PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY Flashcards
How is the crew made aware of mode changes on the FMA?
o A white box is temporarily displayed around the new indication.
What would the large red arrowheads indicate?
Pitch attitude of +30°, or -15
After you input the destination and ILS information into the MCDU, what do you check
for?
o After the ILS pb is pressed, green light.
o ILS frequency and course on PFD
o ILS identifier once identified
o LOC and GS scales displayed on PFD
What does the MAN PITCH TRIM ONLY in red mean?
o You are in Mechanical Backup.
What does USE MANUAL PITCH TRIM in amber mean?
o You are in Direct Law
What are the pitch and roll angle limits indicated by the green = signs?
o Pitch: +30° up/-15° down
o Roll: +/- 67°
How can you determine you are in Alternate Law?
o Amber X’s at the pitch (30° UP/15° DN) and bank (67°) limits
o Only VLS and VSW is displayed on the airspeed scale
What does the yellow speed trend line on the airspeed display indicate?
o The speed the aircraft will reach in 10 seconds if acceleration/deceleration
remains constant.
