BD700 AFCS

Question 1

What is the ground operation limit of the display units with the cockpit temperature in excess of 40°C?

Answer 1

Operation for greater than 30 minutes is prohibited

Question 2

What is maximum altitude for flight with the yaw damper disengaged?

Answer 2

41,000 feet

Question 3

What is the minimum autopilot engage height?

Answer 3

400 feet AGL

Question 4

What is the minimum autopilot use height for a precision approach? Non-precision approach?

Answer 4

Category I or II ILS - 50 AGL

Non-precision – 400 feet AGL

Question 5

What is the minimum autopilot use height for a non-precision approach with vertical path reference?

Answer 5

160 AGL

Question 6

What is the operational limitation when using FLCH?

Answer 6

Use of FLC mode with the speed bug above .85M is prohibited

Question 7

When must both stall protection pusher switches be “ON”?

Answer 7

For duration of the flight

Question 8

What is the purpose of the master disconnect switch on the control wheel?

Answer 8

Disconnect the autopilot

Silence a disconnect aural

Question 9

What is the purpose of the touch control steering switch (TCS)?

Answer 9

Momentarily override the autopilot

Question 10

Does the indicator light on the guidance panel (GP) indicate that the associated mode is currently active?

Answer 10

No, the pilot must confirm mode status or operation from the flight director annunciator on the PFD

Question 11

How are active / armed flight director and autothrottle modes indicated on the AFCS display?

Answer 11

Active displayed in “green”

Armed displayed in “white”

Question 12

How does the pilot manually switch the flight guidance computer (FGC)?

Answer 12

On the MFD control panel
MENU button, page 2
Press ENT

Question 13

How will the autopilot engage if no vertical or lateral flight director mode is armed?

Answer 13

Basic pitch (PIT) and roll (ROL) modes

Question 14

What will cause manual disengagement of the autopilot?

Answer 14

Pressing the AP pushbutton
Pressing either MASTER DISC pushbutton 
Pressing either TOGA switch
Manual trim activation
Pressing the YD switch on the GP
Physical override of the AP servos (not recommended)

Question 15

What will cause automatic disengagement of the autopilot?

Answer 15

Activation of windshear avoidance
Unusual attitude
Stall warning activation

Question 16

When is use of the FMS as a sole NAV source for instrument approaches prohibited?

Answer 16

Prohibited past the FAF unless APP is annunciated on the PFD

Question 17

What is required for an automatic Nav-to-Nav transfer to occur?

Answer 17

Lateral mode is LNAV
Aircraft has captured the LOC beam
Pilot has selected the APR button

Question 18

What course is set to capture and track a back course localizer?

Answer 18

Front course

Question 19

What must be the active lateral navigation mode for VPTH to be operational?

Answer 19

LNAV

Question 20

When is the ILS automatically tuned by the FMS?

Answer 20

Within 75 nm flight plan distance or

30 nm direct distance of the airfield

Question 21

When does Dual Coupling of the AFCS occur?

Answer 21

Below 1200 feet with

The PFDs displaying localizer data from different navigational sources

Question 22

What are the FD pitch commands for takeoff, SE takeoff and GA ?

Answer 22

Takeoff - 17.5 degrees
SE takeoff – 13 degrees
GA – 10 degrees

Question 23

How is the autothrottle GA mode cleared?

Answer 23

By selecting the AP on or

Selecting another vertical mode

Question 24

When is the automatic emergency descent mode (EDM) enabled?

Answer 24

Aircraft altitude above 25,000 feet

Cabin altitude has exceeded 14,500 feet

Question 25

Once the EDM is activated, what will occur?

Answer 25

FD will command a descent to 15,000 feet
FD will command a turn of 90 degrees left
Autothrottles will target airspeed of VMO-10 until 250 knots at 15,000 feet

Question 26

On the ground, what parameters are required to engage the autothrottles?

Answer 26

Either engage switch selected
Aircraft speed less than 60 knots
Throttle levers are above 23° TLA

Question 27

When is the autothrottle takeoff HOLD control mode activated

Answer 27

On ground above 60 knots

In flight below 400 feet AGL

Question 28

When will the autothrottles transition to the RETARD mode?

Answer 28

Aircraft in landing configuration

Radio altitude of 50 feet AGL