Exam Review: Autoflight

Question 1

What ATA chapter is the AUTOFLIGHT system?

Answer 1

22

Question 2

Why was AP created?

Answer 2

Reduce pilot workload
Efficiency
Save time/fuel

Question 3

The simplest AP are called what?

Answer 3

WING LEVELERS (longitudinal)
Roll (ailerons)

Question 4

What is SINGLE axis?

Answer 4

Roll

Question 5

Roll and Pitch are?

Answer 5

Two Axis

Question 6

What is THREE axis?

Answer 6

Roll Pitch Yaw

Question 7

What does the Flight Management System control?

Answer 7

FMS does a whole pre-planned flight including AUTO THROTTLE

Question 8

AP receives inputs from what?

Answer 8

SENSORS

Question 9

What is NULLING

Answer 9

0ing the ERROR

Question 10

What is HUNTING?

Answer 10

Oscillations/ overshooting the null

Question 11

What supplies the physical force to move FLIGHT CONTROLS

Answer 11

SERVOS

Question 12

Where can we find a HEADING SELECT feature?

Answer 12

Directional gyro with a HEADING BUG

Question 13

What is the basic operation of the AUTOPILOT?

Answer 13

Error sensing
Correction command
Feedback
Nulling

Question 14

If ATTITUDE, ALTITUDE, and AIRSPEED are provided what channel has joined the chat?

Answer 14

that PITCH channel

Question 15

What is the purpose of TRIM SERVOS

Answer 15

Prevent elevator servo BURNOUT

Provide long term desired attitude

Question 16

This component will trim the aircraft to an attitude which is safe at transonic speeds

Answer 16

MACH TRIM

Question 17

Yaw Damper uses what to detect yaw?

Answer 17

RATE GYRO

Question 18

How do we prevent ADVERSE YAW and DUTCH ROLLS

Answer 18

YAW DAMPER

Question 19

How can manual override be engaged on a AFCS?

Answer 19

FLIP a power switch

Question 20

What system does an AFCS, automatically control the aircraft’s engine power?

Answer 20

Auto Throttle

Question 21

On a small aircraft with a single axis, the pneumatic system is controlled by?

Answer 21

Dry air vacuum pump