FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS TEST

Q.1. In case of accidental closing of an aircraft’s left static pressure port (rain, birds), the
altimeter

a. Over reads the altitude in case of a side – slip to the right and displays the correct
information during symmetric flight

b. Keeps on providing reliable reading flight

c. Under reads the altitude

d. Over reads the altitude of a sideslip to the left and displays the correct information
during symmetric flight

Q.2. if an aircraft is equipped with one altimeter which is compensated position error and
altimeter which is not, and all other factors being equal?

a. at right speed the non- compensated altimeter will indicate a lower altitude.

b. There will be no difference between them of the air data computer (ADC) is functioning
normally.

c. ATC will get an erroneous altitude reports SSR.

d. At high speed, the non-compensated altimeter will indicate a higher altitude.

Q.3. In a non – pressurized aircraft, if one or several static pressure ports are damaged, there is
an ultimate emergency means for restoring a practically correct static pressure intake?

a. Breaking the rate of climb indicator glass window.

b. Slightly opening window to restore the ambient pressure in the cabin.

c. Descending as much as possible in order to fly at a pressure as close to 1013.225 hPa

as possible.

d. Calculating the ambient static pressure, allowing for the altitude and QNH.

Q.4. The altimeter consist or several aneroid capsules located in a sealed casing. The pressure in
the aneroid capsule (i) and casing (ii) arerespectively?

a. (i) Static pressure (ii) Total pressure.

b. (i) Vacuum (or very low pressure) (ii) Static pressure.

c. (i) Static pressure at time t (ii) Static pressure at time t – t.

d. (i) Total pressure (ii) Static pressure.

Q.5. The QNH is by definition the value of the?

a. Altimeter setting so that the needles indicate zero when the aircraft is on ground at the
location for which it is provided.

b. Atmospheric pressure at the level of the ground over flown by the aircraft.

c. Altimeter setting so that the needles of the altimeter indicate the altitude of the
location for which it is given.

d. Atmospheric pressure at the sea level of the location for which it is given.

Q.6. The pressure time of a vertical speed detector may be increased by adding a?

a. Correction based on an accelerometer sensor.

b. Bi-metalic strip. C. Return spring d. Second calibrated port

Q.7. If the static source an airspeed indicator (ASI) becomes blocked during a descent the
instrument will?

a. Read zero.

b. Continue to indicate the speed applicable to that at the time of the blockage.

c. Under read d. Over read.

Q.8. If the static source to an altimeter becomes blocked during a climb, the instrument will?

a. Continue to indicate the reading at which the blockage occurred.

b. Under read by an amount equivalent to the reading at the time that the instrument
became blocked.

c. Over read d. Gradually return to zero.

Q.9. A leak in the pitot total pressure line of a non – pressurized aircraft to an airspeed indicator
would cause it to?

a. Under read b. Over read c. Over read in a climb & under read in a descent.

d. Under read in a climb & over read in a descent.

Q.10. The vertical speed indicator (VSI) is fed by?

a. Differential pressure b. Static pressure. c. Dynamic pressure

d. Total pressure.
Q.11. Entering ground effect is likely to?

a. Decrease static pressure but increase pitot pressure.

b. Decreases pitot pressure but increase static pressure.

c. Increase position errors. d. Decreases position errors.

Q.12. What will happen to the altimeter indications in an aircraft in level flight if the right static
vent becomes blocked and the left remains clear?

a. Over indicate when side slipping right.

b. Over indicate when side slipping left.

c. Under indicate in all conditions

d. Over indicate in all conditions.

Q.13. If the static source becomes blocked in a descent the ASI will .... indicate, the VSI will....
indicate and the altimeter will... indicate?

a. Under under under.

b. Under over over.

c. Over under under.

d. Over under over.

Q.14. When flying from a sector of warm air into one of colder air, the altimeter will?

a. Under read b. Be just as correct as before.

c. Show the actual height above ground.

d. Over read.

Q.15. At sea level, on a typical servo altimeter, the tolerance in feet from indicated must not
exceed?

a. +/- 60 feet b. +/- 75 feet c. 6+/- 30 feet d. +/- 70 feet.

Q.16. The altitude indicated on board an aircraft flying in an atmosphere where all the
atmosphere layers below the aircraft are cold 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.

