AUTOMATIC FLIGHT – Air – DGCA Question Bank For Politics

#1. The flight director command bars on the display shown are commanding

fly up and left

fly down and right

fly down and left

fly up and right

#2. Where are the flight director modes displayed?

PFD

ND

EICAM

FD control panel

#3. The autopilot is in heading select mode, and the aircraft is flying on a heading of 270°. If you change heading to 360°, the flight director command bars will;

roll command bar goes full deflection right and then doesn’t move until the aircraft heading is within 30° of the selected heading

roll command bar moves to right and centres when AFDS angle of bank to intercept has been achieved

the heading command bar will disappear and the heading hold will disengage

roll command bar moves to the right and then progressively returns to the centre as the deviation from the selected heading reduces

#4. What are the basic functions of an autopilot? 1. Maintain pitch attitude 2. Maintain wings level 3. Altitude hold 4. Heading hold 5. Speed hold

all 5

1 & 2

1, 2 & 3

1, 2, 3, & 4

#5. At 50 feet agl during an autoland, what happens to the glideslope signal?

continues to be actioned

is disconnected

is factored for range

is used to flare the aircraft

#6. What is the wavelength of an ILS signal

Centimetric

Hectometric

Metric

Decimetric

#7. A Yaw damper indicator will indicate to the pilot:

yaw damper movement of rudder position

rudder position

rudder position due to pedal displacement

yaw damper movement on ground only

#8. The Autothrottle is set to climb at a constant mach number. If the temperature does not change, what happens to the CAS?

Increases

Decreases

Increases, but only if the outside air temperature decreases

Stays the same

#9. Autothrottle engaged mode can be checked by the pilot, using:

primary flight display

thrust control computer

position of throttles

navigation display

#10. The interception of the localiser beam by the autopilot is:

on a constant magnetic course

a mode using an interception verses range computation

a mode using an interception verses radio deviation law

on a constant heading

#11. Engagement of the autopilot is not possible when: 1. electrical supply is faulty 2. the turn control knob is not set to centre off 3. there is a synchronisation fault 4. there is a fault in the attitude reference unit

1, 2, 3, & 4

1, & 4 only

1, 3, & 4

2 & 4 only

#12. On which instrument are the flight director bars normally present?

Primary EICAS

ADI

ND

EHSI

#13. What happens at 50ft whilst carrying out an autolanding?

glideslope and localiser disconnect and aircraft continues to land

radio altimeter controls the rate of descent

radio altimeter controls the angle of attack

glideslope disconnects and aircraft continues descent

#14. If you have selected a heading of 180° and are flying aircraft on heading of 160° to intercept the correct course, the ADI vertical bar be central when?

only if aircraft is subject to 20° port drift

only if aircraft is subject to 20° starboard drift

cannot be centralised

will only be central when flying correct attitude to intercept desired heading

#15. If the autopilot is selected to VOR mode, what happens if the aircraft flies over the cone of confusion?

Temporarily follows current heading until exiting the cone of confusion

VOR disengages and Heading hold engages

The pilot must select an alternate roll mode

The pilot manually flies the aircraft following flight director roll commands.

#16. The autopilot disconnects (or the autoland is completed) at:

100 ft

decision height

flare

roll out

#17. The control law in a fly-by-wire system is a relationship between:

how the pilot’s control demands are translated into control surface movements.

input and output at the amplifier level respectively control the deviation data

computer input deviation data and flap position modification

the versine signal between the ailerons and elevators

#18. What are the autopilot minimum requirements in order to fly single pilot operations in IFR conditions or at night?

Two axis autopilot with altitude hold and heading hold

Two axis autopilot with altitude hold, heading hold, VOR tracking and Alt acquire

Single axis autopilot with Altitude hold only

Single axis autopilot with Heading select and VS

#19. When flying level in the cruise the ……….……. holds height and the …………… holds the speed:

Autopilot, Autopilot

Auto-throttle, Auto-throttle

Auto-throttle, Autopilot

Autopilot, Auto-throttle

#20. At what height during a semi-automatic landing is the autopilot disengaged:

100 ft

45 ft

Decision height

14 ft

#21. At the missed approach point the TOGA switch on the throttles is depressed. Which of the following statements are correct: 1. Autopilot selects max. power 2. GA power selected 3. Aircraft automatically cleans up 4. Autopilot fly’s the GA manoeuvre 5. Pilot manually fly’s manoeuvre

