Autoflight

Question 1

What is the purpose of the BANK Button?

Answer 1

• Enables and disables bank angle to 17° used in the HDG mode

Question 2

What is the Normal Disengagement process for the Autopilot?

Answer 2

• Pressing the Quick Disconnect button on either control wheel
  i. Pressing once triggers aural warning “Autopilot”
  ii. Pressing a second time cancels the aural warning and cancels the
  FMA annunciation.

Question 3

Non-Normal Autopilot disengage occurs via?

Answer 3

• AP button pressed on the guidance panel
• Either manual pitch trim is actuated
• Either stick shaker is activated
• Windshear Escape guidance is activated

Question 4

When will the FD automatically turn ON in Flight?

Answer 4

• TO/GA button actuation
• Manual selection of any vertical and lateral mode
• Autopilot engagement
• Windshear detection

Question 5

Describe the FMA (Flight Mode Annunciator) color codes?

Answer 5

• Magenta – FMS commanded active/engaged mode
• Green – Non-FMS commanded active/engaged mode
• White – Armed mode
• Amber – Alert condition
• Red – Abnormal condition

Question 6

What are the Basic Modes of the Flight Director?

Answer 6

• ROL and FPA

Question 7

Describe the TO Pitch Angle Logic when airborne and IAS is greater than speed
target?

Answer 7

• All engines operating – V2 + 10kt
• One Engine Inoperative:
  i. Engine failure below V2 – V2
  ii. Engine failure between V2 and V2 + 10kt – Maintains Speed
  iii. Engine failure above V2 – Guides V2 + 10kts

Question 8

What is the initial pitch guidance when the GA mode is active?

Answer 8

• 8°

Question 9

What target speed will the FD command during a Go Around?

Answer 9

• All Engines Operating – Vref + 20kt

- One Engine Inoperative – Vac

Question 10

What alerts are generated during a Windshear Caution or Windshear Warning?

Answer 10

• Caution:
  i. Amber WSHR on the PFD
  ii. Aural “CAUTION WINDSHEAR”
• Warning:
  i. Red WSHR on the PFD
  ii. Aural “WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR”

Question 11

What parameters must be meet to enable APPR 2?

Answer 11

• Both RA/BARO knobs set to RA
• Both NAV freqs. set to correct LOC freq. in the MCDU
• Both PFD’s set to correct LOC inbound course
• SLAT/FLAP 5 Max

Question 12

How is the Auto-Throttle (AT) armed while on the ground?

Answer 12

• AT Button pressed on the Guidance Panel

- No AT Active Failures

Question 13

When does the Auto-throttle automatically disengage?

Answer 13

• After touchdown
• Thrust levers beyond the TO/GA position
• Reverse thrust operation during RTO
  i. Non-normal disengagement:
  1. Difference in TLA greater than 8°
  2. Auto-throttle failure

Question 14

The CLB Thrust mode engages when?

Answer 14

• Landing Gear Retracted
• Airplane above 400’ AGL
• Any change in FD Vertical Mode

Question 15

What mode does FLCH use to maintain speed?

Answer 15

• SPDe
  How do you know if VNAV has been selected?
• Mode in the upper right box of the FMA is Magenta