Flight controls

Question 1

how are the slats/flaps affected if one SFCC fails?

Answer 1

All flaps and slats operate at half speed

Question 2

which hydraulic systems power the flaps

Answer 2

Green and yellow

Question 3

which hydraulic systems power the slats

Answer 3

blue and green

Question 4

What affect does ALPHA LOCK have on the airplane

Answer 4

inhibits slat retraction at high angles of attack, or low airspeeds

Question 5

which protection is not a normal law protection

Answer 5

ALPHA lock

Question 6

Maximum flap speeds (UA limits) are:

Answer 6

220, 205, 190 175, 167

Question 7

Flap position 1 will extend only the slats when the

Answer 7

Flap lever is moved from 0 to 1 in flight

Question 8

Flap handle in position 1 will extend flaps and slats (1+F) when the

Answer 8

Flaps are set to position 1 for takeoff

Question 9

The ailerons droop 5* when the

Answer 9

flaps are extended

Question 10

When is the normal law flight mode active

Answer 10

from liftoff to flare mode engagement during landing at 50 feet RA

Question 11

What is the sidestick to surface relationship in the normal law ground mode?

Answer 11

There is a direct stick to surface relationship

Question 12

what is a characteristic of normal roll law in the flight mode

Answer 12

stick inputs command a roll rate which is proportional to sidestick deflection

Question 13

you are in normal law hand-flying the ac in a 30 degree bank turn and release the stick. what will occur?

Answer 13

The bank angle will remain at 30 degrees

Question 14

what is a characteristic of normal law pitch control in the flight mode?

Answer 14

Normal law pitch mode is a load factor demand law

Question 15

what is a characteristic of the flare mode?

Answer 15

Automaticallt reduces airplane pitch at 30 feet

Question 16

what is the difference between alternate law ground mode and normal law ground mode?

Answer 16

There is no difference

Question 17

according to the graphic, if you release the the side stick now, the bank will

Answer 17

automatically return to 33 bank

Question 18

According to the graphic, what is the max bank angle you can reach with the side stick fully deflected to the left or right?

Answer 18

67 degrees

Question 19

accordgint to the graphic, which flight control law is active?

Answer 19

normal law

Question 20

normal law pitch attitude limits are displayed on the PFD by

Answer 20

green “=” on the pitch scale

Question 21

when could the low energy warning, ‘SPEED, SPEED, SPEED’ be triggered?

Answer 21

when the airplane energy is insufficient to achieve a climb flight path with pitch alone

Question 22

If angle of attack protection is active

Answer 22

the side stick is pushed forward to return to the normal mode

Question 23

which of the following occurs when high angle of attack protection is active

Answer 23

Speed brakes retract

Question 24

In flight, when is automatic pitch trim inhibited?

Answer 24

when angle of attack protection is active

Question 25

when the side stick is released with angle of attack protecton active, the

Answer 25

angle of attack returns to and maintains V*prot

Question 26

There are three high angle of attack protections. One of them is

Answer 26

ALPHA MAX

Question 27

Graphic, says A.floor

Answer 27

Alpha floor protection has automatically set TOGA power

Question 28

what is a characteristic of Alpha floor

Answer 28

Commands TO/GA thrust regardless of thrust lever position

Question 29

Graphic, what protection is active?

Answer 29

Alpha floor protection

Question 30

Which protection is NEVER displayed on the PFD airspeed indicator?

Answer 30

alpha floor

Question 31

High speed protection is deactivated when the

Answer 31

Airspeed returns to Vmo with side stick neutral

Question 32

Graphic, which flight control law is active?

Answer 32

Alternate law (how do you know)

Question 33

Loss of normal law is displayed on the PFD by

Answer 33

An amber "x" symbol on the bank angle scale

Question 34

A degraded flight control law may be caused by

Answer 34

Multiple system failures

Question 35

A degraded flight control law always results in roll

Answer 35

direct law

Question 36

what is a characteristic of alternate law, due to multiple failures of redundant systems

Answer 36

the flare mode is not available

Question 37

which flight control protection is available when in alternate law

Answer 37

Load factor protection

Question 38

what occurs when the flight control law degrades to alternate law in flight?

Answer 38

Stick inputs in the roll axis command a direct stick to surface movement

Question 39

The airplane is in alternate law. The airspeed highlighted by the arrow is

Answer 39

stall warning speed

Question 40

when landing gear is extended, pitch alternate law

Answer 40

degrades to pitch direct law if autopilot not engaged

Question 41

what is a characteristic of direct law

Answer 41

there are no protections provided

Question 42

Graphic, which flight control law is active

Answer 42

direct law

Question 43

What is a characteristic of mechanical back-up?

Answer 43

Pitch control is achieved with the manual trim wheel

Question 44

Graphic, which flight control law is active?

Answer 44

mechanical backup

Question 45

degradation of the flight control laws to mechanical backup mode is caused by a

Answer 45

complete loss of all flight control signals

Question 46

abnormal attitude law is caused by

Answer 46

Airplane upset into an extreme attitude