Autoflight

Question 1

What does AFCS stand for?

Answer 1

Automatic Flight Control System

Question 2

AFCS includes which of the following components?

Answer 2

Flight Director,

autopilot with coupled go-around,

and yaw damper

Question 3

What is the purpose of the AP/FD TCS button?

Answer 3

Temporarily overrides the AP and sychronizes the FD with the current aircraft attitude

Question 4

The flight guidance panel provides which of the following?

Answer 4

Lateral guidance control,

AFCS management control,

and vertical guidance control

Question 5

True or False: The Flight Guidance Panel has one independent channel.

Answer 5

False [it has 2 channels]

Question 6

The lateral control area on the AFCS panel is used for which of the following?

Answer 6

selecting navigation and heading modes

Question 7

What is the purpose of the vertical control area on the AFCS panel?

Answer 7

Used for selecting:

flight level change,
VNAV,
altitude hold,
Flight Path Angle,
and vertical speed modes

Question 8

What is the purpose of the speed and mode control area on the AFCS panel?

Answer 8

Used for selecting manual or FMS control of the airspeed

Question 9

How would you get approach annunciations to display on the FMA?

Answer 9

By pressing the APP button on the guidance panel

Question 10

The flight directors are automatically displayed on the PFDs if which of the
following occurs?

Answer 10

The TOGA button is pressed,

the autopilot is engaged,

or windshear is detected

Question 11

True or False: When the autopilot is disengaged, pressing either FD button
removes the Flight Director from both displays.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The aircraft is equipped with a _____ channel autopilot.

Answer 12

Dual channel

(3 axis)

Question 13

The autopilot has a servo for which of the following?

Answer 13

pitch control,

roll control,

and rudder control

Question 14

True or False: Yaw, pitch, and roll have their own autopilot servo.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

How is the AP engaged in flight?

Answer 15

By pressing the AP button on the guidance panel

Question 16

True or False: Autopilot engagement is possible on the ground.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Pressing the AP/TRIM DISC once accomplishes what?

Answer 17

Disengages the autopilot,

sounds the AUTOPILOT aural warning,

the AP annunciation blinks red

Question 18

True or False: Pressing the AP/TRIM DISC a second time cancels the
AUTOPILOT aural warning and cancels FMA “AP” annunciation.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The AP will disengage if which of the following occurs?

Answer 19

The AP button is pressed on the guidance panel,

the red AP TRIM DISC button on the control column is pressed

either stick shaker is activated,

or windshear escape guidance is activated

Question 20

What does pressing the BANK Button on the Guidance Panel accomplish?

Answer 20

Enables and disables bank angle limit of 17 degrees used by the Heading Mode.

Question 21

When is 1/2 bank automatically enabled?

Answer 21

Abve FL250

Question 22

What does pressing the APP button on the Guidance Panel accomplish?

Answer 22

Activates and deactivates the mode for interception of an ILS (displays LOC and GP)

[AOM VOL 2 3.2]

Question 23

What does FPA stand for?

Answer 23

Flight Path Angle

Question 24

What does Flight Path Angle (FPA) accomplish?

Answer 24

creates manually selected vertical angle

Question 25

True or False: If performing a holding pattern at the FAF, the VGP mode should be armed only after exiting the hold; otherwise, the mode may intercept the final approach descent path during the hold.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

True or False: If the glide path is below the current aircraft altitude and the APP button is pressed, the VGP mode will not engage and will require a manual descent to intercept the final approach path.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or False: The transition to VFLCH from VPATH automatically occurs if the landing gear/flap speed is exceeded by more than 10 kts.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

The normal method of disengaging the autopilot is _______.

Answer 28

Pressing the AP/TRIM DISC button on the control wheel

Question 29

The yaw damper is automatically engaged _______.

Answer 29

After power-up of either hydraulic system #1 or #3 [automatically disengaged after shutdown of both hydraulic systems 1 and 3]

Question 30

The color _______ indicates an FMS-commanded engaged mode in the FMA.

Answer 30

magenta

Question 31

The color _______ indicates a non-FMS-commanded engaged mode on the FMA.

Answer 31

green

Question 32

In the takeoff and go-around modes, pitch is limited to a minimum of _______ degrees and a maximum of _______ degrees

Answer 32

8 degrees, 18 degrees

Question 33

The requirements to engage APPR 1 are _______.

Answer 33

The minimums selector is set to BARO, NAV frequency is set to the correct LOC frequency on the MCDU, and V/L button or preview mode is selected

Question 34

True or False: Disengaging the autopilot will always automatically disengage the autothrottles.

Answer 34

False