FD/DCP/FMS Flight Director/Display Control Panel/ Flight Management System

Question 1

Airspeed under ______ will disengage (fail) the FD

Answer 1

48kts

Question 2

FD will engage at _____kts and above

Answer 2

50kts

Question 3

Describe GO-ARND Mode

Answer 3

Wings level, 750 FPM ROC, 70kts AS. Once 70KIAS and 750FPM GO ARND will automatically disengage and IAS AND VS modes will engage.

Question 4

Describe ILS DECL Mode

Answer 4

ILS Deceleration, pitch command to slow to 70KIAS by 200ft AGL using the decel mode 0.5 kts per sec deceleration.

Question 5

Describe VS

Answer 5

Vertical Speed Hold 0-2000fpm engaged above 50KIAS

Question 6

Describe RALT

Answer 6

Radar Altitude Hold, 0-1500ft AGL

Question 7

Describe ALT

Answer 7

Barometric Altitude Hold engaged above 50KIAS

Question 8

Describe HDG

Answer 8

Heading Hold, engaged above 50KIAS

Question 9

Describe IAS

Answer 9

Airspeed Hold, engaged above 50 to 150KIAS

Question 10

Describe FMS NAV Mode

Answer 10

FMS Flight Plan Navigation, Roll command to follow FMS flight plan. Can be coupled above 50KIAS

Question 11

Describe VNAV Nav Mode

Answer 11

FMS Vertical Navigation

Question 12

Describe VOR Nav Mode

Answer 12

VOR Navigation, can be coupled above 50KIAS

Question 13

Describe LOC Nav Mode

Answer 13

ILS Localizer, Roll command. Can be coupled above 50KIAS. Should ARM when on course.

Question 14

Describe GS NAV Mode

Answer 14

ILS Glideslope, Collective command. Can be coupled above 50KIAS. Should be ARM when on course.

If it shows BC it’s greater than 105 degrees off course

Question 15

Describe HVR DECL

Answer 15

Decelerate to Hover, 60KIAS or less at either 1.5 2.5(default) or 3.5 kts/sec selectable by pilot.

Question 16

Describe HVR POS

Answer 16

Hover Position Hold, Maintains GPS Position over the ground.

Question 17

Describe HVR VEL

Answer 17

Velocity Hold Mode, Holds ground speed up to 60kts fwd(Flt dir will couple airspeed at 60KIAS) 20aft, 20lateral

Question 18

Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI, located lower center of PFD)

3 sub modes are:

Answer 18

FULL - Full rose HSI mode

ARC - Arc map mode

HVR - Hover mode

Question 19

Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI, located lower center of PFD)

3 sub modes are:

Answer 19

FULL - Full rose HSI mode

ARC - Arc map mode

HVR - Hover mode

Question 20

Z Axis plunge airspeeds

Answer 20

60-80 = 80kts
80-120 = your current A/S
>120 = 120kts

Question 21

What happens when you Z Axis plunge below 60kts

Answer 21

You will go into HOVER MODE

Question 22

What would you push to do a standard rate turn in flight?

Answer 22

Collective Trim Beeper L/R, (standard rate, 15% of true airspeed.)

This method flys (standard rate turn, does not hold heading

Question 23

In flight what does the Cyclic Trim Beeper do.

Answer 23

You can beep it into a turn. Whatever you put in it will hold that turn. You must take it out, it doesn’t reset or hold heading.

Question 24

How many waypoint can you put in the FMS?

Answer 24

999 waypoints

Question 25

How many waypoints can you put in a flight plan.

Answer 25

99 way points

Question 26

How many flight plans can you have?

Answer 26

99 flight plans

Question 27

How does target store/flyover store work?

Answer 27

23 storepoints Target stores A through Z minus A and O, rewrites at T, B through S are protected (A is your hover point, O was removed to not confuse O and 0, B through S due to old build)

Question 28

Amber in Flight Director means

Answer 28

Active Standby

Question 29

If FMS is coupled can you use the cyclic or collective trim beeper?

Answer 29

No they won’t do anything

Question 30

If I hit go around and I’m not coupled will it go around?

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

Phases of Flight and RNP Value

Answer 31

Departure RNP 1.0 Enroute RNP 2.0 Arrival (Terminal) RNP 1.0 Approach RNP 0.3

Question 32

ANP/RNP Annunciations

Answer 32

Normal readout ANP 2.00 RNP 2.00 Mode in TAC ANP RNP RNP failure (FMS FAIL) - value display removed ANP - - - (- in red) RNP - - - (- in red) FMS DATA FAILURE ANP - - - (- in red, red BKGND) RNP - - - (- in red, red BKGND) ANP/RNP values typically displayed in white text with black background with the following exceptions: ANP exceeds 1xRNP the ANP/RNP values are displayed in black font with yellow background accompanied by an ANP EXCEED RNP alert on the FMS alert line ANP exceeds 2xRNP or ANP/RNP data in not valid/available the ANP/RNP values are displayed in black font with red background accompanied by an CONTAINMENT EXCEED alert on the FMS alert line

Question 33

Parameters for hover velocity

Answer 33

Can’t exceed 25° pitch 30° roll

Question 34

If you pull a flight from the list of flight plans, does it go into the Active or Standby Flight Plan?

Answer 34

Active

Question 35

Describe ALTP

Answer 35

Can be armed on ground or in flight. - Captures within 300ft of preselected altitude - level off 100ft prior captures ALT