CHAPTER 22 Flashcards
With Autopilot engaged, what happens if the pilot moves the side stick?
If the pilot moves the side stick when the AFS is active, it disengages the autopilot. Back to manual flight, when the sidestick is released, the EFCS maintains the actual aircraft attitude.
What are the 4 basic functions of the Flight Augmentation Computer (FAC)?
1, Yaw damper
2, Rudder trim
3, Rudder travel limitation
4, Flight envelope protection
Fault Isolation and Detection System (FIDS).
Fault Isolation and Detection System (FIDS) is active in which Flight Augmentation Computer (FAC)?
The FIDS function is only active in FAC 1.
What is the function of the rudder travel limiting function?
prevents excessive deflections which would penalize the aircraft performance and structure integrity of the aircraft.
What determines the rudder deflection limit in the travel limiting function?
Aircraft speed.
What supplies the rudder travel limiting function with aircraft speed?
Aircraft speed information is given by the ADIRUs.
The rudder trim position that is displayed on the F/CTL ECAM page and on the RUD TRIM control panel data is computed by which LRU?
Flight Augmentation Computer (FAC)
What LRU triggers ALPHA FLOOR (excessive AOA)?
FAC when attitude is close to stall
For maintenance purposes, the AP can be engaged on ground with both engines shut down. What happens if an engine is started?
The Autopilot will disengage
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At what point of the flight can the Autopilot be engaged?
The Autopilot can be engaged in flight, provided the aircraft has been airborne for at least 5 seconds.
In what mode can the both Autopilot systems be engaged?
Autoland
What display would you see if the EFIS control was set to PLAN?
In PLAN mode, the flight plan is shown, with NORTH at the top of the screen
