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FLIGHT MANAGEMENT Flashcards

1
Q

What effect do the stall and overspeed protection functions have on the flight director?

A

The pitch flight director bar disappears

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2
Q

During autolanding and initial rollout, the autopilot controls ______ to keep the airplane on the runway
centerline.

A

rudder and nose wheel steering

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3
Q

The AFDS captures the localizer when within range and within __ degrees of the localizer track.

A

120

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4
Q

When the A/P DISENGAGE bar is positioned down ____.

A

bank angle protection is disabled and all autopilots are disconnected

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5
Q

When the TO/GA switch is pushed to initiate a go-around, autothrottles adjust to climb at not less than
_____ FPM

A

2000

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6
Q

All MCP modes can be disengaged by ______.

A

disconnecting the autopilot and turning both flight director (F/D) switches OFF

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7
Q

With the BANK LIMIT selector in the AUTO position, angle of bank varies between _____.

A

15-25 degrees, depending on TAS

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8
Q

A green box is drawn around a mode annunciation for 10 seconds when ______.

A

a mode first becomes active or engaged

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9
Q

_______ is displayed on the PFD throttle FMA when thrust is set to the selected thrust limit

A

THR REF

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10
Q

Regarding thrust management, the second push of the TO/GA switch in flight _______.

A

engages autothrottles in THR REF mode to provide full-rated go-around thrust

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11
Q

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.

A

50

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12
Q

The SAARU provides ____ minutes of backup heading following an ADIRU failure, except in the polar
region where the backup is not provided.

A

3

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13
Q

The DEPARTURES page date (if available) is used to enter what information?

A

Departure runway, SID, and transition (if known)

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14
Q

What does the ON BAT light mean when illuminated?

A

ADIRU is being powered by the Hot Battery Bus

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15
Q

Which radios are NOT tuned using the Radio Tuning Panel?

A

ADF radios

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16
Q

If the autothrottle is used during a manual landing, the autothrottle does not automatically retard if the
pitch mode is ______.

A

TO/GA or FLCH

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17
Q

An amber line through the pitch mode annunciation on the PFD FMA indicates that ______.

A

degradation of the pitch mode is sensed while the autopilot is engaged

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18
Q

During climb, the IAS/MACH window automatically change from IAS to MACH _____.

A

at 0.84 MACH

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19
Q

All automatic flight control modes EXCEPT _______ can be disengaged by selecting another mode.

A

APP

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20
Q

Regarding AFDS FMA indications, armed modes (except for TO/GA in flight) are shown in ____.

A

smaller white letters at the bottom of the flight mode annunciator boxes

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21
Q

After localizer and glideslope capture, the localizer and glideslope odes can be disengaged by _____.

A

disconnecting the autopilot and turning both Flight Directors off

22
Q

In flight, TO/GA is armed whenever the _______.

A

flaps are not retracted or a glideslope is captured

23
Q

Autothrottle disconnect occurs automatically under what circumstance?

A

A fault in the engaged autothrottle mode is detected

24
Q

All flight management computing tasks are accomplished by ______.

A

the active FMC

25
Q

The SET HDG prompt on POS INIT ⅓ is not normally present. Under what condition will this prompt
automatically appear?

A

It is displayed three minutes after ADIRU failure

26
Q

The ADIRU ON BAT light indicates the ADIRU remains powered by the _____ with all other power
removed from the airplane.

A

hot battery bus

27
Q

Engaged or captured modes are shown at the top of the flight mode annunciator boxes in large _____
letters.

A

green

28
Q

The AFDS FMA HOLD indicates _____.

A

the throttles are disconnected from the autothrottle servos, and pilots can set the thrust
levers manually

29
Q

Autopilot rudder commands are added only _______.

A

when LAND 3 or LAND 2 is annunciated

30
Q

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.

A

400, 100

31
Q

In flight, if the ADIRU switch is selected OFF, ______.

A

the ADIRU remains powered

32
Q

If the ADIRU fails, the SAARU automatically provides ______.

A

backup attitude, directional gyro, and air data information

33
Q

The ADIRU and SAARU receive air data from the ______.

A

left, center, and right pitot, and static systems

34
Q

The valid entry range for cost index on the CDU PERF INIT page is ______.

A

0-9999

35
Q

When a specific flight director mode degradation persists, the condition is annunciated by _____

A

removal of the affected (pitch or roll) flight director bar

36
Q

The CLB CON thrust switch is NOT operational during takeoff below _____ feet.

A

400

37
Q

At what altitude does VNAV engage if it is armed for takeoff?

A

400 feet

38
Q

What entry do you make on the TAKEOFF REF page 2/2 for E/O ACCEL HT if there is no engine out
procedure?

A

800

39
Q

On the IDENT page, the nav database change-over time (when applicable) is _____.

A

0901Z

40
Q

After manually positioning the throttles with the autothrottle system engaged, the autothrottle does
NOT subsequently reposition the throttles in which mode?

A

HOLD

41
Q

The IAS/MACH window _____ when the FMC controls speed.

A

is blank

42
Q

The VNAV, LNAV, LOC, and APP modes can be disarmed by _____.

A

pushing the mode switch a second time before capture

43
Q

With LAND 2 annunciated on the PFD, ______.

A

a single fault cannot cause a significant deviation from the flight path

44
Q

At cruise altitude, the FMC sets cruise speed at the default or pilot entered speed until reaching the topof-
descent point. What are the other two alternate cruise speed options?

A

Long Range (LRC) and Engine out (ENG OUT)

45
Q

The RECMD altitude on the ACT ECON CRZ page displays the most economical altitude for the next ____
NM.

A

500

46
Q

SAARU power-up occurs automatically ______.

A

when the airplane is powered

47
Q

The FMC determines present position from the ______.

A

ADIRS, GPS, and navigation radios

48
Q

The three ADIRU modes of operation are ______.

A

align, navigate, and automatic realign

49
Q

If electrical power is removed from the airplane and the battery switch is turned OFF, the ______
continues to supply electrical power to the ADIRU.

A

hot battery bus

50
Q

Which of the following is automatically computed and entered on the PERF INIT page?

A

Gross weight

51
Q

When the AFDS redundancy is unable to make an automatic landing, the AFDS status annunciation is
_______.

A

NO AUTOLAND

52
Q

On the POS REF page 2 of 3, what happens when the prompt at 6 R (BRG/DIST) is selected?

A

Prompt change display of position data on POS REF ⅔ and 3/3 to bearing/distance format or
latitude/longitude format

UAL 777 SV (13 decks)

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