AUTOMATIC FLIGHT

Question 1

2. Where are the flight director modes displayed?

Answer 1

a PFD

Question 2

3. The autopilot is in heading select mode, and the aircraft is flying on a heading of 270°. If you change heading to 360°, the flight director command bars will:

Answer 2

b. roll command bar moves to right and centres when AFDS angle of bank to intercept has been achieved

Question 3

4. What are the basic functions of an autopilot?
5. Maintain pitch attitude
6. Maintain wings level
7. Altitude hold
8. Heading hold
9. Speed hold

Answer 3

b. 1 & 2

Question 4

5. At 50 feet agl during an autoland, what happens to the glideslope signal?

Answer 4

b is disconnected

Question 5

6. What is the wavelength of an ILS signal?

Answer 5

c. Metric

Question 6

7. A Yaw damper indicator will indicate to the pilot:

Answer 6

a yaw damper movement of rudder position

Question 7

8. The Autothrottle is set to climb at a constant mach number. If the temperature does not change, what happens to the CAS?

Answer 7

b Decreases

Question 8

9. Autothrottle engaged mode can be checked by the pilot, using:

Answer 8

a primary flight display

Question 9

10. The interception of the localiser beam by the autopilot is:

Answer 9

c a mode using an interception verses radio deviation law

Question 10

11. Engagement of the autopilot is not possible when:
12. electrical supply is faulty
13. the turn control knob is not set to centre off 3. there is a synchronisation fault
14. there is a fault in the attitude reference unit

Answer 10

a 1, 2, 3, & 4

Question 11

12. On which instrument are the flight director bars normally present?

Answer 11

b. ADI

Question 12

13. What happens at 50ft whilst carrying out an autolanding?

Answer 12

d. glideslope disconnects and aircraft continues descent

Question 13

14. If you have selected a heading of 180° and are flying aircraft on heading of 160° to intercept the correct course, the ADI vertical bar be central when?

Answer 13

d. will only be central when flying correct attitude to intercept desired heading

Question 14

15. If the autopilot is selected to VOR mode, what happens if the aircraft flies over the cone of confusion?

Answer 14

a. Temporarily follows current heading until exiting the cone of confusion

Question 15

16. The autopilot disconnects (or the autoland is completed) at:

Answer 15

d. roll out

Question 16

17. The control law in a fly-by-wire system is a relationship between:

Answer 16

a. how the pilot’s control demands are translated into control surface movements.

Question 17

18. What are the autopilot minimum requirements in order to fly single pilot operations in IFR conditions or at night?

Answer 17

a Two axis autopilot with altitude hold and heading hold.

Question 18

19. When flying level in the cruise the …………….. holds height and the …………… holds the speed:

Answer 18

d Autopilot, Auto-throttle

Question 19

20. At what height during a semi-automatic landing is the autopilot disengaged:

Answer 19

c Decision height

Question 20

At the missed approach point the TOGA switch on the throttles is depressed. Which of the following statements are correct:

1. Autopilot selects max. power
2. GA power selected
3. Aircraft automatically cleans up
4. Autopilot fly’s the GA manoeuvre
5. Pilot manually fly’s manoeuvre

Answer 20

2& 4

Question 21

If a Go-Around is initiated from an auto-approach:

1. the autothrottle selects thrustas soon as the TOGA switch is pressed 2. the auotpilot carries out the climb
2. the autopilot retracts flap and landing gear to reduce drag
3. the pilot performs the climb
4. the pilot retracts the flap and landing gear to reduce drag

Answer 21

1, 2 & 5

Question 22

An auto-land system which can continue to automatically land the aircraft after a single failure is called:

Answer 22

d. Fail active

Question 23

Where can the pilot look to see the autothrottle mode?

Answer 23

a. PFD

Question 24

Where can the pilot look to see the thrust limit mode?

Answer 24

d. Primary EICAS

Question 25

26. The autopilot is engaged with no modes selected. What is the autopilot providing:

Answer 25

c. Auto-stability with auto-trim

Question 26

27. When is an Autoland procedure complete?

Answer 26

b. At the beginning of the ground roll

Question 27

28. During a CAT2 approach, what is providing the height information?

Answer 27

b. Radio Altimeter

Question 28

29. Autoland Flare is initiated at:

Answer 28

c. 50 ft

Question 29

30. An autopilot capable of altitude hold and heading hold is a minimum requirement for:

Answer 29

b. Single pilot operation under IFR and at night.

Question 30

31. During a fully automatic landing the autopilot:

Answer 30

b. and the auto-throttle control the approach at least until the roll-out.

