The normal erection supply to the mercury switches of the artificial horizon is

disconnected. during turns.

The pitch/bank erection system is used in an electrical gyro horizon to.
.
to prevent the pitch switch giving a false indication due to centrifugal ef
fects during a turn.

The fast erection push on an electrical gyro horizon must not be used for a set
period after switching on because.
.
excessive hunting will take place
.
Apparent drift of a directional gyro is due to.
rth's rotation.

the effect of the ea

The erection system on a directional gyroscope has.

bal controlling a motor on the outer gimbal.

a switch on the inner gim

In a rate gyro used to detect movements about a vertical axis, the amount the gi
mbal ring moves would be increased if the.
rotor speed decreases
The Turn and Slip indicator employs

a rate gyro.

In a Turn and Slip indicator, the effect of increasing the rotor speed would be.
.
it would under read.

How is the information on a directional gyro outer gimbal taken off?

flux take-off device.

By a

Why is a directional gyro inner gimbal restricted to +/- 85?.

To prevent gyro going into gimbal lock.

The speed of the rotor in a Turn and Slip indicator is approximately: 4200rpm

In a directional gyro, the inner/outer gimbal is corrected to.

titude.

The electrolyte switches used in gyro systems rely upon.

ance to operate.

15 sine la

change in resist

Precession of a gyro depends on.

.
moment of inertia of the rotor only.

angular velocity of the rotor only.

Angular momentum of a gyro rotor depends on.

r velocity of the rotor.

moment of inertia and angula

Air driven gyros, compared to electric gyros, generally rotate.

rigidity is proportional to.

s.

slower

mass, speed and radius of mass from spin axi

mass, speed and radius of mass from spin axis.

applied force.

directly proportional to

The speed of a vacuum driven gyro horizon rotor is approximately 15,000 rpm.

A V.S.I. is connected to.

static pressure.

With a V.S.I. pointer at position 1 on the upper half of the scale it indicates.
1,000 ft/minute rate of climb.

After disconnecting the supply to an electrically operated gyro instrument it is

recommended that, to allow the gyro rotor to stop, before moving the instrument
.
.
fifteen minutes should elapse

The Port and Starboard static vents on an aircraft are inter-connected to.
cel errors caused in the static system when the aircraft yaws.

Which of the following would cause a displacement gyro to topple?

gyro at low speed.

can

Running

In level flight, a V.S.I. will indicate.

On descent, the pressure in a V.S.I. capsule.

horizontal to left.

leads the case pressure.

A small constant leak in the case of V.S.I. fitted in a pressurized aircraft wou
ld, during level flight, cause the instrument to indicate.
zero.

When a force is applied to a horizontal gyro, the precession of the rotor will c
ontinue until.
plane of rotation is in line with the plane of the applie
d force.

An artificial horizon has.

the inner gimbal pivoted laterally.

In the directional gyro.

the outer gimbal is pivoted vertically.

In the Turn and Slip indicator.

In an altimeter, the.

the spin axis is lateral.

capsule is evacuated and sealed.

The units on the calibrated scale of a V.S.I. are expressed in.

of feet per minute.

hundreds

A standby air supply for gyro operation could be obtained from. a venturi.

At the lowest point of each vent line you would normally find a.

self

draining non-return valve.

A rate two turn is.

360 degrees per minute.

The rate of turn information from a turn coordinator (compared to a Turn and Sli
p) is.
more accurate.

Temperature correction in a sensitive altimeter mechanism is provided by a.

bi-metal U-spring acting on the capsule.

The capsule in a vertical speed indicator will be expanded when the aircraft is.
descending.

After replacing an instrument of the pitot-static group, it is necessary to:

carry out a leak test on the appropriate system(s).

If the pitot and static pipe lines were cross connected at the instrument panel
connection, application of pressure to the pitot head would cause the.
al
timeter reading to decrease, vertical speed indicator to indicate descent

A constant force applied to the inner gimbal of a vertical gyro would cause.
a continual precession in roll.

A rate of turn indicator dial marked '2 minutes' refers to a:

A pitot or static leak check is carried out.

systems are disturbed

rate 1 turn.

whenever the pitot or static

The temperature of boiling water at standard pressure on the Fahrenheit and Cent
igrade scale is.
212 deg. and 100 deg. Respectively

A temperature of 59F is equivalent to:

15C.

Aircraft heading (HDG) is.

nal axis of the aircraft.

the angle between True North and the longitudi

Wind angle is the direction of the wind measured.

rth.

Limit stops are fitted in an artificial horizon to.

Agonic lines link places of:

zero variation.

Position error is caused by.

pitot head position.

Damping on a RATE GYRO can be either:

in degrees from True No

prevent gimbal lock.

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viscous, eddy current or air dash pot.

The electrical output from a remote gyro to an attitude director indicator is.
by a control synchro

Electrical driven gyros are.

rotated faster than air driven gyros.

In a ratiometer temperature indicating circuit, there is a break in the circuit

to the bulb. This will give.
full scale deflection.

With the gyro at normal running speed, a torque applied to the inner gimbal ring
of a vertical gyro will cause the.
outer ring to move.

When an aircraft is descending, the pressure in the altimeter case.

cause the aneroid capsule to contract.

The supply of Desynn indicating system.

is direct current

will

A sensitive altimeter reading 100 ft. when the millibar scale is set to the atmo
spheric pressure at airfield level (QFE).
indicates that the instrument i
s unserviceable.

After using a pitot-static test set the pressure in the aircraft static system s
hould be released to the atmosphere by.
venting the static system via an
internal bleed in the test set.

An altimeter is operated.

by the static system.

What is the purpose of the bimetallic strip in the altimeter?.

or capsule elasticity

Which axis does the directional gyro spin on?.

