Landing Gear And Brakes

Question 1

What does pulling the LANDING GEAR FREE-FALL lever do?

Answer 1

Relieves the hyd pressure in the landing gear lines and mechanically releases the uplock hooks for all the landing gear.

Question 2

What do red landing gear position icons mean?

Answer 2

That more than 20 seconds has passed since a discrepancy has been detected between the gear lever position and the gears actual position.

Question 3

Parking brake is not fully released on the ground, what message will you see?

Answer 3

Either a white PARKING BRAKE ON or a cyan CHECK PARKING BRAKE

Question 4

What if you’re a piece of shit and ignore those messages on the ground and the parking brake is still not fully released in flight, what message with you see?

Answer 4

Amber PARK BRAKE NOT REL

Question 5

Where can the emergency/parking brake accumulator pressure and brake temp indications be seen?

Answer 5

Status synoptic page

Question 6

How long can it take for the light on the STEERING button and the STEERING DISC message to disappear after engaging nose wheel steering?

Answer 6

Up to 2 sec

Question 7

Which steering switch has priority for safe operation on the ground?

Answer 7

The external STEERING DISENGAGE switch

Question 8

When will you get a green TOWING ALLOWED light

Answer 8

Steering disengaged and parking brake off

Question 9

How far should the plane be towed slowly in a straight line before turning?

Answer 9

10ft

Question 10

When should the down lock release (DN LCK REL) button be used?

Answer 10

Gear lever failure or obstacle clearance

Question 11

What type of brake system do we have?

Answer 11

Brake by wire

Question 12

During normal operations, what does the Brake Control Unit (BCU) provide? (7 things)

Answer 12

Locked wheel protection 
Anti-skid protection
Gear retract braking
Touchdown protection 
Gear extension test
Brake temp monitoring 
Auto brake

Question 13

Where can the Brake Temp Monitoring System (BTMS) info be found and what does it provide

Answer 13

Status synoptic page, gives brake temps and brake overheat warnings

Question 14

Where must brake temps be prior to TO?

Answer 14

Green

Question 15

What are the 2 different modes of auto braking?

Answer 15

Landing mode (LO, MED, HI) & RTO mode

Question 16

What kind of pressure will RTO apply?

Answer 16

Equivalent to manual Max braking

Question 17

When will auto brake begin on landing ?

Answer 17

1 sec after WOW and thrust levers idle

Question 18

It antiskid available when braking with emergency/parking brakes?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

What handle position is used when using the emergency/parking brake as a parking brake?

Answer 19

Must be pulled until it locks at full up position

Question 20

Where can the emergency/parking rake be set as reference for emergency braking?

Answer 20

First detent

Question 21

How can the emergency/parking brake be modulated?

Answer 21

By keeping the release button pressed

Question 22

How many full applications/how many hours of parking does the emergency/parking brake accumulators provide?

Answer 22

6 full or 16 hours

Question 23

When airborne is the the steering system engaged?

Answer 23

No, it will auto disengage

Question 24

Max range the nose wheel can turn in free wheel steering mode

Answer 24

+/- 170*

Question 25

Steering angles and speeds with nose wheel steering engaged

Answer 25

Up to 10 kts varies from +/- 62* , decreasing laterally to +/- 8* at 25kts and then to +/-3* at 68kts

Question 26

What airspeed is Vlo

Answer 26

250kts

Question 27

What airspeed is Vle?

Answer 27

250

Question 28

When must the auto brake be set to OFF

Answer 28

Abnormal and emergency procedures