2018 study

Question 1

What protections do you have in alternate law?

Answer 1

B- Bank: none 
Y- Yaw:  dampening only
P- Pitch: none 
A- AOA: Vls & Vsw shown 
L- load: Clean: -1 / +2.5,   Dirty: -0 / +2
S- Speed: no high speed protections

Question 2

What are your high speed protections?

Answer 2

B-Bank Limited to 40 degrees
A-Autopilot disconnects
S-Seeks wings level
N-Nose up movement

Question 3

Explain AProt

Answer 3

B- Bank limited to 45 degrees 
A- Autopilot disconnects 
S- Speed brakes retracts 
A- AOA instead of load
P- Pitch up trim inhibited

Question 4

What are the 4 requirements to accept an RNAV departure?

Answer 4

1- Must be line selectable from the box
2-Cross track error less than 0.5NM
3-Flight director or A/P in LNAV
4-Must be able to engage no later than 500’

Question 5

What Protections do you have in Normal law?

Answer 5

B- bank limited to 67 degrees
Y- yaw damp & turn cord.
P- 30 up, 15 down (Vfe full -20 up 15 dwn)
A- AOA protections (Vmax, Vls, Amax, Aprot)
L- load clean: -1 / +2.5, dirty: -0 / +2
S- Speed: Vmo +6

Question 6

What is the time and distance for a T/O alternate, and when do you need one?

Answer 6

1 hour, single engine, normal cruise, within 330NM

You need a T/O alternate when the airport you are departing from is below CAT 1 mins

(or below the lowest minimums allowed for the field)

Question 7

When must Engine anti-Ice be turned on?

Answer 7

When TAT/OAT is below 10 degrees and in visible moisture or surface contamination exists.

Question 8

When do auto brakes start working?
Low?
Med?

Answer 8

Low: 4 seconds after spoiler deployment
Med: 2 seconds after spoiler deployment

Question 9

When does the RAT automatically deploy?

Answer 9

When AC bus 1 & AC bus 2 are unpowered and the aircraft is above 100 kts

Question 10

Max N1 & N2
CEO?
NEO?

Answer 10

CEO: N1 = 104%
N2 = 105%

NEO: N1 = 105%
N2 = 116.5%

Question 11

What controls are left in MECHANICAL BACKUP?

Answer 11

(THS) trimmable horizontal stabilizer

Rudder

Question 12

Which leading edges are ice protected?

Answer 12

Outer three slats

Rudder is not heated

Question 13

How do you know you’re in direct law?

Answer 13

“USE MAN PITCH TRIM”

on the PFD

Question 14

How long must you wait for engine stabilization after start up & how long must you wait for cool down?

Answer 14

3 minuets for engine stabilization and cool down

(On start up it ensures that the engines are feed from each respective wing tank)

(On shutdown time starts after reverse
idle has been selected.)

Question 15

Starter limitations
CEO?
NEO?

Answer 15

CEO:
3 cycles with 20 seconds in between 15 min cool down. Do not engage starter above 20%N2

NEO:
3 cycles with 60 seconds in between 15 cool down
Do not engage starter above 59%N2

Question 16

RVSM equipment requirements

Answer 16

F- FWC (flight warning computer)
F-FCU (flight control units)
A-Autopilot
T-Transponder
P-PFD (X2) (pilot flight display)
A-ADR(x2) (air data reference)
D-DMC(x2) (display mgmt computer)

Question 17

When is FLEX T/O not allowed?

Answer 17

M- MEL prohibits 
C-contaminated runway
O-OAT exceeds flex temp 
W-wind shear 
S-special DP
P-performance doesn’t allow 
25- 25% reduction exceeded

Question 18

Minimum fuel for Take off?

Answer 18

3300lbs

Question 19

Max EGT for MCT?

Answer 19

915

Question 20

Autobrake CAT III limitations

Answer 20

Less than 8,000’: medium

More than 8,000’: low or medium

Question 21

Max EGT for TOGA?

Answer 21

950

Question 22

What paperwork must be on board to block out?

Answer 22

Flight release 
Flight plan 
Latest METAR & TAF
NOTAMS 
Performance info
Weight & balance manifest

Question 23

What is method 1 & method 2?

What is their respective strategy?

Answer 23

Method 1: V1-Destination clear all obstacles by 1,000’, 5 miles either side .78/300 MCT to ceiling

Method 2: TOC-Alternate clear all obstacles by 2,000, 5miles either side Green Dot & MCT until clear of obstacles, revert to method 1

Question 24

Explain 3585

Answer 24

It allows us to be dispatched to an airport that is CONDITIONALLY reported below mins. It is for dispatch purposes only.

Second alternate required

Destination: Must have 1/2 vis required
Alternate: Must have 1/2 vis & 1/2 ceiling
2nd alternate: Must be above mins

Question 25

What is C55?

Answer 25

It’s how we derive our alternate minimums

With one usable approach: Add 400 & 1SM to mins

With 2 usable approaches: Add 200 & 1/2SM to mins

Question 26

What do the FACS do?

Answer 26

BE-beta target 
S-“Speed, Speed, speed, (Lew)
Wi-windshear (reactive)
F-flight envelope protections 
T- tail controls:

R-rudder limit
A-alternate law yaw 
T-turn coord.
T-trim
Y-yaw dampening

Question 27

When do you need an alternate?

Answer 27

1- +/- 1 hour 
2- 2000’ ceiling 
3-3sm vis 
\+- 1500’ above cat I mins (flag)
\+- 2SM above cat I mins (flag)
M-marginal weather (100’ & 1/2 )
Max method 2
O-offline charter 
I-international ops >6hrs only 1 runwy 
S- severe icing 
T- thunderstorms +/- 1 hr 
R-RNAV/GPS only approach 
S-supplemental 
-3585

Question 28

When do you need an ARTR?

Answer 28

S-supplemental crew change
H- hour after release time
A-alternate needed/removed
F-fuel added >2,000 or +/- 400 from release
M-MEL added or removed
MI- more than a 100 reroute
Captain- capt’ signs release but has been replaced

Question 29

When do you need to do a full alignment of the ADRIS?

Answer 29

G-GPS unavailable  NAVAID poor
A-Alaska 
G-GPS unavailable on a flight >3 hrs 
C-crew change 
C-class II
F-first flight of the day 
I-international