A320 Indicating / Recording Questions

The actual speed is indicated by the ______ reference line.

• yellow
• amber
• red
• white

Explanation: A white scale moves in front of a fixed yellow reference line on the speed tape, which marks the aircraft's actual speed.

Indicating - PFD (Speed Scale, Speed Reference Line)

The Glide slope index will flash continuously when the deviation exceeds ______ above ______,

• 1/2 dot below 120 feet RA
• 1 dot above 100 feet RA
• 1 dot above 60 ft RA
• 1/2 dot below 100 feet RA.

Explanation: The glideslope scale and diamond flash if the deviation exceeds one dot, above 100 ft radio altitude.

Indicating - PFD (ILS Indications, Glide Deviation)

The upper ECAM Display Unit (DU) has failed. You want to see the DOOR/OXY page. How can you see it?

• You have to press and hold the DOOR key on the ECP
• You have to switch the EIS DMC to CAPT3
• You have to press and hold the RCL key on the ECP.
• You have to press and hold the RCL + DOOR key on the ECP

Explanation: If the upper ECAM DU fails, the DOOR/OXY system page can still be called up by pressing and holding the DOOR system-page pushbutton on the ECAM control panel.

Indicating - ECAM (Failure of Upper ECAM DU)

The Flight Director bars are out of view when Bank angle exceeds 67°.

• True
• False.

Explanation: The Flight Director bars are actually removed from view when the aircraft's pitch exceeds 25 degrees nose up or 13 degrees nose down, or when bank angle exceeds 45 degrees - not 67 degrees.

Indicating - PFD (Flight Director Removal Conditions)

If a PFD fails, does anything happen automatically?

• The ATT HDG switch must be used on the switching panel in order to recover PFD information.
• The image automatically transfers to the display formerly occupied by the ND.
• The image automatically transfers to the UPPER ECAM.
• It has to be manually activated.

Explanation: If a PFD fails, its image is transferred automatically to the display that was formerly occupied by the ND - no manual switch action is required.

Indicating - PFD (PFD Failure, Automatic Image Transfer)

Is the Side Slip indicator always yellow?

• Yes.
• No, it turns blue when it becomes a beta target (displaying optimum side slip for a given configuration)
• No, it turns orange when it becomes a beta target.

Explanation: The sideslip index is normally yellow, but it changes to blue (and is then called the beta target) under specific conditions, such as an engine failure at takeoff or go-around - so it isn't always yellow.

Indicating - PFD (Sideslip Index)

The presence of VOR1 in red on the ND indicates:

• The VOR station currently tuned is out of range.
• The VOR station currently tuned is out of service.
• The # 1 VOR receiver is inoperative.
• The VOR station currently tuned is out of range.

Explanation: A VOR 1 flag in red on the ND means the number 1 VOR receiver itself has failed (as opposed to the station being merely out of range or out of service).

Indicating - PFD (Flags and Messages, Navigation Receiver Flags)

Once the crewmember has completed viewing a specific system, what is the correct procedure for clearing the screen and returning it to a normal presentation?

• Press the respective system push button again.
• It goes away by itself
• Press CLR on the ECAM control panel.
• Press twice CLR on the ECAM control panel.

Explanation: Pressing the same system pushbutton a second time cancels that manually-selected page and returns the display to its normal presentation.

Indicating - ECAM Controls (System Page Pushbuttons)