Chapter A06 - Flight Mode Annunciator

Question 1

Where is the FMA located?

Answer 1

on top of the PFD

Question 2

How many modes of an FMA?

Answer 2

4

Question 3

Across the three bars of the FMA what do they stand for?

Answer 3

Question 4

Across the three bars of the FMA what do they stand for?

Answer 4

Question 5

According to CS 25.1322 (Flight Crew Alerting), visual alert indications must have:

Answer 5

• Red for Warning alert indications.
• Amber or yellow for Caution alert indications.
• Any colour except red or green for Advisory alert indications.

Question 6

Alert

A generic term used to describe a flight deck indication meant to ______ of and identify to the flight crew a ______ or aeroplane system condition.

Answer 6

• attract the attention
• non- normal operational

Question 7

Caution

The level or category of alert for conditions that require _______ and a less urgent _______ than a warning alert.

Answer 7

• immediate flight crew awareness
• subsequent flight crew response

Question 8

Warning

The level or category of alert for conditions that require _____ and _______

Answer 8

• immediate flight crew awareness
• immediate flight crew response.

Question 9

Modes can be engaged in three different ways:

Answer 9

• Manually
• Automatically
• By being ARMED

Question 10

Roll Modes are

Answer 10

HDG SEL - Heading Select
LNAV – Lateral Navigation
VOR/LOC – VOR or Localiser Tracking
CWS – Control Wheel Steering

Question 11

HDG SEL

Answer 11

Maintains the MCP-displayed heading. A/C turns in the same direction as the rotation of the HDG SEL. The bank angle limit is set by the Bank Angle Limit Selector.

HDG SEL automatically disengages on engagement of VOR LOC or APP modes.

Question 12

LNAV

Pressing the LNAV button selects the_____ to intercept and follow the active route.
For LNAV:

• There must be an ______
• The LNAV button must be_____

Answer 12

• FMC to control roll
• active route in the FMC
• pressed.

Question 13

VOR/LOC

VOR: displays _____ to capture and track selected _____.

LOC: displays _____ to capture and track the selected _____.

Answer 13

• roll commands
• VOR course
• roll commands
• localiser course

Question 14

Pitch Modes are:

Answer 14

ALT HLD – Altitude Hold
MCP SPD – IAS / Mach
V/S – Vertical Speed
LVL CHG – Level Change
VNAV – Vertical Navigation Speed / Path
G/S – Glide Sloper
CWS – Control Wheel Steering

Question 15

During a climb with the autopilot engaged in the V/S mode (holding of vertical speed), the autothrottle:

Answer 15

Can be operated in the SPEED mode (holding of IAS).

Question 16

Lvl change mode, autothrottle is?

Answer 16

N1

Question 17

Stall protection is?

Answer 17

When you enter to high a V/S, when the speed gets to low the automatics take over and pitches the nose down