270, Flight Controls

Question 1

What power setting does Alpha Floor command?

• Cruise thrust
• Idle
• TOGA
• No change

Answer 1

TOGA

Question 2

In Direct Law, how is pitch trim controlled?

• Through MCDU inputs.
• Manually using the Pitch Trim Wheels.
• It is frozen in position.
• Automatically.

Answer 2

Manually using the Pitch Trim Wheels.

Question 3

Which controls are available in Mechanical Back up?

• Ailerons
• Elevators
• Rudder and THS
• Spoilers

Answer 3

Rudder and THS

Question 4

Your aircraft is currently in a climb with a nose-up pitch attitude. You are hand-flying the aircraft and both sidesticks are currently in the neutral position. You are asking the flight control computers for:

• A negative change in load factor.
• No change in load factor.
• A positive change in load factor.
• A specific elevator deflection.

Answer 4

No change in load factor.

Question 5

Pitch protections provided in normal law include:

• Maneuver protection
• Pitch attitude protection
• High speed and alpha protection
• All of the above

Answer 5

All of the above

Question 6

The A320 cannot be stalled in normal law.

True

False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Which statement below is true concerning the FACs?

• In addition to rudder control, the FACs provide backup control of the Ailerons
• The FACs are depicted on the F/CTL page.
• Three FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw damping, rudder limiting, and rudder trim.
• Two FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw damping, rudder limiting, and rudder trim.

Answer 7

Two FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw damping, rudder limiting, and rudder trim.

Question 8

If both sidesticks are moved in the same direction at the same time:

• The aircraft will roll twice as fast.
• Both red arrows on the pilots glareshield will illuminate.
• The total demand is never more than what can be realized with full deflection on only one sidestick.
• The input of the first sidestick moved from neutral is the only input processed by the flight control computers.

Answer 8

The total demand is never more than what can be realized with full deflection on only one sidestick.

Question 9

You are hand-flying the aircraft. According to the indications shown:

• The CA has pressed and held the left sidestick takeover pb and the right sidestick is making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers.
• The CA has pressed and held the left sidestick takeover pb and the right sidestick is no longer making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers
• The FO has pressed and held the right sidestick takeover pb and the left sidestick is making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers.
• The FO has pressed and held the right sidestick takeover pb and the left sidestick is frozen in the neutral position.

Answer 9

The CA has pressed and held the left sidestick takeover pb and the right sidestick is making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers.

Question 10

Hydraulic power for the elevator servos comes from which system?

Yellow

All 3 Systems

Green

Blue

Answer 10

All 3 Systems

Question 11

There is a manual elevator control in the event of multiple computer or hydraulic system failures.

True

False

Answer 11

False

Question 12

While flying with the autopilot engaged, if you move the THS the autopilot will disengage.

True

False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The spoiler panels on the A319/A321 function as:

Speed Brakes

Roll Spoilers

Ground Spoilers

All of the above

Answer 13

All of the above

Question 14

Control of the rudder is provided by the:

• FACs
• SECs
• ELACs
• SFCC

Answer 14

FACs

Question 15

Mechanical control of the THS is available from the __________ at any time, if either the Green or Yellow system is functioning.

• Aft Mechanical Servojack
• Pitch Trim Wheel
• Mechanical Step Handle
• Dual Mechanical Dampers

Answer 15

Pitch Trim Wheel

Question 16

In Normal Law what does a lateral side stick input command?

• A roll rate
• Autopilot disconnect
• A thrust change
• A pitch change

Answer 16

A roll rate

Question 17

The failure of a single flight control computer:

• Does not cause normal law to downgrade to another law.
• Will cause normal law to downgrade to direct law.
• Will cause normal law to downgrade to alternate law.
• May cause normal law to downgrade to alternate or direct law depending on the nature of the malfunction.

Answer 17

Does not cause normal law to downgrade to another law.

Question 18

You are in level flight in a 20° bank to the left. You are hand-flying the aircraft and both sidesticks are in the neutral position. You are asking the flight control computers for:

• 0° per second roll rate
• A roll rate equal to your current bank angle
• 15° per second roll rate
• 10° per second roll rate

Answer 18

0° per second roll rate

Question 19

Which of these flight control computers will function during emergency electrical configuration?

• ELAC 1, SEC 1, FAC 1
• SEC 1, FAC 1, ELAC 2
• ELAC 1, SEC 2, FAC 2
• ELAC 2, SEC 2, SEC 3, FAC 2

Answer 19

ELAC 1, SEC 1, FAC 1

Question 20

If either ELAC fails, the other ELAC can provide full control with no loss of system functionality.

False

True

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Control of the rudder is provided by the:

ELACs

SFCC

SECs

FACs

Answer 21

FACs

Question 22

Which statement below is true concerning the SECs?

• Three SECs provide direct control of the elevators and rudder.
• Three SECs provide direct control of the spoilers and ailerons.
• Three SECs provide direct control of the rudder and spoilers.
• Three SECs provide direct control of the spoilers. SECs 1 and 2 provide backup control of the elevators and THS.

Answer 22

Three SECs provide direct control of the spoilers. SECs 1 and 2 provide backup control of the elevators and THS.

Question 23

The elevators are:

• Each operated by two servos that are powered by a single hydraulic system.
• Not depicted on the F/CTL page..
• Independently moved by one of two electronically-controlled servos that serve each elevator.
• Mechanically connected.

Answer 23

Independently moved by one of two electronically-controlled servos that serve each elevator.

Question 24

In normal flight operations, pitch trim is:

• Automatic and can be monitored on the F/CTL page and on the trim position scales next to the trim wheels.
• Automatic and the trim wheels do not move when automatic trimming is taking place.
• Only used when in Mechanical Backup
• Manual with trim inputs made using the manual trim wheels in the flight deck.

Answer 24

Automatic and can be monitored on the F/CTL page and on the trim position scales next to the trim wheels.

Question 25

Rudder trim is:

• Accomplished by displacing a rudder trim tab and is automatic when the autopilot is engaged.
• Accomplished by displacing the entire rudder surface and is automatic when the autopilot is engaged.
• Accomplished by displacing the entire rudder surface and is always performed by making inputs using the RUD TRIM knob on the pedestal.
• Accomplished by displacing a rudder trim tab and is automatic when you are hand-flying the aircraft.

Answer 25

Accomplished by displacing the entire rudder surface and is automatic when the autopilot is engaged.

Question 26

There is no mechanical connection between the sidesticks.

True

False

Answer 26

True

Question 27

If both the captain and first officer displace their respective sidesticks in the same direction:

• The priority arrows will light up on each pilot’s glareshield.
• The total demand will never be more than what can be achieved with full deflection of any one sidestick.
• The inputs will cancel out resulting in no aircraft movement.
• The input will cause the aircraft to enter alternate law.

Answer 27

The total demand will never be more than what can be achieved with full deflection of any one sidestick.

Question 28

Engaging the autopilot causes both sidesticks to be centered.

True

False

Answer 28

True

Question 29

The pitch trim wheels do not move when automatic trimming is in progress.

False

True

Answer 29

False