Autoflight

Question 1

A/THR in white means that A/THR is:

Answer 1

Active

Question 2

The Flight Management part of the FMGC includes the following elements:

Answer 2

Navigation and management of navigation aids

Management of Flight Plans

Prediction and optimisation of performance

Display management

Question 3

High and low speed stabilities may be available in alternate law, stabilities can be overridden by the pilot and it is possible to exceed:

Answer 3

Vmo, Mmo and stall the aircraft

Question 4

Where is the information displayed by DMC#1 and DMC#2?

Answer 4

DMC#1 supplies data to PFD#1, ND#1, and Upper ECAM.

DMC#2 supplies data for PFD#2, ND#2, and lower ECAM.

Question 5

If the IR mode rotary selector is selected to off the ADIRU is not

Answer 5

energised: AD and IR information is lost.

Question 6

Flight Control Protection Symbols display at — degree bank, to mark the bank limits.

Answer 6

67

Question 7

If the bank control protection is lost, ——— ——— replace the green symbols.

Answer 7

Amber crosses

Question 8

Flight Control Protection Symbols display in green at —— degrees nose up and —— degrees nose down to mark the pitch limits.

Answer 8

30 degrees nose up and 15 degrees nose down.

Question 9

When does the side slip indicator change to a blue Beta target?

Answer 9

Config 1,2 or 3 is selected and:

• any Engine EPR >1.25, and
• the difference between the engine EPR’s exceeds .25

Question 10

What does the Low Accuracy message mean?

Answer 10

FMGS position and actual radio position difference exceeds limits.

Question 11

When in alternate law, all protections except ——— protection will be lost.

Answer 11

Load Factor Limitation.

Question 12

Placing one of the ADR push buttons off will accomplish what?

Answer 12

The off light will illuminate and air data output will disconnect.

Question 13

What information is supplied by the IR’s and displayed on the PFD?

Answer 13

Heading, altitude and vertical speed.

Question 14

Can the aircraft be controlled with a loss of all electrics?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

If both ELACs fail, what controls the elevator and stabiliser?

Answer 15

SECs

Question 16

While in flight, operating in Normal Law, in the Alpha protection range the sidestick controller and the flight controls revert to:

Answer 16

the AOA mode, and sidestick deflection is proportional to AOA.

Question 17

The ON BAT light will illuminate amber when one or more IR’s are operating on aircraft:

Answer 17

battery power.

For a few seconds at the beginning of the alignment process.

Question 18

How many ADIRU’s are installed?

Answer 18

3

Question 19

The thrust delivered by ATHR is already at Max Climb thrust. Is it possible to obtain some additional thrust?

Answer 19

Yes by moving the thrust levers forward from the CL detent.

Question 20

What does the Low Accuracy message mean?

Answer 20

FMGS position and actual radio position difference exceeds limits.

Question 21

What action should be taken if IR#2 is lost?

Answer 21

Move the ATT HDG rotary selector knob to FO 3.

Question 22

What is the function of the FAC’s?

Answer 22

Rudder and Yaw damping inputs, Flight envelope and speed computations, and wind shear protection.

Question 23

High and low speed stabilities may be available in alternate law, stabilities can be —————- by the pilot and

Answer 23

Can be overridden by the pilot, and it is possible to exceed VMO, MMO and stall the aircraft.

Question 24

What message is displayed if the database effective date does not match the clock date?

Answer 24

Check database cycle

Question 25

How long does a Normal IR alignment take?

Answer 25

Approximately 10 minutes

Question 26

The Flight Management part of the FMGC includes the following elements

Answer 26

Navigation, flight planning, performance optimisation and flight predictions, management of navigation radios, management of displays

Question 27

What information is supplied by the Air Data Modules (ADM) and displayed on the PFD’s?

Answer 27

Airspeed, altitude and back up vertical speed.

Question 28

The ATT HDG and AIR DATA selectors on the switching panel in the NORM position indicate that ADIRU 1 is

Answer 28

ADIRU 1 is supplying information to PFD 1, ND 1 and the DDRMI; ADIRU 2 is supplying information to PFD 2 and ND 2.

Question 29

While in flight operating in Normal Law, movement of the sidestick and subsequent return to neutral will command:

Answer 29

A load factor proportional to stick deflection, then maintain one G flight corrected for pitch attitude.

Question 30

The IR ALIGN light is extinguished. What does this mean?

Answer 30

Alignment has been completed.

Question 31

What is the function of the FAC’s?

Answer 31

Rudder and yaw damping inputs, flight envelope and speed computations, and windshear protection.

Question 32

In Normal Law all protections are active, which are they?

Answer 32

Protections.
load factor.
pitch attitude.
high angle of attack.
alpha floor.
angle of bank.
high speed.

Question 33

What causes a DU to display a black screen with a white diagonal line?

Answer 33

DMC failure.

Question 34

What are the correct positions for the PFD and ND?

Answer 34

The PFD should be outboard and the ND should be inboard.

Question 35

On an auto land approach, with both autopilots on, which FMGC is master?

Answer 35

FMGC 1

Question 36

What is always true when operating in alternate law?

Answer 36

Extending the landing gear will place the aircraft in Direct Law.

Question 37

When in alternate law, all protections except ——- protection will be lost.

Answer 37

Load factor

Question 38

If Low Accuracy message is displayed, are there any approach restrictions?

Answer 38

Yes, both LNAV and VNAV approaches are forbidden.

Question 39

The DDRMI supplies the pilot with:

Answer 39

Bearing only for VOR 1 and VOR 2.

Question 40

A flashing white ALIGN light indicates either:

Answer 40

An IR alignment fault is detected, or no present position information has been entered and ten minutes has elapsed since the IR was selected on.

Question 41

How can the present position of the aircraft be initialised:

Answer 41

Either entered through the ADIRS CDU, or entered in the INIT page of the MCDU.

Question 42

In normal law with all protections available the autopilot will disengage when:

Answer 42

High speed protection activates.
Angle of attack protection activates (v@prot +1. During approach <100ft >v@max).
Pitch attitude exceeds +25 or -13, or bank angle >45.
A rudder pedal deflection is greater than 10 out of trim.