Flight Controls

Question 1

What type of flight control system does the aircraft have

Answer 1

FBW

Question 2

What are the two basic modes of operation for the flight controls

Answer 2

Normal Mode and Direct Mode

Question 3

When will the flight control system revert automatically to Direct Mode

Answer 3

When it is not possible to keep normal mode (NM) operation due to multiple system failures

Question 4

What happens when the AP/PTY button is momentarily pressed

Answer 4

The autopilot is automatically disengaged

Question 5

What happens when the AP/PTY button is pressed for more than 1 second

Answer 5

Exclusive control is given to the side stick while pressed in the priority annunciation is activated

Question 6

What happens when the AP/PTY button is pressed and held for more than 20 seconds

Answer 6

The perspective sidestick will have exclusive control latched

Question 7

If one side stick has been latched out, how can exclusive control be removed?

Answer 7

By pressing the other sides priority button

Question 8

What happens if dual sidestick input occurs and priority has not been requested by either pilot?

Answer 8

A tactile warning on both sidesticks is activated and an oral warning and PFD flag are triggered. The sidestick inputs are algebraically summed.

Question 9

Is sidestick controller priority logic available in Direct Mode

Answer 9

No, it is only available in normal mode (NM)

Question 10

With the AP engaged, what does pressing the TCS button do?

Answer 10

It allows the pilot to manually control the airplane while the AP is engaged

Question 11

During manual flight with flaps 3 or full, landing gear down and the AP disengaged, what does pressing the TCS button do?

Answer 11

It resets the TCS trim speed bug

Question 12

How can the multifunction spoilers be deployed and used as speed brakes

Answer 12

By the speed brake lever

Question 13

What are the angles of multifunction spoilers that correspond with the speed brake positions?

Answer 13

From 0deg (STOW) to 30 deg (Full)

Question 14

When can the pitch trim switch be manually commanded

Answer 14

Only on the ground or in direct mode

Question 15

Which button is used to recover Normal Mode (NM) or revert to Direct Mode (DM) in the case of a normal mode (NM) misbehavior

Answer 15

The FLTCTRL NORMAL MODE button

Question 16

When is a manual reversion to Direct Mode inhibited

Answer 16

When the following FCS protection envelopes are engaged:

1) Low Speed protection
2) Angle of Attack (AOA) limiter protection
3) High Speed Protection

Question 17

On the Flight Control Synoptic page, what color actuator status indicates that the respective flight control surface is in the normal mode and at least one actuator is engaged

Answer 17

Green

Question 18

On the Flight Control synoptic page, what does a yellow actuator status indicate

Answer 18

It indicates direct mode and at least one actuator is operational.

Question 19

When is the side slip target presented by a blue side slip skid indicator

Answer 19

When OEI during takeoff, climb or go around flight phase

Question 20

Where is the Low speed awareness (LSA) band located. The PLI’s?

Answer 20

Adjacent to the speed tape on the ADI

Question 21

List the three LSA bands in normal mode

Answer 21

1) Vss - top of the white tape - Low speed protection function
2) Vaoa - Top of the amber tape - AOA limiter function
3) Vlim - Top of the red tape - speed associated with the max allowable AOA airspeed.

Question 22

Do the Vss and Vaoa/Vlim indications behave the same in turns and other manuevers? Why or why not

Answer 22

No because Vss is defined in terms of speed and Vaoa/Vlim are defined in terms of AOA

Question 23

Do Vaoa and Vlim increase with load factor

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

Is the AOA limiter function operational in Direct mode (DM)

Answer 24

No

Question 25

List the two LSA bands in Direct Mode and what they represent

Answer 25

1) Vms - top of the amber tape | 2) Vsa - Top of the red tape, indicates the airspeed at which the stall aural alert is triggered.

Question 26

Are the pitch limit indicators (PLI's) displayed in direct mode

Answer 26

No

Question 27

What color does the PLI become if the airspeed drops below Vaoa in Normal Mode (NM). What about Vlim

Answer 27

- Amber and Red

Question 28

How many flight control computers (FCCs) are sufficient to provide Normal Mode (NM) functionality

Answer 28

One

Question 29

What is the purpose of the Black Airplane Battery

Answer 29

To withstand the operation for a minimum of 15 mins in order for the flight crew to recover the proper airplane electrical system operation.

Question 30

How long does each PBIT test of the FCS take

Answer 30

Less than 1 min

Question 31

If the PBIT conditions are not satisfied, up to how many PBIT operation attempts can the FCS automatically perform

Answer 31

Up to three

Question 32

During PBIT operation, which CAS message is displayed

Answer 32

The FLITCTRL TEST IN PROGRESS CAS

Question 33

When is the de-rotation control law active

Answer 33

When the aircraft touches down

Question 34

What does the neutral spiral stability control law provide

Answer 34

It automatically trims the elevator when the sidestick controller is set back to the neutral position to maintain flight level during turns up to 33 deg

Question 35

If the pilot commands a turn with a bank angle of greater than 33 deg, what do they need to do in order to maintain level flight in that turn

Answer 35

Maintain the desired sidestick lateral deflection an move the sidestick controller aft.

Question 36

List the 4 conditions that will cause the speed brakes to automatically stow

Answer 36

1) If the airspeed drops below 160kts 2) the TLA position is greater than 55 deg 3) The flap level position is set to 3 or full 4) The AOA limiter is engaged

Question 37

If the speed brakes are automatically stowed, what indication will the pilots have and how can the speed brakes be re-activated

Answer 37

The cyan SPDBRK LEVER DISAG CAS message is displayed and the SPEED BRAKE LEVER must be set back to stow.

Question 38

How is the manual reversion to Direct Mode (DM) available if the flight crew detects a Flight Control Normal Mode (NM) misbehavior

Answer 38

by a FLTCONTRL N-MODE FAIL CAS message

Question 39

What are the limits of the high speed protection envelope

Answer 39

The airspeed is limited to Vmo + 22 kts

Question 40

When does the pitch attitude protection activate

Answer 40

At pitch angles of 30 deg pitch up and 15 deg pitch down

Question 41

What does the limit flight envelope require?

Answer 41

More effort to maintain the airplane in this configuration.

Question 42

What are the boundaries/ hard limits of the flight envelope

Answer 42

The external boundaries of the limit flight envelope are reached at full control application. The hard limits of the limit flight envelope are the maximum AOA, airplane structural limits (load factor protection), maximum sideslip protection, and dive speed protection. There are no hard limits for pitch and bank angles.

Question 43

Is the AP operational in Direct Mode (DM)

Answer 43

No

Question 44

In direct mode, how does the airplane behave

Answer 44

Like a conventional airplane and the sidestick controller and pedal deflections are directly related to the surface position.