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Question 66-1 : Flying manually during a final approach the flight director system is engaged in the loc mode holding of localizer axis if the aircraft is right of the localizer axis the vertical command bar ? [ Experience lift off ]

May be centred if the pilot is correcting to come back on the localizer axis

exemple 166 May be centred if the pilot is correcting to come back on the localizer axis.

Question 66-2 : The flight director is engaged in the heading select mode hdg sel heading 180° selected when heading is 160° the vertical bar of the fd ?

Is centered if the bank angle of the aircraft is equal to the bank angle computed by the flight director calculator

exemple 170 Is centered if the bank angle of the aircraft is equal to the bank angle computed by the flight director calculator.

Question 66-3 : The flight director provides information for the pilot ?

To join to a desired path with the optimum attitude

exemple 174 To join to a desired path with the optimum attitude.

Question 66-4 : The horizontal command bar of a flight director ?

Gives information about the direction and the amplitude of the corrections to be applied on the pitch of the aircraft

exemple 178 Gives information about the direction and the amplitude of the corrections to be applied on the pitch of the aircraft.

Question 66-5 : The horizontal command bar of a flight director .1 repeats the position information given by the ils in the horizontal plane .2 repeats the position information given by the ils in the vertical plane .3 gives information about the direction and the amplitude of the corrections to be applied on ?

3


Question 66-6 : The parameters taken into account by the flight director computer in the altitude hold mode alt hold are .1 altitude deviation.2 engine rpm.3 ground speed.4 pitch attitude.the combination regrouping all the correct statements is ?

1 4

Admin .the action taken by the autopilot to maintain an altitude depends on how far the aircraft is from the required altitude altitude deviation .pitch attitude and present altitude deviation are required exemple 186 1, 4.

Question 66-7 : The purpose of a flight director is to ?

Reduce the pilots workload by presenting data in the form of control commands


Question 66-8 : The vertical command bar of a flight director ?

Gives information about the direction and the amplitude of the corrections to be applied on the bank of the aircraft

exemple 194 Gives information about the direction and the amplitude of the corrections to be applied on the bank of the aircraft.

Question 66-9 : The vertical command bar of a flight director .1 repeats the position information given by the ehsi .2 repeats the position information given by the vor .3 supplies information about the direction and magnitude of the corrections to be applied to the bank of the aircraft.the combination ?

3

exemple 198 3.

Question 66-10 : To allow the coupling of a dual channel flight director ?

Both autopilot channels must be selected on

.coupling of both flight director is necessary to perform a full autoland .when establish on an ils between 3000 ft and 1500 ft above ground you can switch on both autopilot it allows the coupling of a dual channel flight director to realize the full autoland exemple 202 Both autopilot channels must be selected on.

Question 66-11 : An aircraft flies steadily on a heading 270° the flight director is engaged in the heading select mode hdg sel heading 270° selected if a new heading 360° is selected the vertical trend bar ?

Deviates to the right and will be centred as soon as you roll the aircraft to the bank angle calculated by the flight director

exemple 206 Deviates to the right and will be centred as soon as you roll the aircraft to the bank angle calculated by the flight director.

Question 66-12 : An automatic ils approach can be flown only ?

Within a range of crosswinds and levels of turbulence

exemple 210 Within a range of crosswinds and levels of turbulence.

Question 66-13 : The 'guidance' functions of a autopilot consist in ?

Monitoring the movements of the centre of gravity in the three dimensions of space

.the basic function of an autopilot is stabilisation the stabilisation of the aircraft around its centre of gravity .basic function is achieved by the inner loop systems .the advanced function is 'guidance' monitoring the movements of the centre of gravity in the three dimensions of space .outer loop systems offer the guidance facilities altitude hold heading hold vnav lnav .outer loops act from an external position on the inner loop and 'fool' the inner loop into manoeuvrig the aircraft into achieving its aim exemple 214 Monitoring the movements of the centre of gravity in the three dimensions of space.

Question 66-14 : The 'airspeed hold' mode can be engaged and maintained during ?

Climbs descents turns and power changes

exemple 218 Climbs, descents, turns and power changes.

Question 66-15 : The output data of the flight director computer are ?

Two channels pitch and roll

exemple 222 Two channels: pitch and roll.

Question 66-16 : The initiation of an automatic go around can be ?

