Term
| What are the 7 modes of EPGWS? |
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Definition
1. "SINK RTE whoop whoop PULL UP"
2. "TERRN, whoop whoop PULL UP"
3. Alt loss after TO
"DON'T SINK"
4. Unsafe terrain clearnce
"TOOLOW,GEAR"
"TOOLOW,FLAPS"
"TOOLOW,TERRAIN" 5. "GLIDESLOPE"
6. "BANK ANGLE"
7. "WINDSHEAR"
*amber light is potential WS
*red light + siren is WS |
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Term
| What are the enhanced features of the EGPWS? |
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Definition
1. Visual display on Rad Screen
2. Terr and Rwy's > 3500 ft
3. Obstacle database (US,Can,MX,Car)
4. Cautions added (only warn before)
5. Terr warnings during appch
6. Inc in warning times |
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Term
| How do you silence a Glideslope aural warning? |
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Definition
| Push inhibit button right in front of you |
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Term
| What does a below G/S warning light indicate? |
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Definition
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Term
| EGPWS test procedure: How do you accomplish this and what do you see? |
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Definition
| INOP light, no terrain OVRD lite, turn on radar, INOP light goes out, Depress TEST switch, 3 INOP lites illum (GPWS, terrain, wind shear), 2 BELOW GS lites flash, "GS GS", then extinguishes, PULL UP lights on, "WHOOP WHOOP PULL UP", then extinguishes, WS red then amber both sides, "WS, WS, WS", red then amber extinguish. GPWS PULL UP illum, "TERRAIN TERRAIN whoop whoop PULL UP", TERR light illum and radar screen does "Arkansas plaid" test pattern, TERR and PULL UP lights extinquish, 3 inop lights extinguish (GPWS, TERRAIN, WS) |
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Term
| With weather radar on, and both GPWS INOP and TERRAIN INOP lights on, what has failed? |
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Definition
| The whole EGPWS system, only if radar is ON. |
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Term
| With weather radar on, and only the Terrain INOP light illuminated, what has failed. |
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Definition
| Only the ENHANCED features have failed. Mode 1-7 still available. |
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Term
| When would a terrain INOP light be normal indication? |
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Definition
| When you arrive at the airplane and the radar is off. |
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Term
| What does a "caution" look like, sound like, and when do you get it? |
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Definition
| 2 visual cues: It's solid yellow on radar display screen, with red PULL UP light on instrument panel. and normally 60 seconds prior to impact. "CAUTION TERRAIN", OR "CAUTION OBSTACLE" |
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Term
| What does a "warning" look like, sound like, and when do you get it? |
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Definition
| 2 visual cues: Red solid on radar, with red PULL UP light on instr. panel. 1 aural cue: TERRAIN TERRAIN whoop whoop PULL UP. or OBSTACLE OBSTACLE whoop whoop PULL UP. Normally 30 seconds prior to impact. |
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Term
| What are the limitations of the terrain display? |
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Definition
| For situational awareness only. Do not use for navigation, or escape maneuver |
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Term
| What is the "peaks display mode"? |
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Definition
| Allows you to view terrain at all altitudes to enhance SA. |
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Term
| What is the Auto pop up feature |
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Definition
| Automatically displays terrain cautions or warnings in 10-mile scale on the radar screen. |
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Term
| What must be on for Auto-pop-up protection? |
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Definition
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Term
| When does the "terrain clearance floor" provide terrain warnings? |
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Definition
| During non-precision approaches (works in landing config) |
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Term
| What are the aural and visual warnings for a Terrain Clearance Floor penetration? |
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Definition
| "TOO LOW, TERRAIN" with red PULL UP light. |
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Term
| When must the EGPWS be in OVRD? |
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Definition
| Anytime you are taking off from, or within 15 nm of an airport whose longest rwy is 3500 feet. |
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