1. Air Line Pilots Association, International EMB 145 Oral Questions Overhead “E” Select “Slide Show” Use the space bar on your computer to advance the presentation and challenge your systems knowledge This is a tool to assist in study of EMB145 systems, but does not constitute a replacement for reading the actual AOM VOL 1 or 2, nor does it contain ALL information contained therein. The actual AOM Volumes are subject to changes and updates.

2. Air Line Pilots Association, International If you noticed a single PFD, MFD or EICAS CRT go blank, what would you suspect has happened?

3. Air Line Pilots Association, International A CRT (tube) has failed.

4. Air Line Pilots Association, International If the captain’s PFD went dark, what action would you take?

5. Air Line Pilots Association, International Turn the MFD knob on the captain’s reversionary panel to the PFD position.

6. Air Line Pilots Association, International How would you know if an air data computer (ADC) has failed?

7. Air Line Pilots Association, International A red “X” appears over the airspeed, altitude, and VSI on the PFD.

8. Air Line Pilots Association, International If the captain’s ADC has failed, what action would you take?

9. Air Line Pilots Association, International Press the ADC button on the captain’s reversionary panel.

10. Air Line Pilots Association, International What would you see after pressing the ADC button on the reversionary panel?

11. Air Line Pilots Association, International An amber ADC 2 label in upper left corner of Captain ’ s EADI.

12. Air Line Pilots Association, International How would an AHRS failure Appear on the PFD?

13. Air Line Pilots Association, International ► A completely blue horizon with a boxed red ATT FAIL flag on the EADI. ► A red HDG FAIL flag with a red X over the EHSI.

14. Air Line Pilots Association, International How would you fix a FO’s AHRS failure?

15. Air Line Pilots Association, International Press the AHRS button on the FO’s reversionary panel.

16. Air Line Pilots Association, International What would be seen after pressing the AHRS button on the reversionary panel?

17. Air Line Pilots Association, International ► An amber colored ATT1 label in the lower left corner of the FO’s EADI. ► An amber colored MAG1 label directly above the FO’s EHSI.

18. Air Line Pilots Association, International What is indicated by a large red X covering the Captain’s PFD, MFD and the EICAS screens?

19. Air Line Pilots Association, International The #1 IC 600 has failed.

20. Air Line Pilots Association, International How could you fix a #1 IC 600 failure?

21. Air Line Pilots Association, International Press the SG button on the Captain’s reversionary panel.

22. Air Line Pilots Association, International What labels would be seen after pushing the SG button on the Captain’s reversionary panel?

23. Air Line Pilots Association, International The following amber colored labels:  ADC2 on the CA’s EADI  SG on the CA’s EADl  ATT2 on the CA’s EADI  MAG2 on the CA’s EHSI

24. Air Line Pilots Association, International How do you test the IC 600?

25. Air Line Pilots Association, International Press and hold the RA button for more than 6 seconds on the ground.

26. Air Line Pilots Association, International What is indicated by a CAS MSG on your PFD?

27. Air Line Pilots Association, International Both IC 600s disagree on the number of CAS messages.

28. Air Line Pilots Association, International What action would you take after a CAS MSG?

29. Air Line Pilots Association, International Select both (CA’s and FO’s) MFD reversionary knobs to EICAS and then determine which IC 600 is accurate.

30. Air Line Pilots Association, International How long will a blue advisory EICAS message flash?

31. Air Line Pilots Association, International 5 seconds.

32. Air Line Pilots Association, International How long will the standby attitude indicator be reliable after it loses power?

33. Air Line Pilots Association, International 9 minutes.

34. Air Line Pilots Association, International When would you use the magnetic compass calibration card?

35. Air Line Pilots Association, International In an electrical emergency.

36. Air Line Pilots Association, International How do you know if you are flying an aircraft with an AHRS-900?

37. Air Line Pilots Association, International There is no AHRS panel.

38. Air Line Pilots Association, International How do you know if you are flying an aircraft with an AHRS-800?

39. Air Line Pilots Association, International There is an AHRS panel and two flux valves installed in the wing.

40. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the SLVD position on the AHRS command?

