Flight Control

Question 1

On a flap slab interconnect failure, normally execute a no flap landing. If some flaps are needed to decrease landing distance and improve aerobraking use ___ to ___ %.

Answer 1

30 to 45

Question 2

General checklist flow for abrupt and uncommanded aircraft pitch up, flaps extended

Answer 2

1. Bench press, 60
2. Gear up when continued flight is assured
3. Flaps up above safe no flap flying airspeed
4. Land via no flap

Question 3

For abrupt and uncommanded aircraft pitch up, flaps extended, how long do you have to react to ensure recovery without loss of altitude?

Answer 3

3 seconds

Question 4

General checklist flow for uncommanded smooth pitch-up during flap extension

Answer 4

1. Flaps - Reposition to up
2. Throttles - As required to maintain above safe no flap flying airspeed
3. Land no flap

Question 5

What airspeeds should you use in the pattern when flying at less than 60% flaps?

Answer 5

Fly AOA on speed indications in final turn

Question 6

General checklist flow for flap assymetry

Answer 6

1. Throttles - MAX
2. Flaps - Actuate to eliminate (or minimize) asymmetry
3. Airspeed - Above 180 KCAS
4. AUX FLAP switch - EMER

Question 7

Additional checklist item for flap assymetry: if asymmetry persists

Answer 7

1. Airspeed - Maintain 20 knots above final approach and touchdown speed. Do not touch down below 165

Question 8

General checklist flow for runaway trim

Answer 8

1. Hold trim in the opposite direction of trim tab movement

2. TRIM CONTROL circuit breaker - PULL (FCP pedestal)

Question 9

The stability augmentor system can fail with a resulting rudder deflection of __ degrees

Answer 9

2

Question 10

What is the appropriate action for a full 30 degree rudder hardover

Answer 10

Use full aileron and rudder to try to control the airplane

It won’t be controllable

Eject

Question 11

When should you eject from a spin?

Answer 11

Upon reaching 6000 AGL uncontrollable or

When transverse g loads preclude maintaining anti-spin controls (whichever occurs first)

Question 12

Erect spin recovery procedure

Answer 12

1. Control Stick - Fully deflected in direction of spin and as far aft as possible without sacrificing aileron deflection
2. Rudder - Full opposite
3. Don’t change configuration (gear, flaps, speed brake)
4. Neutralize controls after recovery

Question 13

Inverted spin recovery procedures

Answer 13

All flight controls - neutralize

Question 14

What is different about landing with any structural damage?

Answer 14

Do not aerobrake. Hold landing attitude until loss of slab authority. This could increase landing roll by as much as 50%.

Question 15

What speed should you slow to on a controllability check?

Answer 15

Min controllable airspeed or touchdown speed, whichever occurs first.

As a guide, if you have to deflect the stick more than 3/4 stick travel to maintain level accelerated flight, you have reached min controllable.

Touchdown speed is generally +-5 knots of level flight stall speed. In no case allow airspeed to decrease below touchdown speed.

Question 16

What should you do if your controllability check reveals a touchdown speed greater than 200 KCAS

Answer 16

Do another controllability check at a lower fuel weight

Question 17

Touchdowns at greater than ___ KCAS should not be attempted as the nose gear will touch down first, increasing the possibility of a high-speed PIO

Answer 17

200

Question 18

Following a controllability check, maintain at least __ knots above _____ airspeed during descent and landing

Answer 18

20

Min controllable airspeed

Question 19

What kind of approach to landing should you fly following a controllability check? What speed should you plan to touchdown at?

Answer 19

Straight in approach

Plan to touch down at 10 knots above either normal touchdown speed or minimum controllable speed, whichever is higher.