Q.17. From what is true altitude derived?

a. Pressure altitude b. Density altitude.

 c. Temp. altitude d. Deffrence between total pressure and static pressure.

Q.18. What is density altitude?

a. Pressure altitude corrected for ambient temp.

b. True altitude.

c. Pressure altitude corrected for density changes.

d. True altitude corrected for density changes.

Q.19. Why are vibrators sometimes fitted in altitude.

a. Overcome friction. b. Overcome Intertia.

c. Overcome hysteresis d. Reduce lag.

Q.20. Which of the following cause air density to decrease?

a. Increasing humidity, increasing altitude, increasing temp.

b. Increasing humidity, increasing altitude, decreasing temp.

c. Increasing humidity, decreasing altitude, increasing temp.

d. Decreasing humidity, increasing altitude, decreasing temp.

Q.21. If QNH changes from 1013 hPa to 1022 hPa this will?

a. Increase field elevation b. Decrease field elevation

c. Not effect field elevation d. Decrease QFE.

Q.22. If QFE from 1013 hPa 1022 will?

a. Increase field elevation. b. Not affect QNH

c. Increase QNH d. Decrease QNH

Q.23. If the static pressure source in an un – pressurised aircraft became blocked the altimeter
would ...... but might be rectifield by..........?

a. Read Zero break the altimeter glass.

b. Read zero Open the window.

c. Freeze Break the VSI glass.

d. Freeze Open the windows.

Q.24. In Altimeter, if the static vent becomes partly blocked in a descent the indications will?

a. Be too high descending but correct when at constant altitude?

b. Be too high descending but correct when at constant height.

 c. Be too low when descending but correct when at constant altitude.

d. Be too low descending but correct when at constant height.

Q.25. Radio altimeters work on the principle of?

a. Frequency modulation b. Amplitude modulation

c. Pulse modulation d. Pulse and amplitude modulation.

Q.26. If the pitot pipe becomes partly blocked?

a. The VSI indication will be too low when climbing.

b. The VSI will be too low when descending

c. The VSI will not be affected.

d. The VSI will be too low when descending and too high when climbing.

Q.27. If the static pipe becomes partly blocked?

a. The VSI indication will be too high when descending.

b. The VSI indication will be too high when accelerating.

c. The VSI indication will be too low when climbing or descending.

Q.28. VSI lag is reduced by?

a. Two dashpots responding to acceleration.

b. Two return springs. c. Bi-metallic strips. d. Electronic systems

Q.29. If the choke in the VSI becomes partly blocked?

a. The VSI indication will be too high when climbing.

b. The VSI indication will be too low when descending.

c. The VSI indication will be too high at all times.

d. The VSI indication will be too high when climbing or descending.

Q.30. If the casing of a VSI in a pressurised aircraft develops a leak?

a. VSI indications will be too low when climbing or descending.

b. VSI indications will be too high when climbing or descending.

c. VSI indications will be too low when climbing and too high when descending.

d. VSI indications will be too high when climbing and too low when descending.
Q.31. A VSI?

a. Produces an output proportional to ambient pressure.

b. Measures the difference between total pressure and static pressure.

c. Measures the difference between the pressure inside and outside a capsule.

d. Measures only dynamic pressure.

Q.32. At msl in the ISA?

a. CAS = TAS b. IAS = TAS c. IAS = EAS d. CAS<TAS.

Q.33. What does the blue line on a twin engine piston aircraft ASI indicate?

a. VXSE b. VNO c. VNE d. VYSE

Q.34.When descending from FL400 and attempting to maintain maximum groundspeed,

airspeed will be limited by?

a. VXSE then VMO b. VNO then VNE c. MMO then VMO

d. VMO then MMO.

Q.35. When climbing through an inversion at constant TAS?

a. Mach number increases. b. Mach number decreases.

c. Mach number remains constant d. CAS increases.

Q.36. When climbing through an inversion at constant CAS?

a. TAS increases. b. Mach number decreases.

c. Mach number remains constant. D. TAS decreases.

Q.37. When climbing through an inversion at constant CAS?

a. TAS increases. b. TAS decreases c. TAS remains constant.

d. Mach number decreases.

Q.38. When descending through an isothermal layer at constant CAS?

a. Mach number increases b. Mach number decreases.

c. Mach number remains constant d. CAS decreases.

