SHAHEEN AIR INTERNATIONAL

QUIZ BANK B 737-400 CHAPTER 11 :FLIGHT MANAGEMENT, NAVIGATION

1. The FMC Alert light on the Captains and First Officers Instrument Panel
(FMC P/RST); when illuminated amber indicates
a. The FAIL Light on the CDUs is illuminated
b. An ALERTING Message exists for BOTH CDUs
c. Both

FMCAlertLightIlluminated(amber)
theFAILlightonbothCDUsisilluminated,or
analertingmessageexistsforbothCDUs,or
testswitchisinposition1or2.PushbothpilotsFMCalertlightsextinguish.

2. The Amber GPS Light on PW617s (AP-BKO) IRS Panel on the Aft-
Overhead panel indicates:
a. Expiration of terrain database of the GPS Unit
b. Failure of the GPS Sensor unit

GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)LightIlluminated(amber)indicatesfailureof
GPSsensorunit.

3. The IRS usually takes _____ minutes to align it self in SAIs current
operating Latitudes. The time shown on the right IRS window when 9
minutes are left will be
a. 10 to 20 minutes, 9 minutes
b. 10 minutes, 9 minutes
c. 10 minutes, 7 minutes

Duringalignment,rightwindowdisplaysminutesremaininguntilalignmentis
complete.Foralignmentsgreaterthan7minutes,thewindowdisplays7untilthe
timeremainingreaches6minutes.Thedisplaythencountsdowninoneminute
intervals.

4. The ALIGN light on the IRS illuminates steady indicates

a. The related IRS is in ALIGN mode, shutdown cycle or initial ATT mode
b. The related IRS is in ALIGN mode or shutdown cycle
c. Both IRSs are in ALIGN mode or shutdown cycle
therelatedIRSisoperatingintheALIGNmode,theinitialATTmode,orthe
shutdowncycle
5. ALIGN lights on the IRSs will FLASH when
a. Unreasonable present position entered
b. No present position entry
c. Both

Illuminated(white)
steadytherelatedIRSisoperatingintheALIGNmode,theinitialATTmode,or
 theshutdowncycle
flashingalignmentcannotbecompletedduetoIRSdetectionof:
1 significantdifferencebetweenpreviousandenteredpositions
(unreasonablepresentposition)or
2 nopresentpositionentry.

6. When the IRS Mode selector is moved to OFF,

a. Electrical power from the system is removed after 30 seconds
b. Electrical power from the system is removed after 5 minutes
c. The ON DC Light is illuminated for 2 minutes

OFF
alignmentislost
allelectricalpowerisremovedfromthesystemaftera30secondshutdowncycle.

7. The Instrument Transfer Switch Light (INSTR SWITCH) is illuminated

amber when
a. The EFI Instrument Transfer switch has been moved from normal
position
b. One or both of the instrument transfer switches (EFI or IRS) has been
moved from the normal position
c. The IRS Instrument transfer switch has been moved from the normal
position

Illuminated(amber)oneorbothoftheinstrumenttransferswitches(EFIorIRS)
hasbeenmovedfromthenormalposition.

8. If ATC is not receiving Aircraft position, which switch switches transponder

to Number 2 transponder: (Reference figure below)

a. Switch on the left side of the transponder reading 1 on the top and 2 on
the bottom
b. Switch on the right side of the transponder reading 1 on the top and 2 on
the bottom
c. Either

9. When Weather radar mode is selected to WX+T, it shows:

a. Weather radar returns and Turbulence at all ranges selected on the
EHSI
 b. Weather radar returns limited to 50nm and Turbulence limited to 50nm;
so if Weather radar indications are required at map Ranges of more
than 50nm, WX+T should be switched OFF and WX only should be
selected
c. Weather radar returns will show regardless of Range selected on the
EHSI, Turbulence display will only be available at selected Map ranges
of 40nm or less as there is no selection for 50nm for selected map range

WX+T(turbulence)showsweatherradarreturnsandturbulencewithin50
nauticalmiles

10. When using Weather radar in WX+T mode,

a. Turbulence can be detected if there is detectable precipitation
b. Turbulence can be detected even if there is no detectable precipitation
in cases such as Clear Air turbulence

Turbulencedetectionrequirespresenceofdetectableprecipitation.Clearair
turbulencecannotbedetectedbyradar.

