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Automated cockpit Flashcards

1
Q

What happens alerts will happen if one FMC should fail?

A

FMC fail on the CDU
FMC FAIL on upper EICAS
That EHSI will display MAP flag

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2
Q

How many FMC’s are there and which is the master and which is the slave?

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2

Captains is master, first officer is the slave (unless captains fails, then vice versa)

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3
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What would the first officer do if his FMC failed?

A

Select ALTERNATE FMC

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4
Q

What instruments would be supplied by captains FMC in event of FO’s FMC failing?

A

EHSI and EADI screens to be supplied info from captains FMC

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5
Q

What is recommended when entering data into CDU?

A

One used at a time, ie one to enter data the other to check it

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6
Q

What can autothrottle be manually overriden by?

A

Thrust mode select pannel (TMSP)

Moving autothrottle from ARM to OFF

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7
Q

What does autothrottle do when selected in N1 mode?

A

Controlling to the selected N1 thrust selection

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8
Q

What does autothrottle do when selected in the SPD mode?

A

Maintains speed selected in the speed window

OR if in VNAV mode, the speed programmed in the FMC

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9
Q

What does autothrottle do when selected in the FLCH mode?

A

A/T controlling to climb thrust during climb and to minimum N1 during descent

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10
Q

What does autothrottle do when selected in GA mode?

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A/T controlling to max of go around reference thrust.

Maintain climb rate of at least 2000fpm with GA displayed as pitch mode

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11
Q

What does autothrottle do when selected in IDLE mode?

A

A/T reducing thrust to flight idle.
May engage in VNAV descent
Will engage when FLARE is engaged prior to touchdown

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12
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What does autothrottle do when selected in THRUST HOLD mode?

A

Thrust levers remain in existing position or where manually placed by pilot

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13
Q

What switch must be on for the various autopilot functions to be operational?

A

FD switches

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14
Q

During the initial climb, at what height can pilot select VNAV on the autopilot MCP?

A

400 feet radio altitude (AGL)

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15
Q

During the initial climb, what happens with regards to the autopilot at 400 feet radio altitude?

A

Pilot selects VNAV on autopilot MCP

EADI pitch mode changes from ‘TO’ to ‘VNAV SPD’

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16
Q

When autopilot is engaged and VNAV is displayed on EADI, what is the FMC controlling?

A

Aircrafts vertical path through the autopilot and autothrottle

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17
Q

When the autopilot is engaged and the LNAV is displayed on the EADI, what is the FMC controlling?

A

Lateral profile through the autopilot

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18
Q

What is the ‘FAIL PASSIVE’ mean with autopilot approaches?

A

Should one of the two autopilots be disconnected, the aircraft will be left in a passive trim condition

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19
Q

What is FAIL OPERATIONAL mean with autopilot approaches?

A

Use of three autopilots, if two autopilots agree, then it will remain operational and continue to fly the aircraft for CAT 3 autoland approaches

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20
Q

When using the vertical path to glideslope capture, what appears on EADI and what colour?

A

VNAV PATH above armed mode of G/S in white

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21
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What happens after glideslope capture?

A

VNAV PATH will be replaced by G/S in green

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22
Q

What happens during glide slope capture at 1500 feet?

A

EADI shows FLARE in white below active pitch mode of G/S

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23
Q

When is FLARE mode active?

A

45 feet radio altitude

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24
Q

What happens after FLARE mode?

A

ROLLOUT mode appears in white below active roll mode of LOC

25
Q

When is ROLLOUT mode active?

A

At 5 feet radio altitude

26
Q

At what height is RUNWAY ALIGN SUBMODE active?

A

500feet radio altitude

27
Q

What happens at 100ft during glideslope capture?

A

Increment of nose up trim auto applied for flare

28
Q

What happens at 15 ft during glideslope capture?

A

EADI SPD changes to IDLE in green

29
Q

What happens at 5 feet during glideslope capture?

A

Autopilot lowers nose onto runway
Rollout changes to active
EADI LOC changes to ROLLOUT in green

30
Q

What happens at touchdown during glideslope capture?

A

FLARE disappears

31
Q

What mode is trend vectors shown in?

A

MAP mode

32
Q

What colour is trend vectors?

A

White

33
Q

What mode is waypoints shown in?

A

MAP and PLAN mode of EHSI

34
Q

What colour is active (next) waypoint? What about the other waypoints?

A 
Active = magenta
Others = white stars
35
Q

What mode is navaids in?

A

MAP mode

36
Q

What colour are tuned navaids in EHSI? What about non tuned?

A

Tuned = Green

Non tuned = blue

37
Q

On the vertical profile deviation scale, if the magenta diamond is all the way at the bottom, what does this mean?

A

400 feet above profile

38
Q

What mode is vertical profile deviation scale shown in?

A

MAP mode

39
Q

What colour is the range arc?

A

White

40
Q

What modes is the range arc in?

A

EXPANDED ILS
EXPANDED VOR
PLAN
MAP

41
Q

What colour would the active FMC route be?

A

Magenta

42
Q

Which modes can all routes be presented?

A

MAP and PLAN modes

43
Q

If under LNAV guidelines, what will happen when the aircraft reaches the point associated with holding patterns?

A

Will enter the holding pattern and stay in it until pilot tells it otherwise

44
Q

What colour are inactive holding patterns?

A

Blue

45
Q

FULL VOR and EXPANDED VOR are orientated how?

A

Magnetic heading up

46
Q

Weather radar is on FULL or EXPANDED VOR? Or both?

A

Expanded only

47
Q

FULL ILS is orientated how

A

Magnetic heading up

48
Q

EXPANDED ILS is orientated how?

A

Magnetic heading up

49
Q

Weather radar is on FULL or EXPANDED ILS? Or both?

A

Expanded only

50
Q

How is PLAN mode orientated?

A

Magnetic heading or magnetic track up or true track or true heading up

51
Q

How is MAP mode orientated?

A

Heading or track up

52
Q

IF the left EADI and EHSI screens blanked out, what has happened and what should be done?

A

SG failed

Captain select centre SG by selecting Alternate EFI

53
Q

If the left EADI failed but the EHSI remained working, what has happpened?

A

CRT screen over temp or power failure

54
Q

What does LEFT IRS supply info to?

A

Heading, track and altitude input to Capt’s EFIS

Heading info to FO standby RMI

55
Q

What does RIGHT IRS supply info to?

A

Heading, track and altitude input to FO side EFIS

Heading info to Capt’s standby RMI

56
Q

What colours are warnings in the EICAS?

A

Red

57
Q

What colour are cautions and advisories?

A

Amber

58
Q

What does pushing the cancel button on EICAS do with warnings, cautions and advisories?

A

Warning messages will stay, cautions and advisories will go

ATPL (6 decks)

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