AUTO FLIGHT Flashcards
What altitude does the AFCS automatically select Half Bank mode in flight?
31,600 ft
Half Bank mode is not available in TOGA mode
True
What is the SPEED push button used for?
Engage the CLM or DES mode
Pressing either TOGA switch on the thrust levers does what when airborne?
Engages the GA mode of the FD and commands a 10 degree pitch command and heading hold (within 5 degrees)
Back course localizer approach should be flown with the NAV button selected
False – use B/C mode
What does Half Bank mode provide?
Max bank command of 15 degrees
When is Half Bank mode inhibited?
- TO mode
- GA mode
- Onside approach mode capture
- Any onside localizer capture
In pitch mode, rotating the pitch wheel one click will provide how much pitch change?
1/2 Degree
Pressing either GA switch on the thrust lever will?
Disconnect the AP and engage the GA mode for FD guidance
In V/S mode, rotating the pitch wheel one click provides how much change in V/S?
100 ft
To fly a full ILS with GS, you should select the NAV mode on the FCP
False – select APPR mode
When conducting a GA from an autopilot coupled approach, you must press the TOGA button and the AP disconnect button on the yoke to disconnect the AP
False
Prior to using SPEED, V/S or PITCH mode to change altitude, what must first be done?
Select a new altitude
Pressing the ALT button on the FCP will do what?
Provide instantaneous capture of the pressure altitude at the time of engagement.
If the primary trim switches on the yoke are activated when the AP is engaged, what happens?
AP will disconnect
When the AP XFR switch is selected to the copilots side, what happens?
Copilots flight control computer (FCC) commands both FD’s (flight directors)
If the Auto pilot and the FD’s are off, which FMA’s will be active if the Auto pilot is engaged?
PITCH and ROLL, will become the active modes & the FD’s will appear.
In the Vertical speed mode, is there speed protection?
Yes
Why are there 2 lights next to the APPR switch?
Each light represents one of the 2 FCCs
What does the SYNC button on the back of the yoke do?
Synchronizes the Flight Director to the present flight attitude
Will the SYNC button work with the Autopilot engaged?
No
What do the TOGA switches on the thrust levers do for a normal takeoff?
- Commands TO/TO mode as the active vertical and
lateral FMA’s - Disengages the autopilot
- Moves the FD up to an optimized pitch of between 11-
18 degrees - Updates runway position data in FMS
What primary conditions must be satisfied for the TO/TO to active?
- Both Engines running
- Park brake off
- Autopilot off
- Stabilizer trim in takeoff range
- Spoilers retracted
- Flaps set to 8 or 20
- Aileron trim neutral (green range)
- Rudder trim neutral (green range)
What do the TOGA switches on the thrust levers do during a Go-around?
- Commands GA/GA mode as the ver/lat FMA
- Disengages the autopilot
- Moves FD up to 10 Degrees
- Inhibits the 1/2 bank switch
- Holds present heading within 5 degree bank limit
- Sequences the FMS missed approach waypoints into the active flight-plan (need to be in White needles)
Will a Yaw damper failure cause the autopilot to disengage?
Yes
How can the autopilot manually be disengaged?
- by the AP DISC bar on FCP
- by the AP DISC switch on FCP
- by the AP /SP switch on the yoke
- TOGA switches on the thrust lever
What is the minimum altitude for autopilot engagement?
600’ agl
What is the minimum altitude for AP disconnect on an ILS?
Glideslope < 3.5 80’
Glideslope > 3.5 120’
What is the minimum altitude for autopilot disconnect on a non precision approach?
400’
What does an amber boxed A on the PFD mean?
Ailerons are mistrimmed. AP TRIM IS LWD or RED caution message will follow shortly after.
What does an amber boxed E on the PFD mean?
Elevator is mistrimmed.
