Auto Flight Flashcards
What is the name of the display where the Flight Mode Annunciators (FMA) appear?
Primary Flight Display
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What does CMD (green), annunciated on the PFD, mean?
One or both autopilots are engaged
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When does a rectangle around a Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA) appear?
Rectangles are displayed for 10 seconds after engagement
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How does an FMA display an Armed Mode?
smaller white letters at the bottom of the flight mode annunciation boxes
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What are the names (from left to right) of the Flight Mode Annunciators?
Autothrottle modes // Roll modes // Pitch modes
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Which FMA annunciation indicates that power has been removed from the autothrottle servos during takeoff?
THR HLD
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Pushing an illuminated mode switch on the Mode Control Panel (MCP) does what to the mode?
Deselects the mode
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What is displayed by turning a Flight Director (F/D) switch ON?
Command bars on the respective pilot’s attitude indicator if command pitch and roll modes are engaged
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How is the master FCC determined?
1) first F/D switch selected, or
2) with one or both A/Ps engaged in CMD, first A/P engagement
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What are the required conditions for A/P engagement?
- no force applied to control wheel
- the STAB TRIM AUTOPILOT cutout switch is at NORMAL
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What does the STAB OUT OF TRIM (amber) light indicate?
With the A/P engaged the STAB OUT OF TRIM light illuminates when the autopilot is not trimming the stabilizer properly
When does the A/P Disengage Light illuminate STEADY RED?
- Stabilizer our of trim below 800 ft RA on dual channel approach
- ALT ACQ mode inhibited during A/P go-around if stabilizer not trimmed for single A/P operation
- disengage light TEST switch held in position 2
- automatic ground system tests fail
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What does the A/T LIM indication (white) on the Upper Display Unit mean?
FMC is not providing the A/T system with N1 limit values. A/T is using a degraded N1 thrust limit from the related EEC.
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When is the MCP IAS/MACH display blank?
- VNAV mode engaged
- A/T engaged in FMC SPD mode
- during 2 engine AFDS go-around
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While flying an RNP departure passing 10,000’, you have selected LVL CHG, with 250 in the IAS/MACH window on the MCP, what will be the PITCH Mode FMA annunciation?
N1
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What triggers/causes the MCP IAS/MACH display to automatically and manually switch between indicated airspeed and Mach number?
Auto: approx FL260
Man: press C/O switch
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The Back Angle Selector sets maximum back angle for AFDS operation in which Roll modes?
HSG SEL and VOR modes
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Engaging LNAV outside of 3 NM from an active route requires what intercept criteria?
- on intercept course of 90 deg or less
- intercept route segment before active waypoint
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After engaging LVL CHG for a climb, what does the FMA annunciate for the Autothrottle mode?
N1
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After localizer and glide slope capture, what will exit the APP mode?
- TO/GA switch
- Disengage A/P and turn off both F/D switches
- Retune VHF NAV receiver
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You are on Autopilot climbing from 10,000 to FL200, in VNAV, with 20,000 in the FMC CRZ page and MCP Altitude window. Passing 11,000 you select ALT HLD, what will the aircraft do?
Hold uncorrected barometric altitude at the time switch is pressed
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What will happen after activating either TO/GA switch above 2,000 RA with flaps up and G/S not active?
????
When is Glide Slope capture inhibited?
Prior to localizer capture
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After pushing TO/GA once, on a dual A/P approach prior to touchdown, what will the roll mode command?
F/D roll commands hold current ground track. FMA Roll Mode is blank.
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After pushing TO/GA once, on a dual A/P approach prior to touchdown, what rate of climb will the N1 thrust provide?
1000 to 2000 fpm climb
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With the second push of TO/GA, on a dual A/P approach prior to touchdown, what N1 thrust is commanded?
A/T advances to the full go-around N1 limit
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When will overspeed or underspeed limiting symbols appear in the MCP speed window?
Limiting symbols appear when the selected speed cannot be reached
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What type of deviation alerting is available when deviating from the selected altitude?
Dev of 200 ft or more = momentary tone sounds and alt box turns amber/flashes
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