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Question 1

Which spoilers are used for:
ROLL
GROUND SPOILERS
SPEEDBRAKES

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Question 2

How many hydraulic actuators for:
AILERON
ELEVATOR
RUDDER

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Question 3

What happens to an operating elevator if the other elevator is faulty?

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Question 4

If there is no electrical control to an elevator, what happens to it?

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Question 5

What happens to a spoiler that loses hydraulic pressure when extended or retracted?

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Question 6

What happens if a spoiler fault is detected?

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Question 7

Following a speedbrake auto retraction, how is speedbrake operation reestablished?

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Question 8

What restricts the rate of speedbrake retraction?

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Question 9

What triggers ground spoiler deployment (when ARMED)?

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Question 10

What is the relationship between rudder trim and autopilot?

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Question 11

What is the function of the rudder travel limiter?

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Question 12

What happens to the rudder limiter if FAC 1 & FAC 2 fail at 340kts? How is this restriction removed?

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Question 13

In the GROUND MODE (Normal Law), flight controls movement is proportional to what?

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Question 14

What is inhibited at more than 33 degrees of bank?

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Question 15

What is demanded by a pitch/roll input on the sidestick in flight?

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Question 16

What happens to the flight path angle of the aircraft if the sidestick is at neutral?

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Question 17

What are the load factor protection limits?

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Question 18

Descending through 30ftRA on the approach, what happens to the pitch control?

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Question 19

What are the pitch attitude limits?

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Question 20

What are the protections available?

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Question 21

What is the lowest speed achievable with ‘hands off’?

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Question 22

What is the lowest speed achievable with sidestick fully back? In alpha prot, what does sidestick movement command?

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Question 23

What happens if, at alpha max, the sidestick is released to neutral?

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Question 24

What happens to the thrust when alpha floor is annunciated?

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Question 25

When does high speed protection activate?

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Question 26

What happens to the pitch if high speed protection is activated?

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Question 27

What speed will the aircraft return to following high speed protection with no sidestick inputs?

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Question 28

What happens if, in high speed protection, the sidestick is pushed forwards?

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Question 29

What is the maximum angle of bank?

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Question 30

What happens to the FD/FMA if more than 45 degrees angle of bank is applied?

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Question 31

What is the maximum bank angle for a level turn with ‘hands off’?

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Question 32

What is the maximum bank angle in:
High speed protection?
Alpha protection?

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Question 33

Are stabilities always available?

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Question 34

In alternate law, how do pitch and roll control compare with normal law?
What happens in turn coordination?
What happens when the gear is extended?

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Question 35

What happens to pitch and roll protection in alternate law?

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Question 36

Alpha prot is lost in alternate law. What replaces it? What does the top of the barber pole now show?

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Question 37

In alternate law, what happens at Vsw?

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Question 38

How does high speed stability work? Can it be overridden?

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Question 39

Can you stall the aircraft in alternate law?

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Question 40

Is alpha floor available in alternate law?

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Question 41

In direct law, control deflection is proportional to what?

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Question 42

Are there any protections or stabilities in direct law?

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Question 43

In direct law, what is indicated in amber on the FMAs?

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Question 44

What causes reversion to mechanical backup?

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Question 45

In mechanical backup, what appears in red on the FMAs?

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Question 46

In mechanical backup, how is pitch controlled?

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Question 47

In mechanical backup, how is roll controlled?

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