In a range of approach airspeeds

.a go around will be initiated while established on approach usually between 5 nm and the runway threshold you are in the approach configuration flaps deployed possibly slats deployed and gear down .you will initiate the automatic go around procedure by pressing to/ga switch located on the engine thrust lever exemple 226 In a range of approach airspeeds.

Question 66-17 : During a final approach if the flight director system is engaged in the g/s mode holding of ils glide slope the position of the horizontal command bar indicates ?

The correction on the pitch to be applied to join and follow the ils glide slope

exemple 230 The correction on the pitch to be applied to join and follow the ils glide slope.

Question 66-18 : If in the event of a failure there is no significant out of trim condition or deviation of flight path or attitude but the landing is not completed automatically such an automatic landing system is considered as ?

Fail passive

.the question specifically states that the failure has occured and the landing was not completed automatically this is 'fail passive' with a three autopilot system the failure of one system still leaves two operating so that is fail operational exemple 234 Fail-passive.

Question 66-19 : If in the event of a failure the approach flare and landing can be completed by the remaining part of the automatic system such an automatic landing system is considered as ?

Fail operational

.with a three autopilot system the failure of one system still leaves two operating so that is fail operational exemple 238 Fail-operational.

Question 66-20 : Considering a flight director of the 'command bars' type ?

The horizontal bar is associated with the pitch channel


Question 66-21 : The command bars of a flight director ?

May be displayed when flying manually or with the autopilot engaged

exemple 246 May be displayed when flying manually or with the autopilot engaged.

Question 66-22 : The purpose s of the flight director system is are to .1 give the position of the aircraft according to radioelectric axis.2 give the position of the aircraft according to waypoints.3 to aid the pilot when flying manually.the combination that regroups all of the correct statements is ?

3

exemple 250 3.

Question 66-23 : Concerning the command bars of a flight director ?

It is possible to remove them by switching the flight director off

exemple 254 It is possible to remove them by switching the flight director off.

Question 66-24 : The lateral flight path modes of an autopilot system are .1 speed hold.2 localiser intercept and track.3 track hold.4 fms lateral navigation.5 pitch attitude hold .the combination that regroups all of the correct statements is ?

2 3 4

.autopilot lateral mode . roll attitude. heading. vor mode. navigation mode gps/fms/ins .autopilot longitudinal mode . altitude hold and capture. speed hold and capture with a/t ias and/or mach . thrust hold and capture with a/t. pitch attitude exemple 258 2, 3, 4.

Question 66-25 : The purpose of the autopilot control wheel steering cws mode is ?

To consider as target parameters the current pitch and roll angles at the time the mode becomes active

.pushing a cws engage switch engages the a/p pitch and roll axes in the cws mode and displays cws p and cws r on the fmas .with cws engaged the a/p maneuvers the airplane in response to control pressures applied by the pilot the control pressure is similar to that required for manual flight .when control pressure is released the a/p holds existing attitude exemple 262 To consider as target parameters, the current pitch and roll angles at the time the mode becomes active.

Question 66-26 : When engaged in the fms lateral navigation mode lnav the autopilot uses the command provided by the ?

Fms

exemple 266 Fms.

Question 66-27 : In an autopilot system the flight path modes are .1 pitch attitude hold.2 ias and mach number hold.3 altitude hold.4 glide slope intercept and track.the combination regrouping all the correct statements is ?

2 3 4

exemple 270 2, 3, 4.

Question 66-28 : The lateral flight path modes of an autopilot system are .1 heading hold.2 speed hold.3 fms lateral navigation.4 tas hold.5 localizer intercept and track.the combination that regroups all of the correct statements is ?

1 3 5

Autopilot lateral mode . roll attitude. heading. vor/ils mode. navigation mode gps/fms/ins .autopilot longitudinal mode . altitude hold and capture. speed hold and capture with a/t ias and/or mach . thrust hold and capture with a/t. pitch attitude exemple 274 1, 3, 5.

Question 66-29 : The vertical flight path modes of an autopilot system are .1 pitch attitude hold.2 altitude hold.3 track hold.4 glide slope intercept and track.the combination that regroups all of the correct statements is ?

2 4

.the question is about the vertical flight path modes only .pitch attitude holding horizontal wing holding yaw damper are parts of the 'basic' function of the autopilot the stabilisation of the aircraft around its centre of gravity .'track hold' is a function of the horizontal flight path modes exemple 278 2, 4.

