What is the purpose of an autopilot system?
a) To reduce the pilot’s workload and crew fatigue over long flights
b) To replace the need for pilots entirely
c) To make flights faster
a) To reduce the pilot’s workload and crew fatigue over long flights
What does FDS stand for?
a) Flight Data System
b) Flight Director System
c) Flight Dynamics System
b) Flight Director System
What is the primary function of a flight director?
a) To replace the Attitude Indicator
b) To guide the pilot by overlaying on the Attitude Indicator
c) To calculate flight speed
b) To guide the pilot by overlaying on the Attitude Indicator
What does the flight director compute and display?
a) Pitch and bank angles required to follow a selected path
b) Altitude and speed required for landing
c) Distance and heading for navigation
a) Pitch and bank angles required to follow a selected path
When can flight director guidance be used?
a) Only during manual flight
b) Only when the autopilot is engaged
c) Both during manual flight and with the autopilot engaged
c) Both during manual flight and with the autopilot engaged
What does the autothrottle system do?
a) Automatically controls the engine power to reduce pilot workload
b) Manually controls the engine power
c) Controls the aircraft’s landing gear
a) Automatically controls the engine power to reduce pilot workload
What does the yaw damper improve during flight?
a) Dynamic stability of the aircraft
b) Fuel efficiency
c) Passenger comfort
a) Dynamic stability of the aircraft
In autopilot systems, what are the three basic control channels?
a) Pitch, roll, and yaw
b) Speed, altitude, and heading
c) Throttle, brakes, and flaps
a) Pitch, roll, and yaw
What is another name for the inner loop in autopilot systems?
a) Control loop
b) Navigation loop
c) Feedback loop
a) Control loop
What are VOR waypoints used for?
a) Carrying out airway flying
b) Measuring weather conditions
c) Controlling engine power
a) Carrying out airway flying
What is the purpose of the autopilot in an aircraft?
A) To increase engine power during takeoff
B) To reduce the pilot’s workload and crew fatigue over long flights
C) To control cabin pressure automatically
B) To reduce the pilot’s workload and crew fatigue over long flights
What does the Flight Director System (FDS) display to the pilot?
A) Airspeed and altitude limits
B) Proper pitch and bank angles to follow a selected path
C) Engine performance data
B) Proper pitch and bank angles to follow a selected path
What is the Flight Director overlaid on?
A) Horizontal Situation Indicator
B) Altimeter
C) Attitude Indicator
C) Attitude Indicator
In what flight modes can Flight Director guidance be used?
A) Only during manual flight
B) Only with Autopilot engaged
C) Both manual flight and with Autopilot engaged
C) Both manual flight and with Autopilot engaged
What does the Flight Director computer ensure?
A) Fuel efficiency
B) Proper pitch and bank angles
C) Engine throttle positions
B) Proper pitch and bank angles
What is the function of the autothrottle system?
A) To manually adjust flight controls
B) To reduce engine noise during descent
C) To reduce the pilot’s workload by automatically controlling engine power
C) To reduce the pilot’s workload by automatically controlling engine power
What is the purpose of the yaw damper?
A) To reduce engine vibration
B) To improve dynamic stability and counteract Dutch roll
C) To assist with takeoff thrust
B) To improve dynamic stability and counteract Dutch roll
The inner loop – sometimes known as the “control loop” – provides the autopilot’s response for
A) Navigational guidance
B) Control of aircraft attitude and stability
C) Communication with air traffic control
B) Control of aircraft attitude and stability
