Flight Controls

Question 1

How many A/B panels are there:

Answer 1

4, 2 on each side

Question 2

Which controls are Locked with the Control Lock:

Answer 2

Elevator and Rudder (also blocks the TL so they can’t be advanced)

Question 3

How are the ailerons gust protected:

Answer 3

Resistance from hydraulics

Question 4

How many motors does it take to operate Slats and Flaps:

How many actuators:

Answer 4

2 electrical motors - 1 for Slats and 1 for Flaps
Drives flexible cables to screw jacks
3 for each SLAT and 1 for the INB FLAP, 2 for the OB

Question 5

What’s the difference between the FLIGHT A/B’s and the GROUND A/B’s:

Answer 5

Ground A/B’s uses a separate switch, actuate faster and can be ARMED for automatic deployment at touchdown

Question 6

What will trigger the Take Off Warning horn:

Answer 6

Trim not in green band
A/B’s not retracted
Flaps not set for takeoff (0, 12 or 20)
Slats not extended (ByPass button not pressed)

Question 7

When is the AOA Indexer armed:

Answer 7

When Slats are extended

Question 8

If auto extension of the SLAT’s occur how are they retracted:

Answer 8

By matching the Flap/Slat handle to the extended slat position regains control

Question 9

Where is the Flap Slat Electronic Control Unit (FSECU) located:

Can it be reset:

Answer 9

In the lavatory

Maintenance ONLY

Question 10

How many trim motors are you using with NORMAL trim:

In OVRRD:

EMER trim:

Can you dispatch with either trim motor inoperative:

What should the trim be set to for an exterior preflight:

Answer 10

2 - 1 and 3
1 - Only number 2
All 3?
NO
Zero (0 degrees)

Question 11

Will the YD turn OFF when you press the AP disconnect button when Landing or with the GA button on a MA:

Answer 11

ONLY if Flaps are at 40 degrees, otherwise you must select it OFF on the FCP

Question 12

Typically what is the position of the Horizontal Stabilizer Trim at cruise:

Answer 12

minus 1 or 2 degrees

Question 13

Has there ever been a JAMMED STAB on the G100:

Answer 13

YES - One on takeoff and One at cruise

Question 14

Has there ever been an AP / YD failure of the G100:

Answer 14

YES - 3, two from AHRS failures and One from an internal failure

Question 15

Has the main cabin door ever come OPEN in flight on the G100:

Answer 15

YES - 3 times, one door left the aircraft entirely

Question 16

How trim motor(s) are used during NORMAL and AP trimming:

Answer 16

Number 1 and 3 below 250 KIAS and number 1 above 250

Question 17

What could happen if you lost the HEAT BLANKET on the TRIM ACTUATOR:

Answer 17

JAMMED STAB

Question 18

When does the AUTO SLAT system operate:

Answer 18

Assuming the AUTO SLAT OVRD pushbutton is not pushed ON: In flight, below 250 KIAS (M .55) and AOA is at .8

Question 19

When will the Ground A/B’s deploy automatically:

When will the Ground A/B’s retract automatically:

Answer 19

A/B switch in ON (armed) position and either main gear WOW switch senses ground mode
They WON’T, must be manually retracted

Question 20

How many ways can you disengage the AP:

Answer 20

Either AP DISC or GA button
Either horizontal trim
OVRD TRIM button
GANG BAR

Question 21

When selected, when will the Flaps move out of the UP position:

Answer 21

If SLAT OVRD is not selected, when the SLATS are fully down

Question 22

What is the Landing Performance penalty when landing SLATS and FLAPS UP:

No FLAPS:

No SLATS / FLAPS 20:

Answer 22

50%
30%
30%

Question 23

What is the Landing Performance penalty when landing with a JAMMED STAB:

Answer 23

10%

Question 24

How are the A/B’s held down:

Answer 24

Down locks