Avionics for the Air Transport Pilot

Chapter 1 Air Data Computer System
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Basic Principle
1.3 Temperature Measurement Probes
1.4 Pressure Transducers
1.5 Air Data Instruments
Chapter 2 Electronic Instrument Systems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Electronic Flight Instrument Systems
2.3 Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System
2.4 Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
Chapter 3 Automatic Flight Control Systems
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Flight Director
3.3 The Autopilot
3.4 Autopilot Flight Director Systems
3.5 The Yaw Damper
3.6 Automatic Pitch Trim
3.7 Autothrottle
3.8 Autoland
3.9 Typical Auto Flight Operation for B767 Airplane
Chapter 4 Flight Data Recording & Airplane Condition Monitoring System
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Flight Data Recording System
4.3 Airplane Condition Monitoring System
Chapter 5 Airborne Weather Radar System
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Basic Principles
5.3 Control Panel
5.4 Display-EHSI Presentation
5.5 Operation In-Flight
5.6 Warning
Chapter 6 Secondary Surveillance Radar and Transponder
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
6.3 Mode S Secondary Radar System
Chapter 7 Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
7.1 Introduction
7.2 TCAS II System Architecture
7.3 The Principle of Operation ofTCAS II
7.4 TCAS II Displays
7.5 TCAS IIAural Messages
7.6 Control Panel
7.7 Crew Response
7.8 The Use ofTCAS II
7.9 Flight Crew Procedure for A320 Airplane
Chapter 8 Ground Proximity Warning System
8.1 Introduction
8.2 GPWS System Architecture
8.3 GPWS Alert Modes
Chapter 9 Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Enhanced GPWS Features
9.3 Look-Ahead Terrain Alerting
9.4 Terrain Display
9.5 Flight Deck Effects for EGPWS Alert
9.6 Aural Message Priority
9.7 EGPWS Control Panel
9.8 Flight Crew Procedures
Chapter 10 Runway Awareness and Advisory System
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The Principle of RAAS
10.3 System Operation Description
10.4 RAAS Quick Reference
Chapter 11 Predictive Windshear System
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The Principle of PWS
11.3 Limitations of PWS
11.4 The Alert of PWS
11.5 The Operation of PWS
11.6 Flight Crew Procedure for A320 Airplane
Chapter 12 Radio Altimeter
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The Principle of LRRA
12.3 Radio Altitude Display
12.4 Errors and Accuracy
Chapter 13 Inertial Navigation System
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The Principle and Construction of the Accelerometer
13.3 The Gyro-Stabilised (Gimballed) Platform
13.4 Position Calculation
13.5 INS Self-Alignment
13.6 INS Error Corrections
13.7 Mode Selector Panel and CDU
Chapter 14 Inertial Reference System
14.1 Description of the Strapdown System
14.2 The Control and Display of IRS
14.3 The IRS Outputs
14.4 IRS Alignment
Chapter 15 Global Positioning System
15.1 Introduction
15.2 GPS Elements
15.3 GPS Operating Principle
15.4 GPS Receiver Unit
15.5 GPS Reliability/Integrity
15.6 GPS Errors
15.7 Differential GPS
Chapter 16 Flight Management Computer System
16.1 Introduction
16.2 FMCS Architecture
16.3 Command Display Unit
16.4 The Flight Management Computer Database
16.5 General FMS Operation
References