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Autoflight Flashcards

1
Q

What does AFCS stand for?

A

Automatic Flight Control System

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2
Q

AFCS includes which of the following components?

A

Flight Director,

autopilot with coupled go-around,

and yaw damper

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3
Q

What is the purpose of the AP/FD TCS button?

A

Temporarily overrides the AP and sychronizes the FD with the current aircraft attitude

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4
Q

The flight guidance panel provides which of the following?

A

Lateral guidance control,

AFCS management control,

and vertical guidance control

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5
Q

True or False: The Flight Guidance Panel has one independent channel.

A

False [it has 2 channels]

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6
Q

The lateral control area on the AFCS panel is used for which of the following?

A

selecting navigation and heading modes

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7
Q

What is the purpose of the vertical control area on the AFCS panel?

A

Used for selecting the
flight level change,
VNAV,
altitude hold,
Flight Path Angle,
and vertical speed modes

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8
Q

What is the purpose of the speed and mode control area on the AFCS panel?

A

Used for selecting manual or FMS control of the airspeed

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9
Q

How would you get approach annunciations to display on the FMA?

A

By pressing the APP button on the guidance panel

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10
Q

The flight directors are automatically displayed on the PFDs if which of the
following occurs?

A

The TOGA button is pressed,

the autopilot is engaged,

or windshear is detected

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11
Q

True or False: When the autopilot is disengaged, pressing either FD button
removes the Flight Director from both displays.

A

True

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12
Q

The aircraft is equipped with a _____ channel autopilot.

A

Dual

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13
Q

The autopilot has a servo for which of the following?

A

pitch control,

roll control,

and rudder control

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14
Q

True or False: Yaw, pitch, and roll have their own autopilot servo.

A

True

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15
Q

How is the AP engaged in flight?

A

By pressing the AP button on the guidance panel

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16
Q

True or False: Autopilot engagement is possible on the ground.

A

False

17
Q

Pressing the AP/TRIM DISC once accomplishes what?

A

Disengages the autopilot,

sounds the aural warning,

the AP annunciation blinks red

18
Q

True or False: Pressing the AP/TRIM DISC a second time cancels the
AUTOPILOT aural warning and cancels FMA “AP” annunciation.

A

True

19
Q

The AP will disengage if which of the following occurs?

A

The AP button is pressed on the guidance panel,

the red AP TRIM DISC button on the control column is pressed

either stick shaker is activated,

or windshear escape guidance is activated

20
Q

What does pressing the BANK Button on the Guidance Panel accomplish?

A

Enables and disables bank angle limit of 17 degrees used by the Heading Mode.

21
Q

When is 1/2 bank automatically enabled?

A

Abve FL250

22
Q

What does pressing the APP button on the Guidance Panel accomplish?

A

Activates and deactivates the mode for interception of an ILS (displays LOC and GS)

[Approach status annunciations are displayed -LNAV and GP for the VGP approach mode. AOM VOL 2 3.2]

23
Q

What does FPA stand for?

A

Flight Path Angle

24
Q

What does Flight Path Angle (FPA) accomplish?

A

creates manually selected vertical angle

25
Q

True or False: If performing a holding pattern at the FAF, the VGP mode should be
armed only after exiting the hold; otherwise, the mode may intercept the final
approach descent path during the hold.

A

True

26
Q

True or False: If the glide path is below the current aircraft altitude and the APP
button is pressed, the VGP mode will not engage and will require a manual
descent to intercept the final approach path.

A

True

27
Q

True or False: The transition to VFLCH from VPATH automatically occurs if the
landing gear/flap speed is exceeded by more than 10 kts.

A

True

28
Q

The normal method of disengaging the autopilot is _______.

A

Pressing the AP/TRIM DISC button on the control wheel

29
Q

The yaw damper is automatically engaged _______.

A

After power-up of either hydraulic system #1 or #3

[automatically disengaged after shutdown of both hydraulic systems 1 and 3]

30
Q

The color _______ indicates an FMS-commanded engaged mode in the FMA.

A

magenta

31
Q

The color _______ indicates a non-FMS-commanded engaged mode on the FMA.

A

green

32
Q

In the takeoff and go-around modes, pitch is limited to a minimum of _______
degrees and a maximum of _______ degrees

A

8 degrees, 18 degrees

33
Q

The requirements to engage APPR 1 are _______.

A

The minimums selector is set to BARO,

NAV frequency is set to the correct LOC frequency on the MCDU,

and V/L button or preview mode is selected

34
Q

True or False: Disengaging the autopilot will always automatically disengage the
autothrottles.

A

False

E175 (23 decks)

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