2 & 5

1 & 5

1 & 4

2 & 4

#22. If a Go-Around is initiated from an auto-approach: 1. the autothrottle selects maximum power as soon as the TOGA switch is pressed 2. the auotpilot monitors the climb 3. the autopilot retracts flap and landing gear to reduce drag 4. the pilot performs the climb 5. the pilot retracts the flap and landing gear to reduce drag

1, 2 & 4

1, 4 & 5

1, 3 & 4

1, 2 & 3

#23. An auto-land system which can continue to automatically land the aircraft after a single failure is called:

Fail passive

Fail Soft

Fail Safe

Fail active

#24. Where can the pilot look to see the autothrottle mode?

PFD

overhead panel

throttle control panel

EICAS

#25. Where can the pilot look to see the thrust limit mode?

PFD

Overhead panel

Throttle control panel

Primary EICAS

#26. The autopilot is engaged with no modes selected. What is the autopilot providing:

wing leveling

altitude hold

Auto-stability with auto-trim

LNAV and VNAV

#27. When is an Autoland procedure complete

At the beginning of the ground roll

At decision height

At the flare

When is an Autoland procedure complete

#28. During a CAT2 approach, what is providing the height information

Capsule stack

Radio Altimeter

Captain’s barometric altimeter

Central Air Data Computer

#29. An autopilot capable of altitude hold and heading hold is a minimum requirement for:

Single pilot operation in VMC and IMC.

Single pilot operation under IFR and at night.

Aircraft over 5700kg.

Dual pilot operation (in IFR).

#30. During a fully automatic landing the autopilot:

and the auto-throttle control the approach at least until the flare.

and the auto-throttle control the approach at least until the roll-out.

and the auto-throttle control the approach at least until decision height.

controls the approach (at least) until the roll-out, the pilot controls the power.

#31. Autoland Flare is initiated a

1500 ft

330 ft

50 ft

5 ft

#32. A landing is considered to be Automatic when: 1 autopilot flies the ILS to Decision Height, and then disengages 2 autothrottle maintains speed until Decision Height, and then disengages 3 autothrottle disengages thrust at 50ft 4 autopilot flies the ILS until the flare 5 the flare is automatic

2, 3 & 5

1 & 2

4 & 5

1 & 4

#33. In an autopilot system, modes for stabilising the a/c include which of the following: 1 Yaw damper. 2 Pitch attitude holding. 3 VOR axis holding. 4 ASI & Mach hold. 5 Horizontal wing holding. 6 Altitude holding

1, 2 & 4

1, 2 & 5

1, 5 & 6

2, 4 & 6

#34. In an autopilot system, a/c flight path modes include which of the following: 1 Pitch attitude holding. 2 Horizontal wing holding. 3 VOR axis holding. 4 Inertial heading holding. 5 ASI & Mach hold. 6 Yaw damper.

1, 2 & 4

1, 2 & 5

2, 4 & 6

#35. Auto-throttle can hold which of the following: 1 Speed. 2 Mach No. 3 Altitude. 4 N1 /EPR. 5 VOR capture. 6 Vertical profile

1, 2 & 3

1, 2 & 4

1, 2 & 6

1, 3 & 5

#36. An autopilot system whereby if one A/P fails cannot carry out an auto-land is called fail_____:

passive.

safe

operational.

redundant.

#37. In a yaw damper:

ailerons are moved in proportion to Mach No

ailerons are moved in proportion to rate of angular velocity

rudder is moved in proportion to Mach No

rudder is moved in proportion to rate of angular velocity.

#38. “LOC ARMED” lights up on the annunciator, this means:

localiser beam captured

localiser armed and awaiting capture.

localiser alarm is on

ILS is captured

#39. What is the most basic function of an autopilot?

altitude hold

heading hold

wing leveller

altitude and heading hold

#40. What does the autopilot pitch / rotate around?

centre of gravity

manoeuvre point

centre of pressure

neutral point

#41. During a semi-automatic landing

the A/P is disengaged at DH having followed the ILS.

the A/T flies airspeed down to approximately 30 ft and automatically disengages

the A/P flies the approach and flare and roll-out

the A/T flies approach speed and disengages automatically at DH

#42. If only a single A/P is used to climb, cruise and approach; following a failure:

it is fail passive with redundancy.

it is fail operational and will not disconnect

it is fail soft and will not disconnect.

it is fail safe and will disconnect

#43. In heading select the autopilot delivers roll commands to the controls to bank the aircraft: 1 proportional to TAS, but not beyond a specified maximum. 2 Set bank of 27 degrees. 3 Set bank of 15 degrees. 4 Proportional to the deviation from the selected heading.

