Airbus Study Guide

Question 1

What happens during ground mode as the aircraft gets airborne?

Answer 1

Ground mode is progressively blended out and flight mode becomes effective.

Question 2

What kind of control of the flight controls in ground mode?

Answer 2

Direct control of elevator, ailerons and spoilers.

Question 3

What does the SIDESTICK command in flight mode in the pitch axis?

Answer 3

A change in G.

Question 4

What does the SIDESTICK command in the roll axis in flight mode?

Answer 4

A roll rate.

Question 5

What happens at 50ft during the landing in flare mode?

Answer 5

The aircraft memorizes the attitude at 50 feet and then at 30 feet the system reduces the pitch attitude to -2 degrees over 8 seconds.

Question 6

What are the protections in normal law?

Answer 6

1. Load limit limitation
2. Pitch attitude protection
3. Bank angle protection
4. High speed protection
5. High angle of attack protection
6. Alpha floor protection

Question 7

What does the load limitation do?

Answer 7

It limits the load factor automatically.

Question 8

What are the pitch attitude protection limitations?

Answer 8

+30 NU in conf0-3
(Reduced to +25 low speed)

+25 NU in conf full
(Reduced to +20 low speed)

-15 Nose down

Question 9

How are the limits of the pitch attitude protection displayed on the PFD?

Answer 9

By green = symbols

Question 10

What happens to the FD bars when the pitch attitude limit is approaching?

Answer 10

Will disappear and will return after flight path correction.

Question 11

What happens is a pilot releases the SIDESTICK at bank angles above 33 degrees?

Answer 11

The bank angle automatically reduced to 33 degrees

Question 12

What is the bank angle limit when angle of attack protection is active?

Answer 12

45 degrees

Question 13

What is the maximum bank angle when the pilot holds full lateral SIDESTICK deflection?

Answer 13

67 degrees

Question 14

How is the bank angle limit displayed in the PFD?

Answer 14

By a green = symbol

Question 15

If high speed protection is active and the pilot maintains full lateral deflection, what is the maximum bank angle?

Answer 15

40 degrees.

Question 16

What happens to the bank angle when high speed protection is operative and the SIDESTICK is released?

Answer 16

Returns to 0 degrees

Question 17

What happens when the bank angle exceeds 45 degrees?

Answer 17

• autopilot disconnects

- Flight director bars disappear

Question 18

When do the flight director bars return after they disappeared during bank angle protection.

Answer 18

When bank angle is reduced below 40 degrees.

Question 19

What happens as speed increases above Vmo/ Mmo?

Answer 19

SIDESTICK nose down authority is reduced and a permanent nose up order is applied.

Question 20

As high speed protection becomes active, when will the autopilot disconnect?

Answer 20

Vmo + 6 kts

Mmo + 0.01

Question 21

How is the speed where the high speed protection starts displayed on the speed tape?

Answer 21

A green = symbol at Vmo+6

Question 22

What does the sidestick demand between Valpha PROT and Valpha Max?

Answer 22

Angle of attack.

Question 23

What happens if the pilot pulls the sidestick all the way back to Alpha Max and then releases it?

Answer 23

The speed returns to alpha PROT.

Question 24

Which protection in normal law has priority over all other protections?

Answer 24

High angle of attack protection.

Question 25

When will the autopilot disengage with high angle of attack protection?

Answer 25

At alpha PROT +1 degrees.

Question 26

How can a pilot deactivate the angle of attack protection?

Answer 26

Move the SIDESTICK 8 degrees forward or move the SIDESTICK 0.5 degrees forward for at least 0.5 seconds, when alpha is less than alpha max.

Question 27

What are the three modes in normal law?

Answer 27

Ground mode
Flight mode
Flare mode