B777 Communications Quiz

1. What is indicated by an illuminated FAIL light on the flight deck printer?

The flight deck printer must be reset.

The flight deck printer has failed.

The flight deck printer paper is low.

The flight deck printer is out of paper.

2. When an HF transmitter is keyed after a frequency change, the antenna tunes and a tone can be heard through the audio system. How long does the HF radio take to accomplish the tuning?

Tuning takes a maximum of 5 seconds.

Tuning takes a maximum of 10 seconds.

Tuning takes a maximum of 15 seconds.

Tuning takes a maximum of 20 seconds.

3. What does an illuminated flight interphone CALL light on the audio control panel indicate?

Another airplane is calling.

A ground crew technician is calling the flight deck.

Someone is calling the flight deck on VHF radio.

The FLT transmitter select switch is stuck in the ON position.

4. How many seconds of VHF radio transmission results in an automatic disabling of the transmitter and dashes appearing in the tuning panel frequency window for that radio when on the ground with both engines shut down?

20 seconds

25 seconds

30 seconds

35 seconds

5. What does illumination of the offside tuning light mean?

The selected VHF radio is inoperative.

You have a call from company.

One of the other radio tuning panels is tuning a radio normally tuned by this panel.

The microphone is keyed and transmitting on the selected frequency.

6. What does the •SELCAL communication EICAS alert message indicate?

The selective calling system has failed.

A VHF or HF selective call has been received and is waiting to be answered.

A cabin attendant is calling the flight deck.

An uplink has been received.

7. What must the aircrew do in order to converse with the mechanic servicing the engine at the engine nacelle?

Position the SERV INTPH switch to ON

Position the OBS AUDIO selector to CAPT

Use the CDU and line select SERVICE INTERPHONE

You cannot speak with any of the ground crew except at the nose wheel well.

8. Which statement about the Radio Tuning Panel is not correct?

The left radio tuning panel is normally associated with VHF L and HF L.

The right radio tuning panel is normally associated with VHF R.

The center radio tuning panel is normally associated with VHF C and HF C.

The tuned frequency is displayed in the ACTIVE frequency window.

9. Which statement about radio tuning is correct?

Any VHF radio can be controlled by any radio tuning panel.

HF L can only be tuned by the left radio tuning panel.

The offside tuning light will only appear on the active radio tuning panel.

10. What does the EICAS message RADIO TRANSMIT indicate?

An incoming HF call requires a response.

Radio transmission is disabled during fueling.

A radio tuning panel is unserviceable.

A VHF or HF radio transmitter is keyed for 30 seconds or more.

11. What happens if you push the CAB transmitter select switch twice within one second?

A priority call is placed to a pre-selected cabin station.

Nothing, the second push cancels the selection.

A conference call is initiated with all cabin stations.

A pre-recorded message is sent to a pre-selected cabin station.

12. What is indicated by an illuminated FAIL light on the flight deck printer?

The flight deck printer must be reset.

The flight deck printer has failed.

The flight deck printer paper is low

The flight deck printer is out of paper or the paper is jammed.

13. Which statement about the Offside Tuning Light is not correct?

The center Radio Tuning panel is normally associated with VHF C and HF C.

The right Radio Tuning panel is normally associated with VHF R and HF R.

The left Radio Tuning panel is normally associated with VHF L and HF L.

The radio tuning panel is being used to tune a radio not normally associated with this radio tuning panel.

14. What can the First Officer do to regain audio control if his audio control panel fails?

Position the OBS AUDIO selector to CAPT, then use the Captain's audio control panel.

Position the OBS AUDIO selector to F/O, then use the Observer's audio control panel.

Position the OBS AUDIO selector to F/O, then use the First Officer's audio control panel.

15. What is indicated by an illuminated PAPER light on the flight deck printer?

The flight deck printer has failed.

The flight deck printer must be reset.

The flight deck printer paper is low.

The flight deck printer is out of paper or the paper is jammed.

16. What is true about ATC data link operation?

Logon occurs automatically with FMC CDU route activation

The crew must manually log on to a participating ATC facility

An ATC facility must initiate the logon

Logon occurs automatically any time AC power is established on the airplane

17. What does a series of dashes in both windows of a Radio Tuning Panel indicate?

Data in the active frequency window when the selected radio is being used.

Dashes appear in both windows when the selected radio is failed or has been disconnected.

The Radio Tuning Panel is on.

The Radio Tuning Panel is off.

18. Which of the following can not be done using the CDU cabin interphone pages?

Call any cabin handset.

Alert the ground crew that you want to speak to them.