Q.39. If pressure remains constant as temp. increases?

a. Density will increase, causing the CAS: TAS ratio to increase.

b. Density will increase, causing the CAS: TAS ratio to decrease.

c. Density will decrease, causing the CAS: TAS ratio to increase.

 d. Density will decrease, causing the CAS: TAS ratio to decrease.

Q.40. If the pitot becomes partly blocked?

a. The ASI will over read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant CAS than
when climbing at constant TAS.

b. The ASI will over read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant TAS than
when climbing at constant CAS.

c. The ASI will under read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant CAS
than when climbing at constant TAS.

d. The ASI will under read and the error will be greater when climbing at constant TAS
then when climbing at constant CAS.

Q.41. When is VFE?

a. The maximum speed with flaps out.

b. The maximum speed for retracting or extending the flaps.

c. The minimum speed for flight with flaps out.

d. The minimum speed for flight when operating the flaps.

Q.42. With a constant weight, irrespective of the airfield altitude, an aircraft always takes off at
the same?

a. Calibrated airspeed. b. Ground speed c. True airspeed

d. Equivalent airspeed.

Q.43. The limits of the white scale of an airspeed indicator are?

a. VSI for the lower limit and VFE for the upper limit.

b. VSO for the lower limit and VLE for the upper limit.

c. VSI for the lower limit and VLE for the upper limit.

d. VSO for the lower limit and VFE for the upper limit.

Q.44. The limits of the green scale of an airspeed indicator are?

a. VS1 for the lower limit and VNE upper limit.

b. VS1 for the lower limit and VLO for the upper limit

c. VS1 for the lower limit and VNO for the upper limit.

d. VS0 for the lower limit and VNO for the upper limit.

Q.45. The limits of the yellow scale of an airspeed indicator are?

 a. VLO for the lower limit and VNE for the upper limit.

b. VLE for the lower limit and VNE for the upper limit

c. VFE for the lower limit and VNE for the upper limit.

d. VNO for the lower limit and VNE for the upper limit.

Q.46. How will mach meter indication respond if an aircraft is flying at constant CAS at FL270
when it experience a reduction in OAT?

a. No change. b. Increase c. Decrease

d. Increase or decrease depending on TAT.

Q.47. Mach meter indications?

a. vary with airspeed and temp.

b. Vary only with airspeed.

c. Vary only with temp.

d. Vary with density and altitude.

Q.48. How will the mach meter respond in a constant mach number climb if the static source
becomes blocked?

a. Increase b. Decrease c. Remain constant

d. Increase or decrease depending on airspeed.

Q.49. If an aircraft climbs at constant TAS from FL 200 to FL 400 the mach meter indication will?

a. Increase b. Decrease c. Increase then remain constant.

d. Decrease then remain constant.

Q.50. If tem. Decreases when flying at constant CAS t FL 200, the mach meter indication will ...
and the true mach number will?

a. Increase Increase.

b. Decrease decrease.

c. Not change Increase.

Q.51. Mach meter indications are derived from.

a. (PT - Ps)/PT. b. (Ps - PT)/Ps. c. (PT - Ps)/Ps.

d. (Ps - PT)/PT.

Q.52. When climbing at constant mach number below the tropopause in the ISA, the CAS will?
 a. Increase b. Decrease c. Remain constant.

d. Decrease then remain constant.

PITOT STATIC SUMS

1. An aerodrome 990ft AMSL has a QFE OF 990 HPA, what clearance has an A/c from a spot
height 3000ft AMSL, if A/c is at FL040?

2. If aerodrome elevation is 600ft and PA 660ft. What is the QNH and QFE?

3. An A/c takes off from A elevation 300ft on QNH 1010 HPA and lands back after 4hrs,
when altitude reads 390 on ground, what is the current QNH and QFE?

4. If two A/c are flying at different levels but flying at same Mach no., the one at lower
level has:

a) Higher TAS
b) Lower TAS
c) Same TAS.

5. A/c flying at 5000 ft.

OAT = 0 degree Celsius, find TA?

6. PA of an airfield 22800ft, and airfield elevation 22000 ft.

Find QNH?

7. TAS = 485KTS, OAT at FL410 = ISA+10. Find Mach No?