The capsule in an altimeter responds to.

Corrects f

Horizontal.
absolute pressure.

The aeroplane monitor on the artificial horizon is fitted to the.

ent case.

True airspeed in an Air Data Computer is a function of.

emperature.

instrum

mach number and t

The advantage of an instantaneous V.S.I. over a conventional one is.

has an accelerometer which prevents the lag of a conventional one.

it

For a particular I.A.S. as the density decreases with altitude, the T.A.S.
increases.
The type of gyro used in a gyro compass is a.
A desiccant used in the storage of instruments.

directional gyro.
is silica-gel

What effect on the rate of precession will a change of gyro rotor speed have?.
Increase the rotor speed, decrease the rate of precession.

Bourdon Tubes have.

In a Bourdon tube.
re source.

oval cross section

one end is sealed and the other end open to the pressu

Pressure gauge calibrators (Dead Weight Testers) use the.

rinciple.

The fluid suitable for use in a Dead Weight Tester is.

The distance readout on an HSI is.

Brahm's press p

castor-oil.

from the aircraft DME system

A gyroscope having one plane of freedom at right angles to the plane of rotation
, and its gimbal restrained either electrically or by a spring, is known as.
a rate gyro.

What is the purpose of the hair spring in a Bourdon tube pressure gauge?.
To reduce 'backlash'.

The ADIs attitude information is normally obtained from the aircraft's.

ertical gyros.
NOTE:ADI(Attitude Director Indicator)

One dot VOR deviation represents.

5.

An instrument used for measuring negative pressures.

rdon tube type

An absolute pressure gauge measures.

erfect vacuum

cannot be of the Bou

the applied pressure referred to a p

Gauge pressure as indicated on a direct reading Bourdon Tube pressure gauge is e

qual to.
absolute pressure minus atmospheric pressure.

The to/from indicator on an HSI informs the pilot of which direction he is track
ing relative to.
a VOR station. NOTE:HSI(Horizontal Situation Indicator)

A pressure gauge, such as a hydraulic brake pressure gauge, indicates 1,000 p.s.
i. In terms of absolute pressure, this represents.
1,014.7 p.s.i.

To fill a Dead Weight Tester.

screw out hand wheel and fill reservoir.

With an aircraft on the ground and QNH set on the millibar scale of the altimete
r, the altimeter will read.
the airfield height.
When checking a sensitive altimeter on a pre-flight inspection.
nt air pressure is set on the millibar scale

the ambie

H
The HSI compass card is positioned by the.

The applied pressure to an A.S.I. varies with the.

compass system

The supply to an A.S.I.

square of the speed.

are pitot and static pressure.

The capsule for an A.S.I. will be expanding when the aircraft is.
ating

acceler

The deflection of the ADI command bars when flying a localiser approach is propo
rtional to.
the difference between the amplitudes on the two modulations.

If an aircraft is flying straight and level in still air, airspeed will be:
ual to the ground speed.

eq

If an aircraft flying in still air at 400 knots, encounters a head wind of 50 kn

ots, its ground speed is.
350 knots.
To provide a linear scale on an A.S.I., a.
ted

ranging bar and screws are fit

A machmeter is an instrument which indicates the speed of.

elative to the local sonic speed.

The moving element of a ratiometer has.

the aircraft r

two coils.

When carrying out a pressure leak test on an altimeter, you are checking for lea
ks in the.
instrument case.

If an altimeter millibar scale was set to 1013.25 and the barometric pressure at
that time was 1020, the altimeter should read.
below zero feet (negative
altitude).

An aircraft flying towards a VOR station shows indications of 120 and 'TO'. After
passing over the station, on the same course, the indications will be.
1
20 and FROM.

The command bars in a flight director system indicate.

with respect to actual path

the required path

When changing a windscreen panel which has a standby magnetic compass located in
the vicinity.
precautions must be taken to ensure that the attachment b
olts are of the specified type.
On a conventional RMI the angle between the compass datum and the radio pointer
arrow is.
the relative bearing.

A compass is made aperiodic by

Isogonal lines link places of.

using fluid.

equal variation.

In an artificial horizon Pendulosity Error is caused by.

of inner gimbals.

bottom heaviness

If True Airspeed is 470 knots, what is the Equivalent Air speed?.

ts

278 kno

If the Airspeed Indicator reading is 300 Knots, what is the Calibrated Airspeed?
.
304 knots.
In an Artificial Horizon, Erection Error is caused by.
ection control device

displacement of er

A Vertical Speed indicator Metering Unit Consist of: an orifice.

.

a capillary

Flux Valve senses angle of horizontal component with respect to the aircraft's.
longitudinal axis.

The manual VOR input is for.

the course deviation bar.

After correction of the north-south heading reading on a compass swing, the resu
ltant correction is known as.
residual deviation.

Apparent drift on directional gyro is corrected by.

inner ring.

an adjustment nut on

If a micro adjuster is replaced in a compass system, you would.

a new compass swing.

carry out

In a compass swing: North error -2 degrees, South error + 2 degrees. -2 degrees.

Purpose of Altitude Alerting is to warn the pilot of.

ation from selected altitude.

approach to or devi

Aircraft certified before 1997 with RVSM, maximum tolerance for the system is.
+/- 300ft system, +/-50ft for instrument error.

Machmeters work on.

pitot and static.

An aircraft with Mach warning will warn.

when Mcrit is reached.

An HSI provides what information?.

VOR, plan, ILS, map, radar.

Compressibility error in a pitot head is caused by.

the tube at high speed.

The earth's magnetic field is.

agnetic equator.

vertical at the poles, horizontal at the m

There is an air bubble in the compass:.

A flux detector output is a.

xcitation voltage.

compression of air in

It is due to high altitude

A.C. voltage at twice the frequency of the e