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12 Cards in this Set
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Which two safeguards must be in place before autopilot can be engaged?
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Aircraft must be in trim.
Roll dial must be in centre indent. |
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What does the inner control loop do?
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Feedback and error processing for auto-stability.
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What does the outer control look do?
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Concerns capturing of tracks, headings, altitudes etc.
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What legal requirements concern autopilot systems?
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For air transport category aircraft, at least three separately activated primary control actuating systems are necessary.
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What characterises heavy damping?
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Sluggish response, slower recapture, less chance of over-shooting.
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What characterises light damping?
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Quick response, fast recapture, more chance of over-shooting.
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Which control loop is a form of stability augmentation?
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Inner control loop.
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What does MAN G/S mode allow the pilot to do?
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Fly the glideslope manually, LOC automatically.
Establish a fixed intercept angle to capture a LOC or VOR radial. Force LOC and G/S capture if FD beam sensing circuits are U/S. |
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When is autothrottle cancelled?
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When reverse thrust is selected
or Manually cancelled by pilot. |
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Which is the most important autothrottle input for takeoff?
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Inlet temperature.
EGT is not used for takeoff. |
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When is AFCS cancelled?
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Manually by flightcrew after an autoland.
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What are the four outer loop control modes associated with autoland?
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Pitch axis: Approach and Flare
Roll axis: Runway align and Rollout |