Make a call to all cabin interphones at the same time.

Privately call any flight deck occupant.

19. What does the •COMM communication EICAS alert message indicate when accompanied by a high-low chime?

A medium priority uplink has been received and may be reviewed on the communications display

A VHF or HF selective call has been received and is waiting to be answered

A low priority uplink has been received and may be reviewed on the communications display

ACARS has failed

20. How can the crew cancel a displayed company or ATC uplink message?

Push the CANC switch on the glareshield

Select the CANCEL command key on the MFD COMM page

Push the CANC/RCL switch on the display select panel

Either A or B

21. Which statement about the Radio Tuning Panel is not correct?

The left radio tuning panel is normally associated with VHF L and HF L.

The right radio tuning panel is normally associated with VHF R.

The center radio tuning panel is normally associated with VHF C and HF C.

The tuned frequency is displayed in the ACTIVE frequency window.

22. Which statement about the VHF radios is true?

Only VHF C can be configured for data communication.

VHF C and VHF R can operate in the DATA mode at the same time.

VHF L is configured for voice communication only.

The DATA mode can only be selected or deselected on the MFD COMM display.

23. Which of the following data values does NOT provide crew feedback, by turning green, when you comply with an ATC uplink message?

VOR frequency

MCP heading

VHF frequency

Barometer setting

24. Which ATC REQUESTED REPORT CANNOT be armed for automatic downlink to ATC?

LEVEL FL330

LEAVING FL330

MAINTAINING FL330

PASSING SEA

25. Which method of providing a CABIN READY signal to the flight deck is not a normal use of the cabin interphone system?

Voice message from a cabin interphone location.

By a CABIN ALERT EICAS communications message.

By a CABIN READY EICAS communications message.

By a CABIN READY interphone signal.

26. On the ground with both engines shut down, any VHF radio that transmits for more than ___ seconds is automatically disable and dashes appear in the tuning panel frequency window for that radio.

20

25

30

35

27. When an HF transmitter is keyed after a frequency change the antenna tunes. While the antenna is being tuned, a tone can be heard through the audio system. How much time must be allowed for the antenna to tune?

Tuning takes a maximum of 5 seconds.

Tuning takes a maximum of 10 seconds.

Tuning takes a maximum of 15 seconds.

Tuning takes a maximum of 20 seconds.

B777 Communications Quiz

1. What is indicated by an illuminated FAIL light on the flight deck printer?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. When an HF transmitter is keyed after a frequency change, the antenna tunes and a tone can be heard through the audio system. How long does the HF radio take to accomplish the tuning?

3. What does an illuminated flight interphone CALL light on the audio control panel indicate?

4. How many seconds of VHF radio transmission results in an automatic disabling of the transmitter and dashes appearing in the tuning panel frequency window for that radio when on the ground with both engines shut down?

5. What does illumination of the offside tuning light mean?

6. What does the •SELCAL communication EICAS alert message indicate?

7. What must the aircrew do in order to converse with the mechanic servicing the engine at the engine nacelle?

8. Which statement about the Radio Tuning Panel is not correct?

9. Which statement about radio tuning is correct?

10. What does the EICAS message RADIO TRANSMIT indicate?

11. What happens if you push the CAB transmitter select switch twice within one second?

12. What is indicated by an illuminated FAIL light on the flight deck printer?

13. Which statement about the Offside Tuning Light is not correct?

14. What can the First Officer do to regain audio control if his audio control panel fails?

15. What is indicated by an illuminated PAPER light on the flight deck printer?

16. What is true about ATC data link operation?

17. What does a series of dashes in both windows of a Radio Tuning Panel indicate?

18. Which of the following can not be done using the CDU cabin interphone pages?

19. What does the •COMM communication EICAS alert message indicate when accompanied by a high-low chime?

20. How can the crew cancel a displayed company or ATC uplink message?

21. Which statement about the Radio Tuning Panel is not correct?

22. Which statement about the VHF radios is true?

23. Which of the following data values does NOT provide crew feedback, by turning green, when you comply with an ATC uplink message?

24. Which ATC REQUESTED REPORT CANNOT be armed for automatic downlink to ATC?

25. Which method of providing a CABIN READY signal to the flight deck is not a normal use of the cabin interphone system?

26. On the ground with both engines shut down, any VHF radio that transmits for more than ___ seconds is automatically disable and dashes appear in the tuning panel frequency window for that radio.

27. When an HF transmitter is keyed after a frequency change the antenna tunes. While the antenna is being tuned, a tone can be heard through the audio system. How much time must be allowed for the antenna to tune?