Question 66-30 : The automatic synchronisation function of an autopilot control system . 1 operates only when the autopilot is engaged. 2 prevents the aircraft's control system from jerking when disengaging the autopilot. 3 prevents the aircraft's control system from jerking when engaging the autopilot. the ?

3

.before the autopilot can be engaged certain conditions must be met these conditions vary with aircraft type eg no force is being applied to the control wheel .it must also be ensured that on engagement the 'take over' is affected smoothly and without 'snatching' of the aircraft's control system in other words the aircraft must be trimmed for the desired flight attitude before engagement and the automatic control system must be synchronised to maintain that attitude on engagement the automatic synchronisation operates before the autopilot is engaged exemple 282 3.

Question 66-31 : The components of an autopilot system are the .1 actuators.2 mode control panel.3 mode annunciator panel.4 computer.the combination that regroups all of the correct statements is ?

1 2 3 4

Ashahabpour .hi .there is another question that looks like this i think it's exactly the same but the answer is different the mode annunciator panel is not in the combination that regroups all of the correct statements do you have an explanation ..the question you are talking about is n°882 .'the computer of the autopilot system uses among others input signals from the .1 attitude reference system.2 mode annunciator panel.3 adc.4 mode control panel.answer 1 3 4 .as you can see the question is slightly different it talks about the computer of the autopilot only exemple 286 1, 2, 3, 4.

Question 66-32 : Concerning a fail passive flight control system in the event of a failure .1 there may be a significant deviation of flight path or attitude. 2 there is no significant deviation of flight path or attitude. 3 there is no significant out of trim condition. 4 there may be a significant out of trim ?

2 3

Admin . fail passive flight control system .a flight control system is fail passive if in the event of a failure there is no significant out of trim condition or deviation of flight path or attitude but the landing is not completed automatically for a fail passive automatic flight control system the pilot assumes control of the aeroplane after a failure . fail operational flight control system .a flight control system is fail operational if in the event of a failure below alert height the approach flare and landing can be completed automatically in the event of a failure the automatic landing system will operate as a fail passive system exemple 290 2, 3.

Question 66-33 : Concerning a fail passive flight control system in the event of a failure . there may be a significant deviation of flight path or attitude.2 there is no significant deviation of flight path or attitude.3 the landing is not completed automatically.4 the landing is completed automatically.the ?

2 3

Admin . fail passive flight control system .a flight control system is fail passive if in the event of a failure there is no significant out of trim condition or deviation of flight path or attitude but the landing is not completed automatically for a fail passive automatic flight control system the pilot assumes control of the aeroplane after a failure . fail operational flight control system .a flight control system is fail operational if in the event of a failure below alert height the approach flare and landing can be completed automatically in the event of a failure the automatic landing system will operate as a fail passive system exemple 294 2, 3.

Question 66-34 : For a fms designed with the lateral navigation lnav capability coupled to the autopilot the fms lateral command output is ?

A roll angle or a heading target

exemple 298 A roll angle or a heading target.

Question 66-35 : The cs 25 gives the following definition 'where the pilot has the ability to make inputs to the automatic pilot by movement of the normal control wheel' .the corresponding mode is ?

Control wheel steering cws

exemple 302 Control wheel steering (cws).

Question 66-36 : When engaging the autopilot the function providing a smooth 'take over' is the ?

Automatic synchronisation function

Admin .when engaging the autopilot automatic synchronisation function .when disengaging the autopilot automatic pitch trim function exemple 306 Automatic synchronisation function.

Question 66-37 : When disengaging the autopilot the function providing a smooth 'hand over' is the ?

Automatic pitch trim function

Admin .when engaging the autopilot automatic synchronisation function .when disengaging the autopilot automatic pitch trim function exemple 310 Automatic pitch trim function.

Question 66-38 : During an autocoupled ils approach followed by an automatic landing the guidance signals in the vertical plane under 200 ft are computed according to the ?

Radio altitude

exemple 314 Radio altitude.

Question 66-39 : The computer of the autopilot system uses among others the following parameters ?

Cas altitude vertical speed heading attitude

exemple 318 Cas, altitude, vertical speed, heading, attitude.

Question 66-40 : The flight director computer continuously ?

Compares the current attitude with the computed attitude

exemple 322 Compares the current attitude with the computed attitude.


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