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

Question 1

Airspeed under ______ will disengage 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 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 work?

Answer 27

Target stores A through Z minus A and O, rewrites at T, B through S are protected