1&2

2&3

3&4

4&1

#44. Regarding autopilot and auto-throttle: 1 A/P holds IAS/MACH when climbing in LVL CHG and A/T controls thrust. 2 A/P holds altitude in cruise with ALT HOLD, A/T controls IAS/Mach. 3 A/P holds pitch in descent in V/S mode, A/T controls thrust. 4 A/P holds alt in climb mode, A/T controls IAS/Mach in speed.

1 & 2

3 & 4

1, 2 & 3

2, 3 & 4

#45. Auto-trim is fitted to an autopilot:

To provide control about lateral axis

To prevent snatching on disengaging A/P.

To prevent snatching on engaging A/P

To correct for Mach tuck

#46. Auto throttle can hold 1. speed 2. flight path 3. altitude 4. Mach 5. EPR / N1 6. attitude

1, 2, 6

1, 4, 5

1, 2, 3, 4

3, 4, 5

#47. What is the purpose of the synchronisation in an autopilot.(list) 1. Prevents snatch on disengagement. 2. Pevents snatch on engagement. 3. Cancels rudder control inputs. 4. May not allow the autopilot to engage if unserviceable.

1 & 2

1 & 3

2 & 4

3 & 4

#48. When operating with the autopilot in ALT hold mode what happens if the Captain’s barometric altimeter pressure setting is increased.

ALT hold disengages

Nothing

The aeroplane will climb

The aeroplane will descend

#49. TO/GA is engaged

automatically at GS capture

automatically when an autopilot fails

by the pilot pressing a button on or near the throttles

by the pilot selecting flare

#50. On crossing the cone of confusion of a VOR when in VOR mode of the autopilot what will happen to the roll channel.

Always coupled to the selected VOR radial

Temporarily disconnected

Damped by a trim input from the lateral trim system

Temporarily switches to heading mode

#51. The function of autotrim is

to synchronise the longitudinal loop

to relieve forces on the autopilot servomotor prior to hand over

to react to altitude changes in ALT HOLD mode

to relieve forces on the control column before hand over

#52. The Mach Trim system

compensates for the rearward movement of the CP due to shockwave formation

compensates for the forward movement of the CP due to shockwave formation

controls the aircraft in roll

is operational at low subsonic speeds

#53. The Flight Director horizontal and vertical bars are up and left of aircraft symbol on the ADI, these indications are directing the pilot to:

Increase pitch angle, turn left

Decrease pitch angle, turn left

Increase pitch angle, turn right

#54. What does FADEC do? 1. engine limitation protection 2. automatic engine starting sequence 3. manual engine starting sequence 4. power management

1 & 2

4 only

1 & 4

1, 2, 3 & 4

#55. What does the Mach trim system use to prevent ‘Mach Tuck’?

elevator

elevator/rudder

rudder

elevator/aileron/rudder

#56. The autosynchronisation system does which of the following? 1. prevents snatching on engagement 2 prevents snatching on disengagement 3 cancels rudder input 4 works in climb, cruise and descent

1&2

2&3

1&4

3& 4

#57. When turning into a desired radial, FD bars indicate:

a 45° angle of bank

a 15° angle of bank

correct attitude to intercept radial

When turning into a desired radial, FD bars indicate:

#58. If a pilot was to carry out a roll maneuver, on release of CWS what does the AP do?

Roll wing level and maintain heading only

Maintain attitude only

Maintain track and attitude only

Roll wing level and maintain MCP selected roll

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#1. The flight director command bars on the display shown are commanding

#2. Where are the flight director modes displayed?

#3. The autopilot is in heading select mode, and the aircraft is flying on a heading of 270°. If you change heading to 360°, the flight director command bars will;

#4. What are the basic functions of an autopilot? 1. Maintain pitch attitude 2. Maintain wings level 3. Altitude hold 4. Heading hold 5. Speed hold

#5. At 50 feet agl during an autoland, what happens to the glideslope signal?

