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DGCA 2007-2013 ATPL VIVA Questions
DGCA 2007-2013 ATPL VIVA Questions
1. Diff between GPWS n EGPWS. KInd of warning EGPWS gives, how does it work
2. RNP, what exactly is that, RNP 1 better or RNP 10
3. GRID MORA on jepp chart
4. CANPA-Constant angle non precision approach
5. VOR, DVOR(Doppler VOR), NDB, which one would you prefer to use and why
6. RADIO ALT
7. RVSM contingencies
8. ALL types of projections, if you are at equator which type of chart would you
use(projection type)
9. What are ILS components
10. Gyro
11. What airspaces are there in India?
12. How many satellites are required for RAIM?
13. Diff b/w ILS X & ILS Y
14. Instruments VOR, NDB, DME, INS, IRS, GPS, Working of a Servo Altimeter,
TCAS
15. ILS reference point
16. degrees of freedom is plane of freedom
17. TCAS TA,RA range - Forward Range for TCAS 2 = 40 Nm
18. Speed to be maintained in a DME arc = 230 KIAS
19. TODA and TORA / Clearway and stopway
20. Can you do ILS approach without Glideslope? Ans.-Yes
21. What is the required instrumentation for RVSM?
22. If a pilot is unable to maintain RVSM, what is the RT phraseology?
23. What is ETOPS, Different extensions available
24. Questions on runway lighting (from jeppesons)
25. Questions on runway marking (Jeppesons)
26. Radio failure procedure in Radar, Non-Radar and during a SID
27. Requirements for ILS Cat IIIb? What DH and RVR requirement for cat IIIb
28. Is middle marker mandatory for ILS approaches
NO
29. -Marker Locators(NDB co-located with the fan markers)
30. Outer marker colour of visual lighting, frequency, morse code and distance
31. Wind shear mode in GPWS. What is predictive wind shear
32. If you are navigating using triple INS and if all three fail, how will you navigate.
GPS
33. What is CANPA? How is it useful?
34. Why is 50 feet added to MDA to calculate DDH in a CANPA approach?
35. Why is 50 feet not added to the DH in an ILS approach if the same if done for a
CANPA approach to calculate the DDH? (ILS more accurate and inline with r/w
center line)
36. What is FANS?
37. What is RNP? Required equipment for RNP-521.Why is the instrumentation for
RNP-10 more complex than RNP-5?
38. ETOPS: What is the difference between adequate airport and suitable airport?
39. What is MORA? How is MORA calculated?
40. What is mountainous area?
41. Questions on lighting in TVASI, Pulsating VASI
42. ILS error
43. How do you carry out a CANPA approach if FAF is not published? How is theFAF
crossing height calculated?
44. How is the height of cloud base calculated using weather radar?
45. Frequency of operation, working of weather radar?
46. In NDB chart for Runway 07 chennai, visibility minima for cat c and cat d aircraft
is published as 3400 and 5000 m respectively. If prevailing visibility is3400 m, can
the approach be carried out for a cat b category aircraft?
47. VOR interception angles while going outbound and inbound to a station
48. Working of GPS35.Questions on WAAS and LAAS36.Questions on type of FMS
aboard the aircraft you fly
49. How do you navigate to the north pole(the answer examiners are looking for isgrid
navigation)
50. In Chennai, what is the direction of the runway slope? (the whole idea is
supposedly to check if you are familiar with the aerodrome you operate out of)
51. Why is circle to land operations not allowed south of RWY 27 in Mumbai?
52. If the wavelength is 2 cm, what is the frequency?
53. Primary radar v/s secondary radar.
54. Working of weather radar.
55. How is cloud height calculated using weather radar?
56. Frequency band of SHF.
57. What is a BFO?
58. Construction of various Instrument like ASI, IVSI, Mack Meter, etc
59. Fail Passive and Fail Operational App.
60. Difference between tcas i and tcas ii. What type is on youre a/c. also what version
of TCAS used TCAS 7.0?
61. What is TAU in terms of TCAS
(The estimated time in wich a intruder aircraft becomes a thread is called TAU.
There is a different TAU value for TA as there is for RA because the RA range is
smaller)
Tau
TCAS primarily uses time-to-go to CPA rather than distance to determine when a
TA or an RA should be issued. The time to CPA is called the range tau and the time
to co-altitude is called the vertical tau. Tau is an approximation of the time, in
seconds, to CPA or to the aircraft being at the same altitude. CPA (Closest Point of
Approach)
62. What is TAWS, FANS?
63. They ask me on B777 where is the EGT sensor located. As in have u ever
physically seen it ???? of course they were Airbus guys asking wrong question!!!
64. How does GPS give positions information?
65. Difference between Predicted Wind shear (PWS) and Reactive Wind shear which
one is given by weather radar and which one by EGPWS?
66.
Fan Marker:
100 watts power with 3000 cps (cycle per second) tone emitted in a fan shape three miles wide and 12 miles across an
airway.
Dumbbell Marker
Same as fan marker but narrow middle is only 1-1/2 miles wide.
Z Marker (Station Locator Marker)
Located at radio range site and identifies centre of range. (cone of silence).
Part 5 Approach Lighting System (ALS)
(See AIM for variations)
MALSR and SSALR have runway alignment lights (R means runway)
MALS and SSALS do NOT have runway alignment lights
Approach Lights
Approach lights define the runway threshold. With approach lights an NDB can have minimums of 3/4-mile with 250
height above touchdown (HAT). Approach lights do not affect DA or MDA just visibility. Any loss of approach lighting
will increase visibility minimums from 1/4 to 1/2-mile.
(ODALS) Omni-directional approach light system gives 1/4 mile credit.
(MALS) Medium intensity approach light system of 1400 likewise.
(SALS) Simplified approach light system 1200+ light-bar likewise.
(SSALR/MASR) Simplified short approach light system, sequenced flashing lights and medium approach light system
from 1400 to 2400 NDB gets 1/4 mile credit while other non-precision get 1/2 mile.
(ALSF-1) Highest standard of non-precision approach lighting with sequenced flashers (the rabbit) extending to 3000
gives 1/2-mile credit. Has red termination bar. 5-levels of brightness. RAILS
(ALSF-1) Like ALSF-1 but has red side row bars and low/high modes.