41. Air Line Pilots Association, International The DG is slaved to the flux valve.

42. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the DG position on the AHRS command?

43. Air Line Pilots Association, International The DG operates as a pure (non slaved) directional gyro.

44. Air Line Pilots Association, International What happens when the emergency button is pressed on the Digital Audio Panel (DAP)?

45. Air Line Pilots Association, International ► The Captain is connected (hard wired) to the COMM 1 and NAV 1 radios. ► The FO is connected (hard wired) to the COMM 2 and NAV 2 radios. ► The observer loses radio communication.

46. Air Line Pilots Association, International How is the WX radar displayed on the PFD?

47. Air Line Pilots Association, International By pressing the FULL/WX button on the Display Control Panel (DCP).

48. Air Line Pilots Association, International What happens to the EHSI display when the FULL/WX button is pressed?

49. Air Line Pilots Association, International The EHSI display changes from a full compass rose to a 180 ⁰ arc format.

50. Air Line Pilots Association, International What happens when the NAV button on the DCP is pressed?

51. Air Line Pilots Association, International A VOR or LOC navigation source is selected.

52. Air Line Pilots Association, International What happens when the NAV button on the DCP is pressed twice?

53. Air Line Pilots Association, International The cross-side VOR or LOC navigation source is selected. The CDI display changes color from green to yellow to annunciate cross-side navigation.

54. Air Line Pilots Association, International What happens if the FMS button on the DCP is pressed?

55. Air Line Pilots Association, International The FMS is selected as the navigation source.

56. Air Line Pilots Association, International What happens if the FMS button on the DCP is pressed twice?

57. Air Line Pilots Association, International The cross-side FMS is selected as the navigation source. The CDI display changes color from magenta to yellow to annunciate cross-side navigation.

58. Air Line Pilots Association, International What do the arrow keys on the radar control panel do?

59. Air Line Pilots Association, International They change the range of the radar display on the MFD. The WX must be “boxed” on the MFD to enable this.

60. Air Line Pilots Association, International What is the range of the radar?

61. Air Line Pilots Association, International 5 to 300 nautical miles.

62. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the RCT button on the radar control panel command?

63. Air Line Pilots Association, International The radar automatically increases sensitivity when rain echo attenuation is present.

64. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the blue color in RCT mode represent?

65. Air Line Pilots Association, International The radar has automatically reached its maximum gain in these areas. These areas should be considered to be very dangerous.

66. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the TGT button on the radar control panel command?

67. Air Line Pilots Association, International The radar automatically monitors for returns beyond the selected range and 7.5 o on either side of the aircraft’s heading.

68. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the SECT button on the radar control panel command?

69. Air Line Pilots Association, International It selects between 60 o radar sweep (faster refresh rate) and 120 o of radar sweep (normal refresh rate).

70. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the STB button on the radar control panel command?

71. Air Line Pilots Association, International It selects the stabilization mode.

72. Air Line Pilots Association, International What happens if the radar is not turned off prior to landing?

73. Air Line Pilots Association, International The radar enters forced standby (FSB) due to weight on wheels logic.

74. Air Line Pilots Association, International How can forced standby Be de-selected on the ground?

75. Air Line Pilots Association, International By pressing the STAB button on the radar control panel 4 times in 3 seconds.

76. Air Line Pilots Association, International What is the maximum radar tilt range?

77. Air Line Pilots Association, International +/- 15 degrees.

78. Air Line Pilots Association, International How do you manually adjust radar receiver gain?

79. Air Line Pilots Association, International By pulling the gain knob out. This is annunciated by a digital readout and an amber VAR flag on the PFD’s and MFD’s radar mode field.

80. Air Line Pilots Association, International What airspeeds will be commanded in a climb by selecting the FLC button on the flight guidance controller?

81. Air Line Pilots Association, International ► 240 KIAS below 10,000 ft ► 240-270 KIAS between 10 - 12,000 ft ► 270 KIAS below 18000 ft ►.56 MACH below FL 370

82. Air Line Pilots Association, International What vertical speeds will be commanded in a descent by selecting the FLC button on the flight guidance controller?

