causes the directional gyro unit to precess.
● C) causes the heading indicator to precess.
● D) is fed by the flux valve.

● 80) The properties of a Turn Indicator are:

● One degree of freedom
● two degrees of freedom
● two springs connected to the aircraft frame
● spin axis in the longitudinal plane
● spin axis parallel to the yaw axis
● spin axis in the lateral plane
● A) 1, & 6
● B) 2, & 5
● C) 1, & 4
● D) 2, & 6

● 81) The input signal of the amplifier of the gyromagnetic compass resetting device originates from the:
● A) directional gyro unit.
● B) flux valve.
● C) directional gyro erection device.
● D) error detector.

● 82) When, in flight, the needle and ball of a needle-and-ball indicator are on the left, the aircraft is:
● A) turning left with not enough bank.
● B) turning right with not enough bank.
● C) turning right with too much bank.
● D) turning left with too much bank.

● 83) While flying, a red flag labelled " HDG" appears in the indicator (HSI) of a Slaved Gyro Compass System.
This indicates that:

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● A) The flux valve has detected an error between the actual aircraft heading and the pre-selected heading
● B) The autopilot has detected an error between the actual aircraft heading and the pre-selected heading
● C) The flux valve is not supplying reliable information to the compass system
● D) None of the above

● 84) Apparent drift in a direction indicator is:

● A) 7 1/2° /hour at 30° N and 30° S, and zero at the equator.
● B) non-existent at all latitudes because of the drift-nut attached to one of the gimbals.
● C) 15° /hour at the equator and zero at the poles.
● D) 7 1/2° /hour at 30° N and 30° S, and zero at the poles.

● 85) The latitude nut of the direction indicator is on the .... (i) gimbal and this causes the gyro to precess around
its .... (ii) axis:
● A) (i) outer (ii) horizontal
● B) (i) outer (ii) vertical
● C) (i) inner (ii) horizontal
● D) (i) inner (ii) vertical

● 86) In a DGI what error is caused by the gyro movement relative to the earth?
● A) latitude error.
● B) real wander.
● C) transport Wander.
● D) earth Rate.

● 87) The torque motor of a slaved gyro compass:

● A) precesses the gyro in the vertical plane.
● B) precesses the gyro in the horizontal plane.
● C) moves the heading pointer.
● D) moves the Selsyn stator.
● 88) The rotor spinning axis of the electrically driven artificial horizon is erected and maintained vertical by:
● A) commutator switches
● B) the fast erection device
● C) mercury switches
● D) the pendulosity of the rotor assembly

● 89) You are at 30° N flying on a northerly heading. Your DI reading will:
● A) decrease at an increasing rate
● B) increase at a decreasing rate
● C) increase at an increasing rate
● D) decrease at a decreasing rate

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● 90) In order to align a strapdown inertial unit, it is requited to insert the local geographical coordinates. This is
necessary to:
● A) Check operation of laser gyros
● B) Re-erect laser gyros
● C) Determine magnetic or true heading
● D) Position the computing trihedron with reference to earth

● 91) If a 180º steep turn is made to the right and the aircraft is rolled out to straight and level flight by visual
reference, the miniature aircraft on the Attitude Indicator will...
● A) show a slight slip and descent to the right.
● B) show a slight climb and turn to the right.
● C) show a slight skid and climb to the right.
● D) show a slight climb and turn to the left.

● 92) On the ground, during a left turn, the turn indicator indicates:
● A) needle to the left, ball to the right.
● B) needle to the left, ball to the left.
● C) needle in the middle, ball to the right.
● D) needle in the middle, ball to the left.

● 93) When an aircraft has turned 360 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the
following on a classic artificial horizon:
● A) attitude and bank correct.
● B) too much nose-up and bank too high.
● C) too much nose-up and bank correct.
● D) too much nose-up and bank too low.

● 94) Following 180° stabilized turn with a constant attitude and bank, the artificial horizon indicates:
● A) too high pitch-up and correct banking.
● B) too high pitch up and too high banking.
● C) attitude and banking correct.
● D) too high pitch-up and too low banking.

● 95) While accelerating on take-off, what would be the expected indications on an electrically driven Attitude Indicator?
● A) none of the above - it will indicate correctly
● B) a climbing turn to the left
● C) a climbing turn to the right
● D) a descending turn to the left

● 96) During an acceleration phase at constant attitude, the resetting principle of the artificial horizon results in the horizon
bar indicating a:
● A) nose-down followed by a nose-up attitude.
● B) nose-up attitude.
● C) constant attitude.
● D) nose-down attitude.

