PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY

Question 1

What does each column mean on the PFD?

Answer 1

A/THR | VERTICAL | LATERAL | APPROACH CAPABILITY, DH/MDA | AP, FD, A/THR ENGAGEMENT STATUS

Question 2

How is the crew made aware of mode changes on the FMA?

Answer 2

A white box is temporarily displayed around the new indication

Question 3

How are armed modes displayed on the FMA?

Answer 3

a. Blue – armed
b. Magenta – armed because of a constraint
c. Green - engaged

Question 4

When is the side stick position indication icon (white cross) displayed?

Answer 4

a. Displayed when the first engine is started

b. Disappears at liftoff

Question 5

What would the large red arrowheads indicate?

Answer 5

Pitch attitude of >30°

Question 6

After you input the destination and ILS information into the MCDU, what do you check for?

Answer 6

a. After the LS push button is pressed - green light
b. ILS frequency and course on PFD
c. ILS identifier once identified
d. LOC and GS scales displayed on PFD

Question 7

What is the meaning of USE MANUAL PITCH TRIM?

Answer 7

You are in Direct Law

Question 8

What is the meaning of MAN PITCH TRIM ONLY?

Answer 8

You are in Mechanical Backup

Question 9

What are the pitch and roll angle limits indicated by the green = signs?

Answer 9

a. Pitch: +30° up/-15° down

b. Roll: +/- 67°

Question 10

How can you determine you are in Alternate Law?

Answer 10

a. Amber X’s replace the green = marks at the pitch and bank limits
b. Only VLS and VSW is displayed on the airspeed scale

Question 11

When would the sideslip index change from yellow to blue?

Answer 11

In case of an engine failure during takeoff/go-around, it is now a blue beta target

Question 12

What does the yellow speed trend line on the airspeed display indicate?

Answer 12

The speed the aircraft will reach in 10 seconds if acceleration/deceleration remains constant

Question 13

What is the difference between the magenta and blue target airspeeds?

Answer 13

a. Magenta – Managed speed computed by the FMGC

b. Blue – Selected speed on the FCU

Question 14

What is Vls and how is it displayed?

Answer 14

a. Represents lowest selectable speed providing an appropriate margin to the stall speed
b. Defined by the top of the amber strip along the airspeed scale
c. In approach mode is equivalent to Vref

Question 15

What speed does Vmax represent and how is it displayed?

Answer 15

a. It is the lowest of Vmo/Mmo, Vle, or Vfe

b. Defined by the bottom of a red and black strip along the speed scale

Question 16

What is Green Dot speed?

Answer 16

a. Engine out operating speed in clean configuration
b. Appears when the aircraft is in the clean configuration
c. Corresponds to the best lift-to-drag ratio

Question 17

What is Ground Speed Mini?

Answer 17

a. Based on a calculated groundspeed at the runway

b. Protects against actual groundspeed dropping below this calculated groundspeed

Question 18

What does it mean when you see the magenta target airspeed triangle above VAPP on approach?

Answer 18

Ground Speed Mini has increased speed due to a higher headwind component at your present location than what was calculated at the runway

Question 19

Is this protection available in selected speed?

Answer 19

No – Managed speed only

Question 20

What would be indicated if the altitude window changed from yellow to amber?

Answer 20

The aircraft has deviated from the FCU selected altitude or flight level by 250 feet

Question 21

When is altitude alerting automatically inhibited in flight?

Answer 21

a. When slats are extended with the landing gear selected down
b. On approach after glide slope capture
c. When the landing gear is locked down

Question 22

What does it mean when the altitude digits change from green to amber?

Answer 22

The aircraft has descended below the MDA/DH entered into the FMGC

Question 23

When is Radio Height displayed on the PFD?

Answer 23

Below 2,500 feet AGL

Question 24

Information from ILS receiver 1 is displayed where?

Answer 24

a. Captain’s PFD

b. F/O’s ND

Question 25

What would a flashing amber ILS indicate on the bottom of the PFD?

Answer 25

Flashes amber when APPR mode is armed and the LS display is not selected