FMS TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
When confronted with the following indication as shown below on the FMC, what way(s) would you
use to determine the proper way-point if they all have the same name? In this case "SIE"
ANSW✅✅Compare the Frequency with the Flight Plan Fix indicated
Cross Reference the FIX with the Latitude/Longitude on the flight plan.
Refer to the PFD below.
What is the current Mach and Indicated Airspeed? ANSW✅✅.851 & 266
Referring to the FMC below:
How do you enter the "REF AIRPORT" into the "SET IRS POS" line? ANSW✅✅Select LSK 2R (it will
show in the Scratch Pad) and then select LSK 5R to input the position into the FMC.
Refer to the ND below.
What is the alternate magenta line to the east of your course depicting? ANSW✅✅A Route Offset
You are instructed to hold at a fix. You go into the FMC on the "HOLD" page and see that the first fix
depicted is NOT the fix you are supposed to hold at. How do you get the fix you want to hold at to be
displayed in LSK1L of the HOLD page? (See illustration below). ANSW✅✅Press NEXT HOLD to go
to the choices of fixed you can HOLD at
Why is the Latitude and Longitude still displayed under the "SET IRS POS"? ANSW✅✅Because the
IRS is still aligning
Referring to the FMC: What button do you need to push in order to enter winds aloft at a fix?
ANSW✅✅RTE DATA
What will occur after the aircraft reaches the VKZ (Virginia Key) fix, if you did not close the
discontinuity? ANSW✅✅The aircraft would continue on it's current heading once it reached this
fix.
, Would you be able to use the "TO 1" setting (as indicated) for takeoff under these conditions?
ANSW✅✅No, you must utilize a "FULL POWER" takeoff (labelled as TO & CLB on the FMC)
anytime there is a contaminated runway situation.
The V SPEEDS are all activated for takeoff. ANSW✅✅False
What airspeed will the aircraft accelerate to and at what altitude if you are below 10,000 fett?
ANSW✅✅250/10000
You have programmed your route into the FMC, but the arrival STAR into KMIA has been changed
since you first programmed the FMC. You go to the DEP/ARR page and are unable to find the
ARRIVAL STARS into KMIA. How do you access this information to change the arrival into KMIA?
ANSW✅✅Select "INDEX" on LSK6L
You are flying from KDAB to KMIA and you are asked to hold at FLL (which is on your route of flight)
due to sector saturation. You go to the "HOLD page on the FMC and you see the depiction below.
How do you select FLL as the location that you need to HOLD at? ANSW✅✅You will need to select
"NEXT HOLD" on LSK6L and this will then display the other fixes on your chosen route. You would
then find FLL, select the appropriate LSK associated with the FLL FIX, and this in turn will appear on
LINE 1 of the FMC on the HOLD page. You would then continue your entries to initiate a HOLD.
You can activate your Flight Plan with the Captains ND Selector Panel configured as shown below
ANSW✅✅False
As you are Programming the FMC, you see the following message displayed in the ND.What is this
message referring to? ANSW✅✅TIME TO ALIGN refers to the time remaining to align the IRS
system of the aircraft.
On the FMC HOLD Page, what does the term PPOS mean as it displayed next to the corresponding
LSK6R? ANSW✅✅Present Position
It is always a good practice to check your mileage on your flight plan against what you have
programmed into the FMC. Where would you find this information? ANSW✅✅On the PROG page
You are airborne and must return to the airport of origination. That airport has a STAR for your
arrival that you need to access, however when you push the DEP ARR button on the FMC, all you see
SOLUTIONS
When confronted with the following indication as shown below on the FMC, what way(s) would you
use to determine the proper way-point if they all have the same name? In this case "SIE"
ANSW✅✅Compare the Frequency with the Flight Plan Fix indicated
Cross Reference the FIX with the Latitude/Longitude on the flight plan.
Refer to the PFD below.
What is the current Mach and Indicated Airspeed? ANSW✅✅.851 & 266
Referring to the FMC below:
How do you enter the "REF AIRPORT" into the "SET IRS POS" line? ANSW✅✅Select LSK 2R (it will
show in the Scratch Pad) and then select LSK 5R to input the position into the FMC.
Refer to the ND below.
What is the alternate magenta line to the east of your course depicting? ANSW✅✅A Route Offset
You are instructed to hold at a fix. You go into the FMC on the "HOLD" page and see that the first fix
depicted is NOT the fix you are supposed to hold at. How do you get the fix you want to hold at to be
displayed in LSK1L of the HOLD page? (See illustration below). ANSW✅✅Press NEXT HOLD to go
to the choices of fixed you can HOLD at
Why is the Latitude and Longitude still displayed under the "SET IRS POS"? ANSW✅✅Because the
IRS is still aligning
Referring to the FMC: What button do you need to push in order to enter winds aloft at a fix?
ANSW✅✅RTE DATA
What will occur after the aircraft reaches the VKZ (Virginia Key) fix, if you did not close the
discontinuity? ANSW✅✅The aircraft would continue on it's current heading once it reached this
fix.
, Would you be able to use the "TO 1" setting (as indicated) for takeoff under these conditions?
ANSW✅✅No, you must utilize a "FULL POWER" takeoff (labelled as TO & CLB on the FMC)
anytime there is a contaminated runway situation.
The V SPEEDS are all activated for takeoff. ANSW✅✅False
What airspeed will the aircraft accelerate to and at what altitude if you are below 10,000 fett?
ANSW✅✅250/10000
You have programmed your route into the FMC, but the arrival STAR into KMIA has been changed
since you first programmed the FMC. You go to the DEP/ARR page and are unable to find the
ARRIVAL STARS into KMIA. How do you access this information to change the arrival into KMIA?
ANSW✅✅Select "INDEX" on LSK6L
You are flying from KDAB to KMIA and you are asked to hold at FLL (which is on your route of flight)
due to sector saturation. You go to the "HOLD page on the FMC and you see the depiction below.
How do you select FLL as the location that you need to HOLD at? ANSW✅✅You will need to select
"NEXT HOLD" on LSK6L and this will then display the other fixes on your chosen route. You would
then find FLL, select the appropriate LSK associated with the FLL FIX, and this in turn will appear on
LINE 1 of the FMC on the HOLD page. You would then continue your entries to initiate a HOLD.
You can activate your Flight Plan with the Captains ND Selector Panel configured as shown below
ANSW✅✅False
As you are Programming the FMC, you see the following message displayed in the ND.What is this
message referring to? ANSW✅✅TIME TO ALIGN refers to the time remaining to align the IRS
system of the aircraft.
On the FMC HOLD Page, what does the term PPOS mean as it displayed next to the corresponding
LSK6R? ANSW✅✅Present Position
It is always a good practice to check your mileage on your flight plan against what you have
programmed into the FMC. Where would you find this information? ANSW✅✅On the PROG page
You are airborne and must return to the airport of origination. That airport has a STAR for your
arrival that you need to access, however when you push the DEP ARR button on the FMC, all you see