11. With Weather Radar in Stab mode, you encounter a CB Cell ahead during
climb. Currently passing FL100 with the cell at 40nm range. If the Cell
begins at -1 degrees of tilt and ends at +2 degrees tilt; whereweather radar
shows no returns for -2 degrees tilt and +3 degrees tilt. Using the 1 in 60
rule, calculate the base and the top of the cell [helpful reference:1in 60
rule: 1 degree at 60nm = 6000ft (1nm), 1 degree in 120nm is 12000ft (2nm),
in the same way; 1 degree at 20nm=2000ft (60/20nm), 1 degree Nose up
tilt at 40nm= 4000Ft above the airplane altitude, 1 degree Nose down tilt at
40nm = 4000 ft below the airplane altitude]
a. Base of approximately FL 60, and top of FL180
b. Base of approximately FL 40, and top of FL160
c. Base of approximately FL 100, and top of FL200

12. With Weather Radar in Stab mode, you encounter a CB Cell ahead during
climb. Currently passing FL100 with the cell at 40nm range. If the Cell
begins at -1 degrees of tilt and ends at +2 degrees tilt; where weather radar
shows no returns for -2 degrees tilt and +3 degrees tilt. Using the 1 in 60
rule, calculate Altitude/FL that can keep you Clear of the Cell below the
Cell (Equating to altitude at -2 degrees of Tilt) or above the Cell
(Equating to FL at +3 degrees of Tilt) [Helpful reference::1 in 60 rule: 1
degree at 60nm = 6000ft (1nm), 1 degree in 120nm is 12000ft (2nm), in the
same way; 1 degree at 20nm=2000ft (60/20nm), 1 degree Nose up tilt at
40nm= 4000Ft above the airplane altitude, 1 degree Nose down tilt at 40nm
= 4000 ft below the airplane altitude etc]
a. Below the Cell: 2000 Ft, Above the Cell: FL 220
b. Below the Cell: 4000 Ft, Above the Cell: FL 260
c. Below the Cell: 6000 Ft, Above the Cell: FL 300
13. The IDENT button or GCS button (Ground Clutter Suppression) [one or
the other is available in most of SAIs fleet] on the weather Radar panels
a. Shows ground clutter AND should be kept ON during flight
b. Clears/suppresses Ground clutter AND; should be kept ON during flight
unless required OFF
c. Clears/suppresses Ground clutter AND should be kept OFF during flight
except when required

14. The GAIN control

15. A CB should be cleared by a minimum of ______ feet vertically and
______NM laterally to minimize risk of __________ (Ref Flt Ops Briefing
Notes: Optimum use of Weather radar)
a. 2000 feet, 20, Rain
b. 5000 feet, 20, Severe turbulence
c. 5000 feet, 20, Light turbulence

16. The Radar detects ____________, and only small reflections

from:______________ (Ref Flt Ops Briefing Notes: Optimum use of
Weather radar)
a. Rainfall, wet hail and wet turbulence | Ice Crystals, dry hail and dry snow
b. Rainfall, wet hail and wet turbulence | Clear Air turbulence winds hear
without precipitation
c. Rainfall, wet hail and wet turbulence | Clouds, fog or wind, lightning and
sandstorms

17. For the Weather Radar, Water droplets are ______________ reflective than
Ice particles of the same size (Ref Flt Ops Briefing Notes: Optimum use
of Weather radar)
a. Two times more
b. As
c. Five times more

18. Using the Figure below, at High altitudes you encounter Green radar returns
ahead, What could they be an indication of:
 a. Drizzle, Rain, wet hail
b. Dry Hail, Dry snow, Drizzle
c. Rain, Wet snow, Dry snow

