Auto Flight Flashcards
What systems make up the Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS)?
The flight director (FD), autopilot (AP), and auto throttles (AT).
What panel hosts the AP, FD and AT, plus lateral and vertical reference/mode selection and course selection?
Auto Flight Control System (AFCS) panel.
What does pushing the FD button on the AFCS do?
Engages and disengages FD on both PFDs.
What does pushing the AT button on the AFCS do?
Engages and disengages the AT.
What dues the outer ring on the SPD knob do?
Selects the source of the speed reference between MAN and FMS.
What does pushing the HDG button on the AFCS do?
The HDG Button selects heading mode when pushed once and
alternates with roll mode if pushed again.
Pushing the BANK button on the AFCS will toggle between what bank angles?
30° and 15° bank angle.
What is the up and down range of the FPA mode?
9.9° up and down.
How can the flight path angle/reference line be selected.
Rotating the FPA knob.
What do the inner and outer knobs of the ALT knob select?
The inner toggles between feet and meters.
The inner selects 1000 feet altitude increments.
The outer selects 100 feet altitude increments.
What does pushing the SRC button do?
Alternates between the PFD 1 or PFD 2 FMA modes as source (SRC)
for the autopilot.
When the autopilot is engaged, what does pushing the TCS button on the sidestick do?
Allows the pilot to maneuver the airplane without disconnecting the autopilot as long as you are not in TO/GA mode.
Where are the AT/DISC buttons located? The TO/GA buttons?
AT - Thrust levers and AT button on AFCS
TO/GA - Thrust levers
With the AP engaged, will the AP disengage if force is applied to the side stick in any direction?
Yes
What are the two FD cues presented?
Magenta circle and takeoff crossbars.
What done the green Flight Path Vector indicate?
Indicates the current flight path in reference to the horizon line.
Where is the Flight Mode Annunciator (FMA) located and. What does it display?
The FMA is located on the upper part of both PFDs and displays
annunciation for autothrottle, autopilot, approach status, lateral and
vertical modes.
List the color codes for normal operation.
Magenta - FMS active/engaged modes
Green - non FMS active/engaged modes
White - Armed modes
Amber - Alert condition
Red - Abnormal condition
What does an amber LIM on the FMA indicate?
An amber LIM is displayed when the autothrottle is in speed mode and the selected speed target can not be achieved because the autothrottle has limited N1 rating.
What are the two precision approach capabilities of the airplane?
APPR1 and APPR2
When is the AP aural alert triggered?
When the AP is disengaged by the pilot or system failure.
How can the AP aural alert be cancelled?
AP/PTY button on the sidestick.
When will the airplane automatically transition to half bank?
When the airplane altitude is greater than 25000 ft during a climb.
Prior to selecting the TO/GA button, what must be set in order to get the takeoff crossbars on the PFD?
Flaps set to 1 or 2
Takeoff weight must be set
Takeoff speeds must be sent to the FMS.
What computed takeoff speed reference is set in T/O mode?
V2 + 15 kts, V2 with OEI below V2.
What altitudes are associated with the ILS approach check points to try to engage the highest system capacity available.
1,500’ and 800’ RA
What is Emergency Descent Mode (EDM)?
A function that can bring the airplane to a safe altitude in the event of loss of cabin pressurization or pilot incapacitation.
When is EDM enabled?
Autopilot engaged above 25,000 feet.
When is EDM activated?
When EDM is enabled and a depressurization event occurs.
A red CABIN ALTITUDE CAS is displayed.
If the AP is engaged, what happens to the AT when the airspeed is below the top of the LSA white bar.
The AT will automatically be engaged.
What happens to the AP when the AOA limit function is activated?
It is disengaged.
What phases of flight is the AT system approved to operate in?
All phases of flight.
What is the purpose of the HOLD mode of the AT.
To ensure that no undesirable thrust reductions are experienced during the takeoff.
When will the AT HOLD mode be activated?
From the time the airplane exceeds 60 kts during takeoff until 400 ft AGL.
What is the minimum AP engagement height?
400 ft.
What is the minimum AP use height with Vertical Path Reference?
80 ft.
What is the minimum AP use height without Vertical Path Reference?
180 ft.
When planning to land with the AT engaged, what is the Vref additive and how much is unfactored landing distance multiplied by?
5 kias; 1.1
