E190 AUTOFLIGHT

Question 1

In green FLCH will the aircraft honor FMS altitude constraints?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

How do you tell the aircraft to honor altitude constraints?

Answer 2

Select VNAV on guidance panel
This will place vertical mode into FLCH (magenta)
Climb or descend at selected speed and altitude

Question 3

What indication do you see on HUD when in magenta FLCH?

Answer 3

VFLCH

Question 4

What does PTH do for us in vertical mode?

Answer 4

Aircraft will intercept and track an FMS generated vertical path to meet vertical constraints in the FMS flight plan (1-6 degrees)

Question 5

Is PTH a descent mode only or climb too?

Answer 5

Descent only

Question 6

Can you use PTH in green HDG mode?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

If you are in PTH and press green HDG, what will PTH change to?

Answer 7

Green FPA

Question 8

On an ILS once cleared and selecting the APP button, what do you expect to see in the FMA?

Answer 8

APPR 1/LOC/GS in white (armed)

Question 9

Once you intercept the LOC and GS, what till the FMA display?

Answer 9

APPR1/LOC/GS is green

Question 10

When cleared for an RNAV approach, you select APP, what do you see in the FMA?

Answer 10

GP in white

Question 11

Once you capture the GP, what do you expect to see in the FMA?

Answer 11

GP in magenta

Question 12

What do you see in the HUD with GP capture (RNAV)?

Answer 12

VGP

Question 13

What does HUD A3 mean?

Answer 13

HUD A 3 mode is armed for CAT II/III ILS

Question 14

When HUD A3/LOC/GS becomes active, would you expect to see anything in the armed fields?

Answer 14

RLOUT and FLARE in white

Question 15

You advance the thrust levers for takeoff and TO changes from white to green. Also AT appears in green. Why?

Answer 15

Auto throttle takeoff mode is active

AT system is engaged

Question 16

What does the TO represent in the vertical mode column?

Answer 16

Takeoff is active vertical mode
FD gives you:
V2 +10 (2 eng)
V2 - V2+10 (1 eng)

Question 17

On takeoff through 60kts the FMA changes from TO/AT < ROLL/TO
to
HOLD/AT < ROLL/TO

What does HOLD mean?

Answer 17

HOLD is active AT mode

Question 18

What alt are the ATs de energized till after takeoff?

Answer 18

400’

Question 19

On takeoff accelerating through 100kts, FMA changes from
HOLD/AT < ROLL/TO
to
HOLD/AT < TRACK/TO

What’s TRACK?

Answer 19

FD gives bank commands to maintain ground track Airplane was on at moment of engagement

Question 20

What does FD command in GA mode?

Answer 20

2 eng - Vref + 20

1 eng - Vac (approach climb)

Question 21

With the flaps extended what is the significance of green dot?

Answer 21

Indicates ideal flap extension speed

Question 22

On the reversionary panel, what does the white bar across the “IRS” button indicate?

Answer 22

The IRS is reverted

Question 23

In the event of an IRS failure, will the IRS manually revert?

Answer 23

No. The reversion must be done manually

Question 24

Is the ADS reversion an automatic or manual function?

Answer 24

Reversion to ADS 3 is automatic

Question 25

On takeoff you lose DU3 (EICAS display) is the reversion for the EICAS automatic or manual?

Answer 25

Automatic. The associated MFD will display as an EICAS

Question 26

During flight the captains side ACP (audio control panel) fails, the captain selects the backup vol button. What happens?

Answer 26

CA will be connected directly to comm 1, bypassing the digital bus

(FO side works normally)

Question 27

The MIC/MASK switch is normally left in auto. What does auto position allow for?

Answer 27

Automatically turns on the mask microphone when the oxygen mask is removed from its cabinet or is tested