Flight Management

Question 1

What effect do the stall and overspeed protection functions have on the flight director?

Answer 1

The pitch flight director bar disappears

Question 2

During autolanding and initial rollout, the autopilot controls ______ to keep the airplane on the runway centerline.

Answer 2

rudder and nose wheel steering

Question 3

The AFDS captures the localizer when within range and within __ degrees of the localizer track.

Answer 3

120

Question 4

When the A/P DISENGAGE bar is positioned down ____.

Answer 4

bank angle protection is disabled and all autopilots are disconnected

Question 5

When the TO/GA switch is pushed to initiate a go-around, autothrottles adjust to climb at not less than _____ FPM.

Answer 5

2000

Question 6

All MCP modes can be disengaged by ______.

Answer 6

disconnecting the autopilot and turning both flight director (F/D) switches OFF

Question 7

With the BANK LIMIT selector in the AUTO position, angle of bank varies between _____.

Answer 7

15-25 degrees, depending on TAS

Question 8

A green box is drawn around a mode annunciation for 10 seconds when ______.

Answer 8

a mode first becomes active or engaged

Question 9

_______ is displayed on the PFD throttle FMA when thrust is set to the selected thrust limit.

Answer 9

THR REF

Question 10

Regarding thrust management, the second push of the TO/GA switch in flight _______.

Answer 10

engages autothrottles in THR REF mode to provide full-rated go-around thrust

Question 11

LNAV becomes active after takeoff when armed, and when altitude is at or above _____ feet when within 2.5 NM of the active route leg.

Answer 11

50

Question 12

The SAARU provides ____ minutes of backup heading following an ADIRU failure, except in the polar region where the backup is not provided.

Answer 12

3

Question 13

The DEPARTURES page date (if available) is used to enter what information?

Answer 13

Departure runway, SID, and transition (if known).

Question 14

What does the ON BAT light mean when illuminated?

Answer 14

ADIRU is being powered by the Hot Battery Bus.

Question 15

Which radios are NOT tuned using the Radio Tuning Panel?

Answer 15

ADF radios

Question 16

If the autothrottle is used during a manual landing, the autothrottle does not automatically retard if the pitch mode is ______.

Answer 16

TO/GA or FLCH

Question 17

An amber line through the pitch mode annunciation on the PFD FMA indicates that ______.

Answer 17

degradation of the pitch mode is sensed while the autopilot is engaged

Question 18

During climb, the IAS/MACH window automatically change from IAS to MACH _____.

Answer 18

at 0.84 MACH

Question 19

All automatic flight control modes EXCEPT _______ can be disengaged by selecting another mode.

Answer 19

APP

Question 20

Regarding AFDS FMA indications, armed modes (except for TO/GA in flight) are shown in ___.

Answer 20

smaller white letters at the bottom of the flight mode annunciator boxes

Question 21

After localizer and glideslope capture, the localizer and glideslope modes can be disengaged by _______.

Answer 21

disconnecting the autopilot and turning both Flight Directors off

Question 22

In flight, TO/GA is armed whenever the _______.

Answer 22

flaps are not retracted or a glideslope is captured

Question 23

Autothrottle disconnect occurs automatically under what circumstance?

Answer 23

A fault in the engaged autothrottle mode is detected.

Question 24

All flight management computing tasks are accomplished by ______.

Answer 24

the active FMC

Question 25

The SET HDG prompt on POS INIT ⅓ is not normally present. Under what condition will this prompt automatically appear?

Answer 25

It is displayed three minutes after ADIRU failure.

Question 26

The ADIRU ON BAT light indicates the ADIRU remains powered by the _____ with all other power removed from the airplane.

Answer 26

hot battery bus

Question 27

Engaged or captured modes are shown at the top of the flight mode annunciator boxes in large _____ letters.

Answer 27

green

Question 28

The AFDS FMA HOLD indicates _____.

Answer 28

the throttles are disconnected from the autothrottle servos, and pilots can set the thrust levers manually.

Question 29

Autopilot rudder commands are added only _______.

Answer 29

when LAND 3 or LAND 2 is annunciated

Question 30

When the airplane is ______ feet AFE or below on takeoff, or _____ feet RA or below on approach, the autothrottle will not automatically engage (autothrottle wakeup) to support stall protection.

Answer 30

400,100

Question 31

In flight, if the ADIRU switch is selected OFF, ______.

Answer 31

the ADIRU remains powered

Question 32

If the ADIRU fails, the SAARU automatically provides ______.

Answer 32

backup attitude, directional gyro, and air data information.

Question 33

The ADIRU and SAARU receive air data from the ______.

Answer 33

left, center, and right pitot, and static systems

Question 34

The valid entry range for cost index on the CDU PERF INIT page is ______.

Answer 34

0-9999

Question 35

The CLB CON thrust switch is NOT operational during takeoff below _____ feet.

Answer 35

400

Question 36

When a specific flight director mode degradation persists, the condition is annunciated by _____.

Answer 36

removal of the affected (pitch or roll) flight director bar

Question 37

At what altitude does VNAV engage if it is armed for takeoff?

Answer 37

400 feet

Question 38

What entry do you make on the TAKEOFF REF page 2/2 for E/O ACCEL HT if there is no engine out procedure?

Answer 38

800

Question 39

On the IDENT page, the nav database change-over time (when applicable) is _____

Answer 39

0901Z

Question 40

After manually positioning the throttles with the autothrottle system engaged, the autothrottle does NOT subsequently reposition the throttles in which mode?

Answer 40

HOLD

Question 41

The IAS/MACH window _____ when the FMC controls speed.

Answer 41

is blank

Question 42

The VNAV, LNAV, LOC, and APP modes can be disarmed by _____.

Answer 42

pushing the mode switch a second time before capture

Question 43

With LAND 2 annunciated on the PFD, ______.

Answer 43

a single fault cannot cause a significant deviation from the flight path

Question 44

At cruise altitude, the FMC sets cruise speed at the default or pilot entered speed until reaching the top-of-descent point. What are the other two alternate cruise speed options?

Answer 44

Long Range (LRC) and Engine out (ENG OUT)

Question 45

The RECMD altitude on the ACT ECON CRZ page displays the most economical altitude for the next ______ NM.

Answer 45

500

Question 46

SAARU power-up occurs automatically ______.

Answer 46

when the airplane is powered

Question 47

The FMC determines present position from the ______.

Answer 47

ADIRS, GPS, and navigation radios

Question 48

The three ADIRU modes of operation are ______.

Answer 48

align, navigate, and automatic realign

Question 49

If electrical power is removed from the airplane and the battery switch is turned OFF, the ______ continues to supply electrical power to the ADIRU.

Answer 49

hot battery bus

Question 50

Which of the following is automatically computed and entered on the PERF INIT page?

Answer 50

Gross weight.

Question 51

When the AFDS redundancy is unable to make an automatic landing, the AFDS status annunciation is _______.

Answer 51

NO AUTOLAND

Question 52

On the POS REF page 2 of 3, what happens when the prompt at 6 R (BRG/DIST) is selected?

Answer 52

Prompt change display of position data on POS REF ⅔ and 3/3 to bearing/distance format or latitude/longitude format.

Question 53

On power up, MCP values automatically set: IAS ________ HDG_______ ALT________

Answer 53

200 360 10,000

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Answer 54

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