Autoflight Flashcards
THE AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDES:
AUTOPILOT FUNCTION WITH AUTOMATIC PITCH TRIM, YAW DAMPER, TURN CO-
ORDINATION, FLIGHT DIRECTOR FUNCTION AND ALTITUDE ALERTING
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE AFCS SYSTEM?
THREE CORE AVIONICS CABINETS
THE CORE AVIONICS CABINET (CAC) 1:
CONTROLS THE AUTOPILOT FUNCTIONS
THE POWER TRIM BOX IS USED FOR:
INTERFACE WITH THE PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR
THE TOUCH CONTROL STEERING (TCS) IS LOCATED:
ON THE BACK OF THE CONTROL WHEEL
THE STANDBY PITCH TRIM WHEN ACTIVATED WILL DISENGAGE THE A/P:
TRUE
WHEN THE YAW DAMPER PB IS SELECTED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS CORRECT:
BOTH ASSOCIATED ARROWS ARE ILLUMINATED GREEN
THE COLOUR CYAN ON THE FMA REPRESENTS:
MODE ARM
BOXED GREEN ITEM ON THE FMA REPRESENTS:
MODE CHANGE
COUPLING SELECTION IS DISPLAYED ON:
THE FMA & FGCP
SELECTING THE STANDBY PB ON THE FGCP:
CANCELS ALL AUTOPILOT AND FD UPPER MODES
THE PITCH WHEEL IS INHIBITED IF THE AIRCRAFT IS IN:
GS, IAS HOLD, ALT SEL CAPTURE & ALT HOLD MODE
THE AUTO/MAN SEL PB ON THE ICP ALLOWS SWITCHING BETWEEN:
SELECTED MANUAL SPEED
AUTOMATIC SPEED MANAGED BY THE FMS
THE FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATOR IS LOCATED:
TOP OF THE PFD
HOW MANY COLUMNS DOES THE FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATOR HAVE DEDICATED TO THE
ANNUNCIATION OF VARIOUS MODES AND STATUS INFORMATION?
4
THE FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATOR FMA HAS COLUMNS DEDICATED TO THE ANNUNCIATION
OF:
A) THE ICING STATUS INFORMATION
B) THE LATERAL AND VERTICAL MODES
C) THE ENGAGEMENT STATUS OF THE A/P
A MODE CHANGE IS DISPLAYED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING:
GREEN TEMPORARILY BOXED FOR 7 SECONDS
A MODE CAPTURE IS DISPLAYED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING:
GREEN* BOXED
A MODE HOLD IS DISPLAYED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING:
GREEN
WHICH ARE THE COMMON FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND AUTO PILOT LATERAL (ROLL) MODES
INTERCEPT AND FOLLOW THE GS? A) THE GS WILL BE CAPTURED AUTOMATICALLY IN ANY CASE B) THE GS WILL BE CAPTURED AUTOMATICALLY AFTER LOC CAPTURE C) AFTER LOC CAPTURE YOU HAVE TO PRESS APP MODE PB AGAIN D) AFTER LOC CAPTURE YOU HAVE TO PRESS NAV TO REARM THE GS
OPERATED BY LATERAL MODES PB:
HDG SEL, NAV, APP, VC
IN “APP” MODE (“LOC & GS ARM”), WHICH PB MUST BE PRESSED ON THE FGCP TO
INTERCEPT AND FOLLOW THE GS?
THE GS WILL BE CAPTURED AUTOMATICALLY AFTER LOC CAPTURE
THE YAW DAMPER FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY:
ANYTIME THE A/P IS ENGAGED
BY PUSHING THE YAW DAMPER PB
LOW BANK IS SELECTED IF THE IAS IS LESS THAN VmHB:
+0KTS
HIGH BANK IS SELECTED IF THE IAS IS GREATER THAN VmHB:
+ 5KTS
FOR HIGH BANK THE MAXIMUM BANK ANGLE IS:
27°
FOR low BANK THE MAXIMUM BANK ANGLE IS:
17°
THE LIMIT OF THE BANK ANGLE IS REPRESENTED ON THE ADI BY HOW MANY GREEN TICKS:
2
IF THE A/P IS ENGAGED IN BASIC MODE THE FLIGHT DIRECTORS WILL BE DISPLAYED:
False
HOW ARE THE AUTO PILOT BASIC MODES FOR LATERAL ACCESS DISPLAYED ON THE FMA?
A). “HDG HOLD” GREEN
B) “WING LVL” GREEN
C) “ROLL HOLD” GREEN
THE BANK ANGLE CAN BE CHANGED AND HELD WITH THE TCS (A/P ON), WITHIN THE LIMITS
OF:
+/-50°
THE A/P HOLDS THE CURRENT BANK ANGLE “ROLL HOLD” IN LATERAL BASIC MODE, IF THE
ROLL ANGLE AT ACTIVATION IS GREATER THAN:
6°
WHAT IS DISPLAYED ON THE FMA WHEN THE GA PB ON THE POWER LEVERS IS DEPRESSED?
“HDG HOLD” AND “GA” BOXED FOLLOWED BY “HDG HOLD” AND “GA” GREEN
WHICH PB ON THE FGCP MUST BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO FLY A 3D RNP APPROACH?
APP
WHICH PB ON THE FGCP MUST BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO FLY A 2D RNP APPROACH?
Nav
WHICH PB ON THE FGCP MUST BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO FLY A 2D VOR RNP APPROACH?
Nav
THE “ALT” SELECT MODE IS AUTOMATICALLY ARMED WHEN THE A/C CLIMBS OR DESCENDS
37. HOW IS THE GO-AROUND MODE CANCELLED?
A) BY USING TCS OR BY PUSHING THE STBY PB
B) BY SELECTING A NEW VERTICAL MODE OR ENGAGING THE A/P
C) A + B ARE CORRECT
D) BY PRESSING THE GA PB TWICE
TOWARDS THE SELECTED ALTITUDE:
TRUE
HOW IS THE GO-AROUND MODE CANCELLED?
BY USING TCS OR BY PUSHING THE STBY PB
BY SELECTING A NEW VERTICAL MODE OR ENGAGING THE A/P
