Study Guide-Primary Flight Display

Question 1

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

Answer 1

A white box is temporarily displayed around the new indication.

Question 2

What would the large red arrowheads indicate?

Answer 2

Pitch attitude of +30 deg, -15 deg.

Question 3

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

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Answer 3

-After the ILS pb is pressed, green light
-ILS frequency and course on PFD
-ILS identifier
-LOC and GS scales displayed on PFD

Question 4

What does the MAN PITCH TRIM ONLY in red mean?

Answer 4

You are in Mechanical Backup

Question 5

What does USE MANUAL PITCH TRIM in amber mean?

Answer 5

You are in Direct Law.

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Pitch: 30 deg up/ 15 deg down
Roll +/- 67 deg

Question 7

How can you determine you are in Alternate Law?

Answer 7

-Amber xs at the pitch (30 deg up, 15 deg down)and bank (67 deg)limits.
-Only VLS and VSW is displayed on the airspeed scale

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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