PRACTICE EXAMINATION PAPER 7 INSTRUMENT/RADIO AIDS

1. If pressure altitude is 22800 ft., at an

elevation of 22000 ft., what is QNH?
a. 985 hPa. b. 976 hPa.
c. 1034 hPa. d. 1026 hPa.
2. As pressure altitude increases when climbing
at constant mach number?
a. CAS will increase.
b. CAS will decrease then remain
constant.
c. TAS will increase.
d. TAS will decrease then remain
constant.
3. When climbing through an isothermal layer
at constant mach number
a. CAS increases.
b. CAS decreases.
c. CAS remains constant.
d. TAS decreases.
4. What is the relationship between TAS and
CAS at ISA msl.?
a. TAS = CAS.
b. TAS < CAS.
c. TAS > CAS.
d. Depends on pressure altitude and
humidity.
5. Which of the following takes account of
compressibility efects at high speeds?
a. TAS. b. RAS.
c. CAS. d. EAS.
6. If the static tube and drains become blocked
a. The altimeter will under indicate.
b. The altimeter will indicate zero.
c. The altimeter will over indicate.
d. The altimeter will under or over
indicates depending on altitude.
7. Why are vibrators sometimes ftted in
altimeters?
a. Overcome friction.
b. Overcome inertia.
c. Overcome hysteresis.
d. Reduce lag.
8. What will happen to the altimeter reading in
a right sideslip, if an aircraft has a static vent
at each side of the fuselage, but he right one is
blocked?
a. Over read.
b. Under read.
c. No change.
d. Depends on altitude.
9. In a barometric altimeter ..is feed into the
capsule andIs fed into the case?
a. Static pressure dynamic pressure.
b. Vacuum Static pressure.
c. Dynamic pressure Vacuum.
d. Total pressure Static pressure.
10. Barometric altimeter readings can become
erratic during landing because'?
a. Static ports can become blocked by
debris.
b. Static pressure is changed by ground
efect.
c. The air is warmer close to the ground so
dynamic pressure change.
d. Static ports become shielded by other
parts of the aircraft at high angles of
attack.
11. What should the VSI indicate when an aircraft
on a 3 degree glideslope is fying at 100 Kts
TAS?
a. 224 fpm descent.
b. 324 fpm descent.
c. 424 fpm descent.
d. 524 fpm descent.
12. What will happen to TAS when descending
though an isothermal layer at constant CAS?
a. Decreases.
b. Increase.
c. Remain constant.
d. Decrease then increase.
13. When descending through an isothermal
layer at constant CAS?
a. TAS increases.
b. TAS decreases.
c. TAS remains constant.
d. Mach number increases.
14. Where on an ASI is VFE indicated?
a. The upper ends of the white are.
b. The lower ends of the yellow are.
c. The blue radial line.
d. The upper of the green are.
15. In a constant mach number descent there is
a danger that?
a. MMO will be exceeded.
b. MCRIT will be exceeded.
c. VMO will be exceeded.
d. Vs will be exceeded.
16. If the static source becomes blocked the
mach meter will . as an aircraft climbs?
a. Over indicate.
b. Under indicate.
c. Not indicate.
d. Freeze.
17. What should the mach meter indicate when
fying at 500 kts TAS at FL250, if the ambient
temperature is - 30 C?
a. 0.52 M. b. 0.62 M,
c. 0.72 M. d. 0.82 M.
18. The properties unique to a gyro include'?
1. Mass.
2. Inertia.
3. Rigidity
4. Precession.
5. Rotational velocity.
a. 1, 2 b. 2, 3
c. 3, 4 d. All of the above.
19. When both the needle and ball of a turn and
slip indicator are displaced to the right the
aircraft is?
a. Turning right with insufcient bank.
b. Turning right with too much bank.
c. Turning left with too much bank.
d. Turning left with insufcient bank.
20. GPWS can indicate?
1. Excessive bank angle.
2. Excessive terrain closure rate.
3. Excessive sink rate after lift-of.
4. Excessive glideslope deviations.
5. Too close to ground when not in
landing confguration,
6. Excessive rate of descent,
7. Altitude call-outs.
a. All of the above.
b. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
c. 2,3,4,5,6,7.
d. 1,4,5,6,7.
21. GPWS may give warnings of?
1. Deviations from selected altitude.
2. Excessive deviation from glideslope,
3. Excessive sink rate after lift-of.
4. Excessive ROD.
a. - 1,2.
b. 2,3.
c. 3,4.
d. All of the above.
22. TCAS is based on?
a. Ground-based radar.
b. Primary radar.
c. Airborne transponders.
d. RT communications and direction
fnding.
23. Proximate trafc is defned as?
a. Trafc with a 6 nm radius and within
1200 ft above or below.
b. Trafc with a 10 nm radius and within
1000 ft above or below.
c. Trafc within the selected range and
within 1000 ft above or below.
d. Trafc within the selected range and
within 1200 ft above or below.
24. TCAS indicates other non threat trafc as
a?
a. Red hollow circle.
b. Red hollow square.
c. Yellow hollow square.
d. Cyan or white hollow diamond.
25. TAT is?
a. SAT plus ram rise due to skin friction.
b. SAT plus ram rise due to a adiabatic
compression.
c. SAT plus ram rise due to shock wave
formation.
d. SAT plus gauge error.