FLIGHT CONTROL AND STALL PROTECTION CBT

Question 1

What does the Flight Control synoptic page show?

Answer 1

Elevator
Rudder
Ailerons
Spoilers

Question 2

Which flight controls are flight-by-wire (FBW)?

Answer 2

All except the ailerons.

Question 3

What is E-PBIT?

Answer 3

Electrical Power Up Built in Test

Question 4

What is the function of E-PBIT? How is the test performed and how long is it good for?

Answer 4

Test all the electrical components of the fly-by-wire system. Automatically when the airplane is powered up. Takes 3 minutes. Good for 50 hours, running while powered on.

Question 5

What are the ways the E-PBIT is interrupted?

Answer 5

Any hydraulic pump is turned ON
Flight control Mode Buttons are cycled
AC power is interrupted

Question 6

During normal operations when is the E-PBIT normally performed?

Answer 6

The first flight of the day.

Question 7

What is H-PBIT? What is it checking?

Answer 7

Hydraulic Power Up Built in Test, checks the hydraulic components of the FBW system

Question 8

During normal operations when is the H-PBIT normally performed?

Answer 8

During Captains originating flow as needed.

Question 9

When is the H-PBIT preformed?

Answer 9

Automatically when all 3 hydraulic systems or pressurized.

Question 10

How can the H-PBIT be interrupted?

Answer 10

Any flight control surface is moved.

Question 11

What does the Hydraulic System source indicate?

Answer 11

Which hydraulic system is moving the respective control surface.

Question 12

How many actuators does the rudder and left/right elevator have? and what powers them?

Answer 12

2 each, powered by 2 different hydraulic systems.

Question 13

What are the flight control modes?

Answer 13

NORMAL- FCMs provide high level functions (ex AOA limiting)

DIRECT- FCM is bypassed and high level functions are not available.

Question 14

What does the ACTUATORS indications mean?

Answer 14

Which actuator is moving the respective control surface. Indicated by ON and STBY.

Question 15

What flight control positions are shown on EICAS?

Answer 15

Slates/Flpas
Speedbrakes
Trim -Roll, Yaw, an Pitch

Question 16

What are slats/flaps protection logic?

Answer 16

Skew protection- asymmetric flap/slat movement

Strike Protection- stops extension if force is too great

Question 17

What will happen if any trim settings are not within the green and takeoff power is added?

Answer 17

Aural “NO TAKEOFF, TRIM”

Question 18

When would we ever touch the flight control mode buttons?

Answer 18

As directed by the QRH

Question 19

What do the Stall Waring buttons allow?

Answer 19

Stick Shaker cutout

Question 20

With the Elevators in NORMAL mode, what higher level functions will be active?

Answer 20

AOA, limiting with elevator offset
Thrust compensation
Elevator control law scheduling with airspeed
Configuration change compensation

Question 21

With the Rudder in NORMAL mode, what higher level functions will be active?

Answer 21

Rudder flight authority

Yaw damper and turn coordination via AFCS

Question 22

With the Spoilers in NORMAL mode, what higher level functions will be active?

Answer 22

Roll spoiler scheduling

Ground spoiler automatic deployment and stowed if thrust added for a go-around.

Question 23

When will the stick shaker activate?

Answer 23

When pitched to the PLI, or pitch limit indicators.

When airspeed reaches LSA, or low speed awareness.

Question 24

What is the ACE? What does it do?

Answer 24

Actuator Control Electronics, connects the control column electronically to the control surface, providing direct analogue control.

Question 25

What is the FCM? What does it do?

Answer 25

Flight Control Module, provide software based assistance to the ACEs. Provides higher level functioning in NORMAL mode.

Question 26

What is the PCU? What does it do?

Answer 26

Power Control Unit, hydraulically actuate the control surfaces.

Question 27

What is the purpose of the MF Spoilers?

Answer 27

The Multifunction spoiler with FCM deflect to assist in roll control.

Question 28

What doe the trim switch control?

Answer 28

The horizontal stabilizer.

Question 29

What is the limit of manual trim?

Answer 29

After 3 seconds, an aural "TRIM" is announced. | If half of the switch is actuated for more than 7 seconds it is disabled.

Question 30

What happens if both pilots attempt to trim at the same time?

Answer 30

The Captain trim switch has priority.

Question 31

How do we disconnect the TRIM with the AP/TRIM DISC button?

Answer 31

Press and Hold, to disable both pitch trim channels

Question 32

Can we control the inner two spoilers with the speed brake lever?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

When will the speed brakes automatically retract?

Answer 33

Airspeed slower than 180kts Thrust near TOGA (70°) Flaps greater than 2

Question 34

When will ground spoilers deploy?

Answer 34

Automatically on landing, if spoilers are in Normal mode.

Question 35

What is the stabilizer trim priority?

Answer 35

Back Up switches Captain First Officer FCM

Question 36

If the auto pilot is on is yaw trim done automatically?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

What do the pitch trim cutout buttons do? When would we use them?

Answer 37

Disables the respective channel, in the event of a runaway.

Question 38

What are the slat/flap settings?

Answer 38

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Question 39

What are possible takeoff slat/flap settings?

Answer 39

1, 2, or 4

Question 40

What are possible slat/flap settings?

Answer 40

5 orFULL

Question 41

What are the slat/flap speed limitations?

Answer 41

``` 1 - 230kts 2 - 215kts 3 - 200kts 4 or 5 - 180kts FULL - 165 kts ```

Question 42

What happens when aileron disconnect is pulled?

Answer 42

The ailerons are disconnected from one another.

Question 43

What happens when elevator disconnect is pulled?

Answer 43

The elevators are disconnected from one another.