19. To avoid the Blind Alley Effect while using the Weather radar, PF and PM
should select adequate ranges on the ND/EHSI (Use Figure below)

a. PF adequate ranges to tactically avoid adverse weather, and monitor its

severity (in cruise, typically 80 NM and below). PM adequate ranges to plan
long-term weather avoidance course changes (in cruise, typically 160 NM and
below)
b. PF adequate ranges to avoid adverse weather (in cruise, typically 20 NM and
below). PM adequate ranges to plan long-term weather avoidance course
changes (in cruise, typically 40 NM and below)
c. PF and PM should keep the same ranges to prevent disparity

20. Antenna tilt should be adapted to Range selection on the EHSI, A correct Tilt
will show
a. No returns during Cruise when the weather is clear
b. Only the weather ahead even if the Tops of the system are below 10,000Ft
c. Some ground return/clutter at the top of the EHSI display

21. At lower altitudes, cells are more reflective and the weather radar display may
have a tendency to show a lot of red spots. This can also be the case at higher
altitude with severe CBs. In this case, decreasing gain:
a. Can help to judge the relative intensity between two cells
b. Can help to highlight turbulent cells, because the turbulence display is not
affected by gain in turbulence display mode
c. Can be useful for finding embedded cells, in heavy stratus rain
d. Can render attenuation more visible, helping to identify very active cells.
e. All of the above

22. Using the Figure below; Gain reduction on the weather radar can be used
for:

a. By slowly reducing the gain, most red areas slowly turn yellow, the
yellow areas turn green and the green areas slowly disappear. The
remaining red areas, the red areas that are the last to turn yellow are the
strongest parts of the cell and must be avoided at the greatest
distance possible

b. By slowly increasing the gain, most red areas slowly turn yellow, the
yellow areas turn green and the green areas slowly disappear. The
remaining red areas, the red areas that are the last to turn yellow are the
strongest parts of the cell and must be avoided at the greatest
distance possible

c. By slowly reducing the gain, most red areas slowly turn yellow, the
yellow areas turn green and the green areas slowly disappear. The
remaining red areas, the red areas that are the last to turn yellow are the
strongest parts of the cell. Now since Yellow areas are green areas, it is
ok to go through them with little chance of turbulence
 23. To avoid chances of turbulence, hail or rain from a cell ahead, it is generally
recommended to fly:

a. Upwind of the cell

b. Downwind of the cell

24. In PW617 (AP-BKO), if GPS updating is not available, FMC position will
a. Be determined by IRS position
b. Radio updating
c. Both

25. If the present position can not be entered through the FMC CDU
a. There is no alternate method for putting in IRS position
b. It may be entered through the ISDU keyboard
c. The airplane can be moving slightly during alignment

26. There is an extended alignment time of 17 minutes requirement over a

Latitude of:
a. 50 degrees North
b. 70 degrees North
c. 80 degrees North
Highlatitudealignment,atlatitudesbetween7012and7815,requiresan
extendedalignmenttime.AlignmentisinitiatedbyrotatingtheMSUswitchfrom
OFFtoALIGN.After17minutestheMSUswitchmustberotatedtotheNAV
position.TheIRSwillthenimmediatelyentertheNAVmode.

27. During IRS alignment, if after two consecutive entries of the same position
do not pass the second internal position test
a. The Align light will start flashing
b. The Fault Light will illuminate
Iftwoconsecutiveentriesofthesamepositiondonotpassthesecondinternal
positiontest,theFAULTlightwillilluminate.Ifthetestispassed,theIRSwill
proceedtocompletethealignmentprocessandenterNAVmode.

28. During the attitude mode in the IRS, to establish compass synchronization
the crew must enter the initial compass magnetic heading. Drift of up to
a. 5 degrees per hours can occur in the IRS heading
b. 15 degrees per hours can occur in the IRS heading
c. 45 degrees per hours can occur in the IRS heading
Theattitudemodecanalsoprovideheadinginformation,buttoestablishcompass
synchronizationthecrewmustmanuallyentertheinitialmagneticheading.Driftof
upto15degreesperhourcanoccurintheIRSheading.Therefore,wheninATT
mode,anoperatingcompasssystemmustbeperiodicallycrosscheckedandan
updatedmagneticheadingenteredintheIRS,asrequired.
 29. The Left IRS is powered by ____________ and Right IRS by
____________
a. Transfer Bus 1 and backup by switched Hot battery Bus | Main Bus 2
with no backup
b. Standby Bus and backup by switched Hot battery Bus | Transfer Bus 2
with no backup
c. Standby Bus and backup by switched Hot battery Bus | Transfer Bus 2
with backup switched Hot battery Bus for 5 minutes
TheleftIRSisnormallypoweredfromtheACstandbybus,andtherightIRSfrom
theACtransferbus2.