Question 31

32. A landing is considered to be Automatic when: 1 autopilot flies the ILS to Decision Height, and then disengages 2 autothrottle maintains speed until Decision Height, and then disengages 3 autothrottle disengages thrust at 50ft 4 autopilot flies the ILS until the flare 5 the flare is automatic

Answer 31

c. 4& 5

Question 32

``` In an autopilot system, modes for stabilising the a/c include which of the following: 1 Yaw damper. 2 Pitch attitude holding. 3 VOR axis holding. 4 ASI & Mach hold. 5 Horizontal wing holding. 6 Altitude holding. ```

Answer 32

b. 1, 2 & 5

Question 33

``` In an autopilot system, a/c flight path modes include which of the following: 1 Pitch attitude holding. 2 Horizontal wing holding. 3 VOR axis holding. 4 Inertial heading holding. 5 ASI & Mach hold. 6 Yaw damper. ```

Answer 33

d. 3, 4 & 5

Question 34

``` Auto-throttle can hold which of the following: 1 Speed. 2 Mach No. 3 Altitude. 4 N1/EPR. 5 VOR capture. 6 Vertical profile. ```

Answer 34

b. 1, 2 & 4

Question 35

An autopilot system whereby if one A/P fails cannot carry out an auto-land is called fail_ _ _ _:

Answer 35

a. passive.

Question 36

In a yaw damper:

Answer 36

d. rudder is moved in proportion to rate of angular velocity.

Question 37

“LOC ARMED” lights up on the annunciator, this means:

Answer 37

b. localiser armed and awaiting capture.

Question 38

What is the most basic function of an autopilot?

Answer 38

c. wing leveller

Question 39

What does the autopilot pitch / rotate around?

Answer 39

a. centre of gravity

Question 40

During a semi-automatic landing:

Answer 40

a. the A/P is disengaged at DH having followed the ILS.

Question 41

If only a single A/P is used to climb, cruise and approach; following a failure:

Answer 41

d. it is fail safe and will disconnect.

Question 42

In heading select the autopilot delivers roll commands to the controls to bank the aircraft: 1 proportional to TAS, but not beyond a specified maximum. 2 Set bank of 27 degrees. 3 Set bank of 15 degrees. 4 Proportional to the deviation from the selected heading.

Answer 42

d. 4&1

Question 43

44. Regarding autopilot and auto-throttle: 1 A/P holds IAS/MACH when climbing in LVL CHG and A/T controls thrust. 2 A/P holds altitude in cruise with ALT HOLD, A/T controls IAS/Mach. 3 A/P holds pitch in descent in V/S mode, A/T controls thrust. 4 A/P holds alt in climb mode, A/T controls IAS/Mach in speed.

Answer 43

a. 1 &2

Question 44

45. Auto-trim is fitted to an autopilot:

Answer 44

b. To prevent snatching on disengaging A/P.

Question 45

46. Auto throttle can hold: 1. speed 2. flight path 3. altitude 4. Mach 5. EPR / N1 6. attitude

Answer 45

1, 4, 5

Question 46

47. What is the purpose of the synchronisation in an autopilot: 1. Prevents snatch on disengagement. 2. Pevents snatch on engagement. 3. Cancels rudder control inputs. 4. May not allow the autopilot to engage if unserviceable.

Answer 46

2& 4

Question 47

48. When operating with the autopilot in ALT hold mode what happens if the Captain’s barometric altimeter pressure setting is increased?

Answer 47

b. Nothing

Question 48

49. TO/GA is engaged:

Answer 48

c. by the pilot pressing a button on or near the throttles

Question 49

50. On crossing the cone of confusion of a VOR when in VOR mode of the autopilot what will happen to the roll channel:

Answer 49

d. Temporarily switches to heading mode

Question 50

51. The function of autotrim is:

Answer 50

b. to relieve forces on the autopilot servomotor prior to hand over

Question 51

52. The Mach Trim system:

Answer 51

a compensates for the rearward movement of the CP due to shockwave formation

Question 52

53. The Flight Director horizontal and vertical bars are up and left of aircraft symbol on the ADI, these indications are directing the pilot to:

Answer 52

a. Increase pitch angle, turn left

Question 53

54. What does FADEC do? 1. engine limitation protection 2. automatic engine starting sequence 3. manual engine starting sequence 4. power management

Answer 53

d 1, 2, 3 & 4

Question 54

55. What does the Mach trim system use to prevent ‘Mach Tuck’?

Answer 54

a elevator

Question 55

``` The autosynchronisation system does which of the following? 1. prevents snatching on engagement 2 prevents snatching on disengagement 3 cancels rudder input 4 works in climb, cruise and descent ```

Answer 55

1&4

Question 56

When turning into a desired radial, FD bars indicate:

Answer 56

d correct attitude to intercept radial

Question 57

If a pilot was to carry out a roll maneuver, on release of CWS what does the AP do?

Answer 57

b Maintain attitude only