● 97) Air-driven gyro rotors are prevented from spinning too fast by the:
● A) electronic speed regulator module
● B) vacuum relief valve
● C) pressure outflow valve
● D) pressure reducing valve

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● 98) An aircraft is flying at a TAS of 270 knots. What AOB will give a rate 1 turn:
● A) 17°
● B) 30°
● C) 34°
● D) 15°

● 99) Why is an INS platform virtually unusable at very high latitudes?

● A) The value of earth rate affecting the E/W accelerometer is a component dependent on the sine Lat. At high latitudes this
component is nearly zero and makes alignment to magnetic north virtually impossible
● B) The value of earth rate affecting the E/W accelerometer is a component dependent on the cosine Lat. At high latitudes
this component is nearly zero and makes alignment to true north virtually impossible
● C) The value of earth rate affecting the E/W accelerometer is a component dependent on the sine Lat. At high latitudes this
component is nearly zero and makes alignment to true north virtually impossible
● D) The value of earth rate affecting the E/W accelerometer is a component dependent on the cosine Lat. At high latitudes
this component is nearly zero and makes alignment to magnetic north virtually impossible

● 100) If the needle and the ball of a Turn & Slip indicator both show right, what does it indicate:
● A) turn to right & too little bank.
● B) turn to right & too much bank.
● C) turn to left & too much bank.
● D) turn to left & too little bank.

● 101) In a turn and slip indicator, the gyro is spinning at a greater speed than normal. What will the effect be on the
indicated rate of turn?
● A) It will cause more precision and rigidity.
● B) It will be more accurate than usual.
● C) It will underread.
● D) It will overread.

● 102) What are the advantages of a laser gyro compared to a conventional gyro?
● A) uses more power.
● B) takes longer to set up/ spin up.
● C) takes longer to align.
● D) has a longer cycle life.

● 103) If an INS platform is not accurately aligned with true north:

● A) The N/S accelerometer will sense an acceleration force caused by the rotation of the earth
● B) The E/W accelerometer will sense an acceleration force caused by the rotation of the earth
● C) The E/W accelerometer will sense a velocity force caused by the rotation of the eart
● D) The N/S accelerometer will sense a velocity force caused by the rotation of the earth

● 104) Which of the following is true regarding the turn co-ordinator?

● A) Its gyro is offset by 300 to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft
● B) It has a tied gyroscope
● C) It responds to rate of turn only

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● D) It gives angle of bank and rate of turn

● 105) When, in flight, the needle of a needle-and-ball indicator is on the left and the ball on the right, the aircraft is:
● A) turning right with not enough bank
● B) turning left with too much bank
● C) turning left with not enough bank
● D) turning right with too much bank

● 106) The principle of operation of the turn and slip indicator is best described as:
● A) a single gimbal gyroscope in which a spring, opposing the primary precession, in turn produces a
secondary precession equal to the aircraft rate of turn
● B) a space gyro which uses the force of precession against a spring to give a reading of the aircraft rate of
turn
● C) a single gimbal gyroscope whose primary precession is opposed by a spring which, in turn, produces a
second precession equal and opposite to the aircraft rate of turn
● D) an earth gyro in which a calibrated spring ensures the tilt of the gyro is proportional to the aircraft rate of
turn

● 107) The inertial platform in a north-referenced inertial navigation system is torqued to perform like a Schuler
pendulum, so that when the platform moves over the earth:
● A) answers b and c are correct
● B) the platform remains level and aligned regardless of any aircraft accelerations
● C) gyro drift errors are cancelled out
● D) the platform will always oscillate with respect to true north

● 108) The triangular cavity in a RLG is filled with which combination of gases:
● A) Helium and neon
● B) Helium and argon
● C) Hydrogen and argon
● D) Hydrogen and neon

● 109) The inner gimbal assembly of an artificial horizon is pivoted .... (i) in the .... (ii):
● A) (i) laterally (ii) case
● B) (i) longitudinally (ii) outer gimbal
● C) (i) to give freedom (ii) pitch plane
● D) (i) longitudinally (ii) rolling plane

● 110) A gravity erector system is used to correct the errors on:

● A) a directional gyro.
● B) an artificial horizon.
● C) a gyromagnetic compass.
● D) a turn indicator.
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● 111) The heading reference unit of a three-axis data generator is equipped with a gyro with:
● A) 1 degree of freedom and horizontal spin axis.
● B) 2 degrees of freedom and vertical spin axis.
● C) 2 degrees of freedom and horizontal spin axis.
● D) 1 degree of freedom and vertical spin axis.

