Autoflight

Question 1

What is the purpose of the BANK Button?

Answer 1

• Enables and disables bank angle to 17° used in the HDG mode

Question 2

What is the Normal Disengagement process for the Autopilot?

Answer 2

• Pressing the Quick Disconnect button on either control wheel
  i. Pressing once triggers aural warning “Autopilot”
  ii. Pressing a second time cancels the aural warning and cancels the
  FMA annunciation.

Question 3

Non-Normal Autopilot disengage occurs via?

Answer 3

• AP button pressed on the guidance panel
• Either manual pitch trim is actuated
• Either stick shaker is activated
• Windshear Escape guidance is activated

Question 4

When will the FD automatically turn ON in Flight?

Answer 4

• TO/GA button actuation
• Manual selection of any vertical and lateral mode
• Autopilot engagement
• Windshear detection

Question 5

Describe the FMA (Flight Mode Annunciator) color codes?

Answer 5

• Magenta – FMS commanded active/engaged mode
• Green – Non-FMS commanded active/engaged mode
• White – Armed mode
• Amber – Alert condition
• Red – Abnormal condition

Question 6

What are the Basic Modes of the Flight Director?

Answer 6

ROL and FPA

Question 7

Describe the TO Pitch Angle Logic when airborne and IAS is greater than speed
target?

Answer 7

• All engines operating – V2 + 10kt
• One Engine Inoperative:
  i. Engine failure below V2 – V2
  ii. Engine failure between V2 and V2 + 10kt – Maintains Speed
  iii. Engine failure above V2 – Guides V2 + 10kts

Question 8

What is the initial pitch guidance when the GA mode is active?

Answer 8

8°

Question 9

What target speed will the FD command during a Go Around?

Answer 9

• All Engines Operating – Vref + 20kt

- One Engine Inoperative – Vac

Question 10

What alerts are generated during a Windshear Caution or Windshear Warning?

Answer 10

• Caution:
  i. Amber WSHR on the PFD
  ii. Aural “CAUTION WINDSHEAR”
• Warning:
  i. Red WSHR on the PFD
  ii. Aural “WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR, WINDSHEAR”

Question 11

What parameters must be meet to enable APPR 2?

Answer 11

• Both RA/BARO knobs set to RA
• Both NAV freqs. set to correct LOC freq. in the MCDU
• Both PFD’s set to correct LOC inbound course
• SLAT/FLAP 5 Max

Question 12

How is the Auto-Throttle (AT) armed while on the ground?

Answer 12

• AT Button pressed on the Guidance Panel

- No AT Active Failures

Question 13

When does the Auto-throttle automatically disengage?

Answer 13

• After touchdown
• Thrust levers beyond the TO/GA position
• Reverse thrust operation during RTO
  i. Non-normal disengagement:
  1. Difference in TLA greater than 8°
  2. Auto-throttle failure

Question 14

The CLB Thrust mode engages when?

Answer 14

• Landing Gear Retracted
• Airplane above 400’ AGL
• Any change in FD Vertical Mode

Question 15

What mode does FLCH use to maintain speed?

Answer 15

SPDe

Question 16

How do you know if VNAV has been selected?

Answer 16

• Mode in the upper right box of the FMA is Magenta