Automatic Flight

Question 0

What is included in the AFCS

Answer 0

• Flight Directors
• Autopilot with coupled Go Around
• yaw damper

Question 1

To which systems does the AFCS supply its data

Answer 1

• The Flight Guidance Control System

- Thrust Management System

Question 2

When does the flight director automatically turn on

Answer 2

• TO/GA button actuation
• manual selection of any vertical or lateral mode
• autopilot engagement
• windshear detection

Question 3

With autopilot disengaged, removing the flight director makes the auto throttles revert to which mode

Answer 3

SPD tracking the airspeed target

Question 4

What type of autopilot do the e-jets have

Answer 4

Single autopilot with a fuel channel configuration.

One channel active while other is a hot spare.

Question 5

How many servos for pitch, roll, and yaw

Answer 5

1 for pitch, 1 for roll, and optionally 2 for yaw

Question 6

Where are the autopilot servos connected

Answer 6

They are connected to the controls. Movement of the control column, wheel, and rudder peddles may be observed

Question 7

What happens when you press the autopilot quick disconnect push button once on the control wheel

Answer 7

• Disengages the autopilot
• triggers the aural warning “autopilot”
• the FMA “AP” annunciation blinks red

Question 8

How do you momentarily override the autopilot

Answer 8

Press and hold the TCS button on the control wheel

Question 9

When will the autopilot disengage

Answer 9

• AP button is pressed in the guidance panel
• either manual pitch trim switch is actuated
• either stick shaker is activated
• windshear escape guidance is activated

Question 10

Which events cause the autopilot to disconnect and an EICAS message

Answer 10

• reversion of the fly-by-wire system to direct mode
• either elevator or aileron control system is disconnected
• a pilot input contrary to the autopilot
• internal monitor failure

Question 11

When is the yaw damper engaged

Answer 11

Automatically after power up of either hydraulic system 1 or 3.

Or when the YD button on the AFCS guidance control panel

Question 12

When is the YD automatically disengaged

Answer 12

After shutdown of both hydraulics 1 and 3

Question 13

Where is the Flight Mode Annunciation (FMA) displayed

Answer 13

On the PFD

Question 14

What annunciation a does the FMA display

Answer 14

Autothrottle
Autopilot
Approach status
Vertical and lateral modes

Question 15

What does the FMA color magenta mean

Answer 15

FMS commanded active/engaged mode

Question 16

What does the FMA color green mean

Answer 16

Non-FMS commanded active/engaged mode

Question 17

What does the FMA color white mean

Answer 17

Armed mode

Question 18

What does the FMA color amber mean

Answer 18

Alert condition

Question 19

What does the FMA color red mean

Answer 19

Abnormal condition

Question 20

When will the Baro/RA window flash amber

Answer 20

When both sides are not on the same setting

Question 21

Which side of the approach status annunciation is the current engaged mode

Answer 21

Right side

Question 22

Which APPR mode do you use for CAT

II approaches

Answer 22

APPR 2

Question 23

What are the lateral modes

Answer 23

• Roll Hold (ROLL)
• Heading Select (HDG)
• Lateral Navigation (LNAV)
• Licalizer (LOC)
• Back-Course (BC)

Pilot non-selectable mode is:
- Track Hold (TRACK)

Question 24

What does ROLL mode maintain

Answer 24

If engaged at 6 degrees or less, it will roll wings level If engaged at bank angles above 6 degrees and below 35, it will hold that angle If engaged at angles 35 degrees and higher, it will hold 35 degrees

Question 25

When will ROLL mode activate

Answer 25

- Pressing TOGA button while on ground and IAS is below 100kts - no lateral mode active and a vertical mode is selected - deselecting an active lateral mode - COURSE TO INTERCEPT on the FMS is activated

Question 26

When is ROLL mode deactivated

Answer 26

When another lateral mode becomes active

Question 27

how do you select LNAV on the guidance panel

Answer 27

by pressing the NAV button

Question 28

what becomes the source for lateral navigation when LNAV mode is selected

Answer 28

The FMS

Question 29

How do you select LOC mode on the GP

Answer 29

by pressing the APP button

Question 30

what is the widest bank angle for Localizer capture

Answer 30

35 degrees

Question 31

Which lateral mode is used for takeoff and goaround

Answer 31

TRACK HOLD (TRACK)

Question 32

When will automatic transition from ROLL to TRACK during takeoff occur

Answer 32

- IAS is greater than 100 kts and | - Bank angle is at 3 degrees or below for more than 10 seconds

Question 33

which lateral mode is armed when TOGAs are pressed in flight

Answer 33

TRACK

Question 34

How do you de-activate TRACK mode

Answer 34

you must select another lateral mode

Question 35

What are the Vertical Modes

Answer 35

- Flight Path Angle (FPA) - Takeoff (TO) - Altitude Select (ASEL) - Flight Level Change (FLCH) - Altitude Hold (ALT) - Vertical Speed (VS) - Vertical Navigation (VNAV) - Overspeed (OVSP) - Glide Slope (GS) - Go around (GA) - VGP (VGP)

Question 36

How many vertical navigation modes are there

Answer 36

eleven

Question 37

which is the default vertical mode

Answer 37

Flight Path Angle (FPA)

Question 38

when will FPA become active

Answer 38

- When the autopilot is engaged and no FD mode is active or - Pressing the FPA button on the guidance panel; 0r - A lateral mode is activated and there is no vertical mode active; or - Deselecting the current vertical mode.

Question 39

What does TO mode use to determine the initial pitch

Answer 39

- Flap selection - airplane weight - V2 speed

Question 40

how do you de-activate TO mode

Answer 40

- Select another vertical mode | - Engaging the AP switches to FPA

Question 41

What is the TO pitch angle logic

Answer 41

When airborne and IAS is greater than speed target: - All engines operating = V2 +10 - One engine inoperative: Engine fail below V2 = V2 Engine fails between V2 and V2 +10 = present speed Engine failure above V2 + 10 kt = V2 +10 kts

Question 42

In TO mode, what are the pitch limits

Answer 42

8-18 degrees

Question 43

What is the speed target range during TO mode with all engines operating

Answer 43

Vshaker + 10 to Vfe5

Question 44

with one engine inoperative, what is the minimum speed target in TO mode

Answer 44

Vshaker + 3 kts

Question 45

Explain Flight Level Change (FLCH)

Answer 45

will climb or descend to the altitude selected according to the Speed selected by varying pitch

Question 46

During FLCH mode, what with the FMA display

Answer 46

SPDE

Question 47

at what altitude does the speed readout change from IAS to MACH during climb? Descent?

Answer 47

29,000 ft for both climb and descent

Question 48

which altitude will be maintained when the ALT button is pressed

Answer 48

The current altitude at the time the ALT button was pressed

Question 49

what are the increments of Vertical Speed with each click of the wheel

Answer 49

50 fpm (below 1000ft) and 100 fpm (above 1000ft)

Question 50

what happens when Overspeed protection activates

Answer 50

- amber OVSP indication displays on the FMA. - the previous active mode is displayed as armed (white) and becomes active again when OVSP protection is no longer active