Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI & IVSI)
Quiz
1. 1. IVSI is more useful over normal VSI as its indications are:
a. More reliable during steady climb/descend
b. More reliable when a/c initiates climb/descend
c. Reliable at all times. During turns the piston is pulled out because of centrifugal force
and the capsule contracts
2. 2. A/C fitted with IVSI will have:
a. Climbing indications during turn
b. Descend indications during turn
c. Will show correct during turns
Drawbacks: (i) It shows climb during turn (ii) During turbulence it shows oscillation
3. 3. Compared to the VSI what errors are eliminated by the IVSI?
a. Lag
b. Temperature
c. Turning
4. 4. The response time of a vertical speed detector may be increased by adding a:
a. Second calibrated part
b. Correction based on an accelerometer sensor
c. Bimetallic strip
5. 5. The vertical speed indicator of an aircraft flying at a true airspeed of 100kt, in a
descent with a slope of 3 degrees, indicates:
a. -300 ft/min
b. -250 ft/min
c. -500 ft/min
6. 6. What does a vertical speed indicator actually measure?
a. The rate of temperature change
b. The rate of temperature and altitude change
c. The rate of pressure change
7. 7. The vertical speed indicator VSI is fed by:
a. Differential pressure
b. Static pressure
c. Dynamic pressure
8. 8. If the static vent becomes blocked during climb:
a. The VSI will indicate an increasing rate of climb
b. The VSI will indicate a decreasing rate of climb
c. The VSI will return to zero
9. 9. Entering ground effect is likely to:
a. Decrease static pressure but increase pitot pressure
b. Decrease pitot pressure but increase static pressure
c. Increase position errors. After some time pressure will equalize in capsule and sealed
casing. It will show zero in level, climb and descend
10. 10. If metered orifice in VSI becomes partly blocked, VSI indication will be:
a. Too high when climbing
b. Too low when descending
c. Too high when climbing/descending
11. 11. If the casing of VSI in a pressurized a/c develops a leak, VSI indications will be:
a. Too low when climbing or descending
b. Too high when climbing or descending
c. Too high when climbing and too low when descending
12. 12. If casing of VSI in an unpressurized a/c develops a leak:
a. It will over read
b. It will under read
c. It will read zero
13. 13. The vertical speed indicator indications may be in error for some seconds after
starting or finishing a climb or descent. The error is a result of:
a. A combination of time lag and instrument error
b. A combination of time lag and manoeuvre induced errors
c. A combination of position error and manoeuvre induced errors
14. 14. If the pilot pipe becomes partly blocked?
a. The VSI indication will be too low when climbing
b. The VSI will be too low when descending
c. The VSI will not be affected
15. 15. If the static pipe becomes partly blocked?
a. The VSI indication will be too high when descending
b. The VSI indication will be too high when accelerating
c. The VSI indication will be too low when climbing or descending
16. 16. During taxiing, VSI shows -100 ft. Pilot should:
a. Continue with flight if engineer is on board
b. Taxi back and VSI should be repaired
c. Continue with flight with new reference
17. 17. VSI lag is reduced by:
a. Two dashpots responding to acceleration
b. Two return springs
c. Bi-metallic strips
18. 18. The correct action to be taken when the static vent blocks on an unpressurised
aircraft is to:
a. Break the VSI glass
b. Use the standby static source
c. Calculate ROC using mathematics
19. 19. A VSI:
a. Produces an output proportional to ambient pressure
b. Measures the difference between total pressure and static pressure
c. Measures the difference between the pressure inside and outside a capsule
20. 20. A VSI indicates increasing ROD by:
a. VSI needle moving downwards
b. VSI needle moving upwards
c. VSI needle stationary