30. The horn in the landing gear wheel well sounds on the ground if
a. Specifically The IRS is on Battery power
b. The IRS is on battery power or Alternate Equipment cooling fan is OFF
c. The IRS is on battery power or Selected Equipment cooling Fan Air is
not flowing
IfACelectricalpowerissubsequentlyremovedfromtheairplane,theswitchedhot
batterybuscontinuestosupplyelectricalpowertotheIRS.TheONDClight
illuminates,andthehorninthelandinggearwheelwellsoundstoalert
maintenancepersonnelthattheIRSisonbatterypower.

31. Before Takeoff FMC position

a. Is updated if Runway threshold position on Takeoff Ref Page (in some
airplanes)
b. Is never updated on the ground except in the case of AP-BKO (PW617)
with GPS updating
c. Automatic FMC position update to the takeoff runway position occurs
when the TO/GA switch is pushed
d. For TO/GA FMC position update from an intersection takeoff; the
intersection displacement distance from the runway threshold must be
entered on the Takeoff Ref Page
e. For TO/GA FMC position update from an intersection takeoff; the
intersection displacement distance from the runway threshold must will
be taken from the IRS
f. When GPS Update is ON, the TO/GA update is still required in AP-BKO
(PW617)
g. When GPS Update is ON, the TO/GA update is inhibited in AP-BKO
(PW617)
h. A, C, D, G
i. A,C,D,F
j. B, E, G

32. With radios In AUTO, one radio

a. Is not capable of keeping FMC position updated as one radio can only
select one frequency in a period of time
b. Can cycle between two DME-capable stations. Also known as agility
tuning
 33. The lowest priority radio mode is the use of
a. Both VOR and DME from a single station
b. Both VOR and DME from 2 separate stations
c. Localizer based updating

34. If the FMC determines that a navigation radio is unreliable for position
updating;
a. An error message comes on the FMC and the FMC shifts to IRS
updates
b. The unreliable radio is deselected and the good radio is used for agility
tuning. The FMC tunes the unreliable radio to 108.0 which will be
displayed in the AUTO frequency indicator location
c. The unreliable radio is deselected and the good radio is used for agility
tuning. No other indication is available for such an action

35. If using a single station for FMC position updates, the VOR information can
be used to update FMC position up to
a. 25nm
b. 100nm
c. Depends on VOR type and range options

36. During FMC position updating, an unreliable navaid is enroute

a. The FMC is designed to automatically reject unreliable navaid data
during FMC position updating
b. The FMC is designed to automatically reject unreliable navaid data
during FMC position updating in all scenarios
c. At times the error may satisfy FMC criteria and provide the FMC with
inaccurate data and so should be deselected during pre-flight setup
TheFMCisdesignedtoautomaticallyrejectunreliablenavaiddataduringFMC
positionupdating.

37. An undetected map shift

a. Will still show terrain and traffic correctly
b. May compromise terrain or traffic separation
Whenadequateradioupdatingisnotavailable,theEHSImapmaydisplayashift
error.Thiserrorresultsinthedisplayedpositionoftheairplane,route,waypoints,
andnavigationaidsshiftedfromtheiractualpositions.

38. Map shift errors can be detected by comparing the position of the airplane
on the EHSI map with data from:
a. ILS
b. VOR
c. DME
d. ADF
e. All
Mapshifterrorscanbedetectedbycomparingthepositionoftheairplaneonthe
EHSImapwithdatafromtheILS,VOR,DME,andADFsystems.