83. Air Line Pilots Association, International ► 2000 fpm above 10,000ft ► 1000 fpm below 10,000 ft

84. Air Line Pilots Association, International When is low bank mode automatically selected?

85. Air Line Pilots Association, International Above FL250.

86. Air Line Pilots Association, International When is low bank mode automatically canceled?

87. Air Line Pilots Association, International Below FL250.

88. Air Line Pilots Association, International In what vertical mode is the pitch control wheel effective?

89. Air Line Pilots Association, International PIT mode.

90. Air Line Pilots Association, International How would you know if the ELT was ON?

91. Air Line Pilots Association, International A flashing red light on the ELT remote panel.

92. Air Line Pilots Association, International How would you reset the ELT?

93. Air Line Pilots Association, International Select TEST/RESET then ARM.

94. Air Line Pilots Association, International How many Gs are required to activate the ELT?

95. Air Line Pilots Association, International 5 Gs.

96. Air Line Pilots Association, International Where is the ELT physically located?

97. Air Line Pilots Association, International In the right side of the lavatory compartment, above the toilet.

98. Air Line Pilots Association, International When would you press the EGPWS terrain system override button?

99. Air Line Pilots Association, International ► If you are taking off or landing within 15NM of an airport that has a runway which:  Is less than 3,500 feet long  Is not in the Allied Signal database  Has no instrument approach procedure ► If operating in FMS dead reckoning (DR) mode

100. Air Line Pilots Association, International What is accomplished when the EGPWS terrain system override button is pressed?

101. Air Line Pilots Association, International The “enhanced” feature of the EGPWS is inhibited, thus avoiding unwanted terrain alerts in airports not covered by the EGPWS database.

102. Air Line Pilots Association, International When will the MFD automatically display terrain information?

103. Air Line Pilots Association, International Within 10 nm of a terrain threat.

104. Air Line Pilots Association, International When will the “landing gear” aural warning be heard?

105. Air Line Pilots Association, International Gear NOT down and locked… AND Below 1200 ft radio altitude With thrust levers retarded… OR Flaps 45 ⁰.

106. Air Line Pilots Association, International How can the “landing gear” warning aural alert be silenced?

107. Air Line Pilots Association, International By pressing the landing gear warning cutout button with the flap lever less than 22 o (radio altimeter failure).

108. Air Line Pilots Association, International Pressing the landing gear warning cutout button causes the amber bar in the button to illuminate. How can the landing gear warning be reset, extinguishing the amber bar?

109. Air Line Pilots Association, International Any of the following: ► Thrust levers are advanced ► Flap lever set less than 22 o ► Landing gear down and locked

110. Air Line Pilots Association, International What does the ON inscription mean on the passenger oxygen control panel?

111. Air Line Pilots Association, International The electric latches for the cabin O 2 masks are energized.

112. Air Line Pilots Association, International What else happens when the electric latches are energized?

113. Air Line Pilots Association, International ► Fasten Seat Belts Signs illuminated ► No Smoking Signs Illuminated

114. Air Line Pilots Association, International After the masks have presented is there any way to turn the No Smoking and Seatbelt signs off?

115. Air Line Pilots Association, International Yes. Select the passenger O 2 selector knob to the OFF position.

116. Air Line Pilots Association, International With the passenger O 2 selector knob in the AUTO position, when will the cabin O 2 masks be presented?

117. Air Line Pilots Association, International When the cabin altitude reaches 14,000 feet.

118. Air Line Pilots Association, International How many minutes will the passenger O 2 generators last?

119. Air Line Pilots Association, International 12 minutes.

120. Air Line Pilots Association, International When the oxygen for the crew reaches 400 PSI, how many minutes of oxygen remain for three crewmembers?

121. Air Line Pilots Association, International 12 minutes.

122. Air Line Pilots Association, International What is the minimum O 2 pressure required for the walk-around O 2 bottle?

123. Air Line Pilots Association, International 1200 psi.