● 112) An aircraft initiates a rate one turn at a TAS of 270 kt. How far will it have travelled after 25 seconds:
● A) 1.96 NM
● B) 5.88 NM
● C) 3.92 NM
● D) 7.84 NM

● 113) The rate-of-turn is the:

● A) aircraft speed in a turn.
● B) pitch rate in a turn.
● C) change-of-heading rate of the aircraft.
● D) yaw rate in a turn.

● 114) The position accuracy of an RLG INS is:

● A) 1 NM/hr
● B) 5 NM/hr
● C) 10 NM/hr
● D) 2 NM/hr

● 115) A laser gyro consists of:

● A) 2 electrodes (anodes + cathodes).
● B) a gyro with 2 degrees of freedom.
● C) two moving cavities provided with mirrors.
● D) a laser generating two light waves.

● 116) An IRS with laser gyros should (i) .... be Schuler tuned, and (ii) .... be strapped down.
● A) (i) never (ii) always
● B) (i) never (ii) never
● C) (i) always (ii) never
● D) (i) always (ii) always

● 117) A failed RMI rose is locked on 090° and the ADF pointer indicates 225° . The relative bearing to the
station is:
● A) 135° .
● B) 315° .
● C) Impossible to read, due to failure RMI.
● D) 225° .

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● 118) What is the maximum drift of a gyro, due to earth rate:

● A) 90 deg per hour.
● B) 15 deg per hour.
● C) 180 deg per hour.
● D) 5 deg per hour.

● 119) With regard to the turn indicator, the spring:

● A) Produces a secondary precession that opposes yaw
● B) Directly balances yaw
● C) Gives a linear relationship between extension and secondary force
● D) Produces a secondary precession equal to yaw

● 120) A space gyro has .... (i) gimbal rings with .... (ii) planes of freedom:
● A) (i) 3 (ii) 3
● B) (i) 2 (ii) 3
● C) (i) 3 (ii) 2
● D) (i) 2 (ii) 2

● 121) If a turn and balance indicator overspeed the result will be:
● A) The rate of turn will be indicated correctly
● B) Under-indication of the turn
● C) No turn will be indicated
● D) Over-indication of the turn

● 122) An aircraft is flying along the 60° S parallel. After one hour the DI indication has increased by 21° . If the latitude nut
of the DI has been set to zero drift on the ground at 30° S, the groundspeed of the aircraft is:
● A) 473
● B) 537
● C) 450
● D) 520

● 123) Laser gyros are used in an IRS. Why must accurate Lat & Long be inserted?
● A) to determine the computed trihedron
● B) to check the function of the laser gyros
● C) to determine magnetic north
D) t t f i ft

● 124) Among the flight control instruments, the artificial horizon plays an essential part. It uses a gyroscope with:��(Note -
in this question, the degrees of freedom of a gyro are determined by the number of gimbal rings it comprises)
● A) two degrees of freedom, whose horizontal axis corresponding to a reference direction is maintained in a horizontal
plane by an automatic erecting system.
● B) two degrees of freedom, whose axis is oriented and continuously maintained to local vertical by an automatic erecting
system.
● C) one degree of freedom, whose horizontal axis is maintained in a horizontal plane by an automatic erecting
● D) one degree of freedom, whose vertical axis oriented in the direction of the real vertical to the location is maintained in
this direction by an automatic erecting system.

● 125) In a right turn while taxiing, the correct indications on a Turn & Slip Indicator are:
● A) Needle right, ball left.
● B) Needle left, ball left.
● C) Needle right, ball right.
● D) Needle left, ball right.
● 126) When, in flight, the needle and ball of a needle-and-ball indicator are on the right, the aircraft is:
● A) turning right with not enough bank.
● B) turning right with too much bank.
● C) turning left with too much bank.
● D) turning left with not enough bank.

● 127) At a low bank angle, the measurement of rate-of-turn actually consists in measuring the:
● A) pitch rate of the aircraft

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● B) roll rate of the aircraft
● C) angular velocity of the aircraft
● D) yaw rate of the aircraft

● 128) The rotor in an electric artificial horizon is tied to the vertical by:
● A) a jet of air from the rotor impinging on a wedge plate which is on the inner gimbal
● B) a jet of air from the outer gimbal striking the rotor buckets
● C) mercury switches only
● D) torque motors and level switches

● 129) In a turn at constant rate, the turn indicator reading is:

● A) proportional to the aircraft true airspeed.

