FLIGHT MANAGEMENT Flashcards
What effect do the stall and overspeed protection functions have on the flight director?
The pitch flight director bar disappears
During autolanding and initial rollout, the autopilot controls ______ to keep the airplane on the runway
centerline.
rudder and nose wheel steering
The AFDS captures the localizer when within range and within __ degrees of the localizer track.
120
When the A/P DISENGAGE bar is positioned down ____.
bank angle protection is disabled and all autopilots are disconnected
When the TO/GA switch is pushed to initiate a go-around, autothrottles adjust to climb at not less than
_____ FPM
2000
All MCP modes can be disengaged by ______.
disconnecting the autopilot and turning both flight director (F/D) switches OFF
With the BANK LIMIT selector in the AUTO position, angle of bank varies between _____.
15-25 degrees, depending on TAS
A green box is drawn around a mode annunciation for 10 seconds when ______.
a mode first becomes active or engaged
_______ is displayed on the PFD throttle FMA when thrust is set to the selected thrust limit
THR REF
Regarding thrust management, the second push of the TO/GA switch in flight _______.
engages autothrottles in THR REF mode to provide full-rated go-around thrust
LNAV becomes active after takeoff when armed, and when altitude is at or above _____ feet when
within 2.5 NM of the active route leg.
50
The SAARU provides ____ minutes of backup heading following an ADIRU failure, except in the polar
region where the backup is not provided.
3
The DEPARTURES page date (if available) is used to enter what information?
Departure runway, SID, and transition (if known)
What does the ON BAT light mean when illuminated?
ADIRU is being powered by the Hot Battery Bus
Which radios are NOT tuned using the Radio Tuning Panel?
ADF radios
If the autothrottle is used during a manual landing, the autothrottle does not automatically retard if the
pitch mode is ______.
TO/GA or FLCH
An amber line through the pitch mode annunciation on the PFD FMA indicates that ______.
degradation of the pitch mode is sensed while the autopilot is engaged
During climb, the IAS/MACH window automatically change from IAS to MACH _____.
at 0.84 MACH
All automatic flight control modes EXCEPT _______ can be disengaged by selecting another mode.
APP
Regarding AFDS FMA indications, armed modes (except for TO/GA in flight) are shown in ____.
smaller white letters at the bottom of the flight mode annunciator boxes
After localizer and glideslope capture, the localizer and glideslope modes can be disengaged by _____.
disconnecting the autopilot and turning both Flight Directors off
In flight, TO/GA is armed whenever the _______.
flaps are not retracted or a glideslope is captured
Autothrottle disconnect occurs automatically under what circumstance?
A fault in the engaged autothrottle mode is detected
All flight management computing tasks are accomplished by ______.
the active FMC
The SET HDG prompt on POS INIT ⅓ is not normally present. Under what condition will this prompt
automatically appear?
It is displayed three minutes after ADIRU failure
The ADIRU ON BAT light indicates the ADIRU remains powered by the _____ with all other power
removed from the airplane.
hot battery bus
Engaged or captured modes are shown at the top of the flight mode annunciator boxes in large _____
letters.
green
The AFDS FMA HOLD indicates _____.
the throttles are disconnected from the autothrottle servos, and pilots can set the thrust
levers manually
Autopilot rudder commands are added only _______.
when LAND 3 or LAND 2 is annunciated
When the airplane is ______ feet AFE or below on takeoff, or _____ feet RA or below on approach, the
autothrottle will not automatically engage (autothrottle wakeup) to support stall protection.
400, 100
In flight, if the ADIRU switch is selected OFF, ______.
the ADIRU remains powered
If the ADIRU fails, the SAARU automatically provides ______.
backup attitude, directional gyro, and air data information
The ADIRU and SAARU receive air data from the ______.
left, center, and right pitot, and static systems
The valid entry range for cost index on the CDU PERF INIT page is ______.
0-9999
When a specific flight director mode degradation persists, the condition is annunciated by _____
removal of the affected (pitch or roll) flight director bar
The CLB CON thrust switch is NOT operational during takeoff below _____ feet.
400
At what altitude does VNAV engage if it is armed for takeoff?
400 feet
What entry do you make on the TAKEOFF REF page 2/2 for E/O ACCEL HT if there is no engine out
procedure?
800
On the IDENT page, the nav database change-over time (when applicable) is _____.
0901Z
After manually positioning the throttles with the autothrottle system engaged, the autothrottle does
NOT subsequently reposition the throttles in which mode?
HOLD
The IAS/MACH window _____ when the FMC controls speed.
is blank
The VNAV, LNAV, LOC, and APP modes can be disarmed by _____.
pushing the mode switch a second time before capture
With LAND 2 annunciated on the PFD, ______.
a single fault cannot cause a significant deviation from the flight path
At cruise altitude, the FMC sets cruise speed at the default or pilot entered speed until reaching the top of-
descent point. What are the other two alternate cruise speed options?
Long Range (LRC) and Engine out (ENG OUT)
The RECMD altitude on the ACT ECON CRZ page displays the most economical altitude for the next ____
NM.
500
SAARU power-up occurs automatically ______.
when the airplane is powered
The FMC determines present position from the ______.
ADIRUS, GPS, and navigation radios
The three ADIRU modes of operation are ______.
align, navigate, and automatic realign
If electrical power is removed from the airplane and the battery switch is turned OFF, the ______
continues to supply electrical power to the ADIRU.
hot battery bus
Which of the following is automatically computed and entered on the PERF INIT page?
Gross weight
When the AFDS redundancy is unable to make an automatic landing, the AFDS status annunciation is
_______.
NO AUTOLAND
On the POS REF page 2 of 3, what happens when the prompt at 6 R (BRG/DIST) is selected?
Prompt change display of position data on POS REF ⅔ and 3/3 to bearing/distance format or
latitude/longitude format
