Acronyms
This GDU shows the standard six pack instruments all on a single screen.
What is the PFD -- Primary Flight Display
This LRU collects data from the pitot/static system and displays ________ information on the PFD.
Air Data Computer
- Airspeed, Vertical Speed, Altitude, and OAT
This instrument combines the directional gyro with a CDI.
What is the Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)?
What is Red?
I feel the need...the need for _______.
This system aids in reducing pilot workload especially while flying instrument approaches and connects directly to the second IAU
What is the AFCS -- Automatic Flight Control System
This LRU loses full functionality without the ADC, GPS, or Magnetometer.
What is the Attitude Heading and Reference System.
This color is displayed on the HSI when you are navigating with GPS.
What is Magenta/Pink?
In the event of a system failure, this mode allows the pilot to switch to an alternative display configuration, ensuring continued access to critical flight information.
What is reversionary mode.
This local billionaire flies a MIG-29.
This system requires at least 5 satellites to check the integrity of your GPS position.
What is RAIM -- Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring.
This LRU is the brain of the G1000 and contains what receivers?
Garmin IAU (Integrated Avionics Unit).
Contains Glideslope, COM, NAV, and GPS recivers.
This system allows a faulty satellite to be EXCLUDED from calculating a GPS position.
What is Fault Detection and Exclusion?
Failure of this LRU causes the AHRS to lose heading information.
What is the magnetometer?
This famous actor accidentally landed his Aviat Husky on a taxiway in Orange Country (KSNA).
What is WAAS -- Wide Area Augmentation System
The last page in the auxiliary group page provides information on what?
What is the navigation status bar?
In the event of a primary electrical failure, this feature ensures that the pilot still has critical flight data available.
What are the backup analog instruments?
Tom Cruise flies this aircraft in American Made.
What is the Piper Aerostar?
This information displayed on the PFD acts as an RMI, showing bearing and DME to VORS, NDBS, or GPS fixes.
What is a bearing pointer?
Pressing this button allows you to listen to the last transmission and records audio for how many minutes?
What is the play button -- 2.5 minutes.
What is reverse sensing?
The transponder should be set to the "ON" position when the aircraft’s indicated altitude differs by this amount.
What is 300 feet.
Wilbur and Orville Wright became the first people to fly a heavier than air, power controlled machine on this date.
What is December 17th, 1903?