● 130) In a left turn while taxiing, the correct indications are:

● A) Needle right, ball left.
● B) Needle left, ball left.
● C) Needle left, ball right.
● D) Needle right, ball right.
● (Refer to figure 022-29)
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● 131) The turn and slip and artificial horizon illustrated in the attached figure show the aircraft to be turning:
● A) left with skid
● B) right with insufficient bank and the nose above the horizon
● C) right at 30 degrees angle of bank with slip
● D) right at 30 degrees angle of bank with skid

● 132) The vertical reference unit of a three-axis data generator is equipped with a gyro with:
● A) 1 degree of freedom and horizontal spin axis
● B) 2 degrees of freedom and vertical spin axis
● C) 2 degrees of freedom and horizontal spin axis
● D) 1 degree of freedom and vertical spin axis

● 133) The turn rate indicator uses a gyroscope:

● with one degree of freedom.
● with two degrees of freedom
● the frame of which is supported by two return springs.
● the spinning wheel axis of which is parallel to the pitch axis.
● the spinning wheel axis of which is parallel to the yawing axis.
● the spinning wheel axis of which is horizontal.
● The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:
● A) 2, 3 and 6
● B) 2 and 3
● C) 1 and 6
● D) 1, 3, and 6

● 134) The gimbal error of the directional gyro is due to the effect of:
● A) a bank or pitch attitude of the aircraft.
● B) an apparent weight and an apparent vertical.
● C) too slow precession on the horizontal gimbal ring.
D) th i ft' t k th th

● 135) An aircraft is flying at a 120 kt true airspeed (VV), in order to achieve a rate 1 turn, the pilot will have to
bank the aircraft at an angle of:
● A) 30° .
● B) 12° .
● C) 18° .
● D) 36° .

● 136) A 2 axis gyro measuring vertical changes will have:

● A) one degree of freedom vertical axis.
● B) two degrees of freedom vertical axis.

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● C) two degrees of freedom horizontal axis.
● D) one degree of freedom horizontal axis.

● 137) The rigidity of a gyro is improved by:

● A) increasing RPM and concentrating the mass on the periphery of the rotor.
● B) decreasing RPM and concentrating the mass at the hub of the rotor.
● C) decreasing RPM and concentrating the mass on the periphery of the rotor.
● D) increasing RPM and concentrating the mass at the hub of the rotor.

● 138) In the building principle of a gyroscope, the best efficiency is obtained through the concentration of the
mass:
● A) close to the axis and with a high rotation speed..
● B) on the periphery and with a high rotation speed.
● C) close to the axis and with a low rotation speed..
● D) on the periphery and with a low rotation speed..

● 139) Failure of the electrical supply to an electrically driven direction indicator may be indicated by:
● A) Low suction.
● B) A low ammeter reading.
● C) A red warning flag.

● 140) Which of the following statements is most correct when describing a turn co-ordinator?
● A) It indicates the angle of bank and turn rate.
● B) It is suitable for a stand-by artificial horizon.
● C) It responds to aircraft bank angle as well as turning rate.
● D) It displays turn and pitch for a rate one turn only.

● 141) A rate integrating gyro is a detecting element used in

● An inertial attitude unit
● An automatic pilot
● A stabilizing servo system
● An inertial navigation system
● A rate-of-turn indicator
● The combination of correct statements is:
● A) 2,3,4.
● B) 2,3,5.
● C) 1,4.
● D) 1,2,3,4,5.

● 142) Concerning the directional gyro indicator, the latitude at which the apparent wander is equal to 0 is:
● A) the equator.
● B) latitude 30° .
● C) the North pole.
● D) latitude 45° .

● 143) In a turn indicator, the measurement of rate of turn consists for:

● A) high bank angle, in measuring the roll rate
● B) low bank angle, in measuring the yaw rate
● C) low bank angle, in measuring the roll rate
● D) high bank angle, in measuring the yaw rate

● 144) The directional gyro axis no longer spins about the local vertical when it is located:

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● 145) Which of the following are errors of a DGI:
● earth rate
● transport wander
● banking when pitched up
● annual movement of poles
● mechanical problems
● A) 1, 2, 3, & 5
● B) 3, 4, & 5
● C) all 5
● D) 2, 3, & 5

● 146) The forces which affect the balance ball in a turn and slip indicator are:
● A) weight, lift vector and TAS.
● B) weight and centrifugal force.
● C) centripetal force, attitude and weight.
● D) weight and centripetal force.
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● The indications on a directional gyroscope or gyrocompass are subject to errors, due to:
● rotation of Earth.
● aeroplane motion on Earth.
● lateral and transversal aeroplane bank angles.
● north change.
● mechanical defects.

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● 147) Chose the combination with true statements only:
● A) 1,2,3,5.
● B) 3,4,5.
● C) 2,3,5.
● D) 1,2,4,5.

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