Review Questions Autoflight Flashcards
You’re descending at 3000fpm in VS to the MCP selected altitude of 9000ft with AP engaged.
As you approach this altitude -
A. The VS annunciator will come on and the alt hold annunciator will go out
B. The VS digital display will change to zero
C. The GPWS Will advise you aurally that the desired altitude is approaching
D. The VS annunciator will be replaced by ALT CAP at capture and then ALT HOLD
D. The VS annunciator will be replaced by ALT CAP at capture and then ALT HOLD
An aircraft is on descent with the annunciators as below. If the SPD annunciator goes blank, the probable cause is -
SPD | VNAV PATH | LNAV | CMD
A. The autopilot has disconnected
B. VNAV has disconnected
C. The auto-throttle has lost speed data
D. LNAV has disconnected
C. The auto-throttle has lost speed data
It is possible but the least advisable to -
A. Fly with flight director on and autopilot on
B. Fly with flight director off and autopilot on
C. Fly with flight director on and autopilot off
D. Fly with flight director off and autopilot off
D. Fly with flight director off and autopilot off
Autopilots depend on signals from sensors which measure aircraft attitude and position to achieve the desired flight profile. Accelerometers assist in -
A. A coordinated turn
B. A set rate of climb and descent
C. Coordinated climb and descent
D. A level turn
B. A set rate of climb and descent
Accelerometers = linear movement (pitch)
Gyros = angular movement (roll/yaw)
In a conventional flight instrument system, the autopilot altitude hold information comes from -
A. The captains altimeter
B. The copilots altimeter
C. The Air Data Computer (ADC)
D. The autopilot aneroid
D. The autopilot aneroid
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When LNAV is used to route between two waypoints in Australia in the database, the track the aircraft will follow is -
A. A rhumb line
B. A great circle
C. A constant magnetic heading
D. A constant bearing
B. A great circle