#6. What is the wavelength of an ILS signal

#7. A Yaw damper indicator will indicate to the pilot:

#8. The Autothrottle is set to climb at a constant mach number. If the temperature does not change, what happens to the CAS?

#9. Autothrottle engaged mode can be checked by the pilot, using:

#10. The interception of the localiser beam by the autopilot is:

#11. Engagement of the autopilot is not possible when: 1. electrical supply is faulty 2. the turn control knob is not set to centre off 3. there is a synchronisation fault 4. there is a fault in the attitude reference unit

#12. On which instrument are the flight director bars normally present?

#13. What happens at 50ft whilst carrying out an autolanding?

#14. If you have selected a heading of 180° and are flying aircraft on heading of 160° to intercept the correct course, the ADI vertical bar be central when?

#15. If the autopilot is selected to VOR mode, what happens if the aircraft flies over the cone of confusion?

#16. The autopilot disconnects (or the autoland is completed) at:

#17. The control law in a fly-by-wire system is a relationship between:

#18. What are the autopilot minimum requirements in order to fly single pilot operations in IFR conditions or at night?

#19. When flying level in the cruise the ……….……. holds height and the …………… holds the speed:

#20. At what height during a semi-automatic landing is the autopilot disengaged:

#21. At the missed approach point the TOGA switch on the throttles is depressed. Which of the following statements are correct: 1. Autopilot selects max. power 2. GA power selected 3. Aircraft automatically cleans up 4. Autopilot fly’s the GA manoeuvre 5. Pilot manually fly’s manoeuvre

#23. An auto-land system which can continue to automatically land the aircraft after a single failure is called:

#24. Where can the pilot look to see the autothrottle mode?

#25. Where can the pilot look to see the thrust limit mode?

#26. The autopilot is engaged with no modes selected. What is the autopilot providing:

#27. When is an Autoland procedure complete

#28. During a CAT2 approach, what is providing the height information

#29. An autopilot capable of altitude hold and heading hold is a minimum requirement for:

#30. During a fully automatic landing the autopilot:

#31. Autoland Flare is initiated a

#32. A landing is considered to be Automatic when: 1 autopilot flies the ILS to Decision Height, and then disengages 2 autothrottle maintains speed until Decision Height, and then disengages 3 autothrottle disengages thrust at 50ft 4 autopilot flies the ILS until the flare 5 the flare is automatic

#33. In an autopilot system, modes for stabilising the a/c include which of the following: 1 Yaw damper. 2 Pitch attitude holding. 3 VOR axis holding. 4 ASI & Mach hold. 5 Horizontal wing holding. 6 Altitude holding

#34. In an autopilot system, a/c flight path modes include which of the following: 1 Pitch attitude holding. 2 Horizontal wing holding. 3 VOR axis holding. 4 Inertial heading holding. 5 ASI & Mach hold. 6 Yaw damper.

#35. Auto-throttle can hold which of the following: 1 Speed. 2 Mach No. 3 Altitude. 4 N1 /EPR. 5 VOR capture. 6 Vertical profile

#36. An autopilot system whereby if one A/P fails cannot carry out an auto-land is called fail_____:

#37. In a yaw damper:

#38. “LOC ARMED” lights up on the annunciator, this means:

#39. What is the most basic function of an autopilot?

#40. What does the autopilot pitch / rotate around?

#41. During a semi-automatic landing

#42. If only a single A/P is used to climb, cruise and approach; following a failure:

#43. In heading select the autopilot delivers roll commands to the controls to bank the aircraft: 1 proportional to TAS, but not beyond a specified maximum. 2 Set bank of 27 degrees. 3 Set bank of 15 degrees. 4 Proportional to the deviation from the selected heading.

#45. Auto-trim is fitted to an autopilot:

#46. Auto throttle can hold 1. speed 2. flight path 3. altitude 4. Mach 5. EPR / N1 6. attitude

#47. What is the purpose of the synchronisation in an autopilot.(list) 1. Prevents snatch on disengagement. 2. Pevents snatch on engagement. 3. Cancels rudder control inputs. 4. May not allow the autopilot to engage if unserviceable.

#48. When operating with the autopilot in ALT hold mode what happens if the Captain’s barometric altimeter pressure setting is increased.

#49. TO/GA is engaged

#50. On crossing the cone of confusion of a VOR when in VOR mode of the autopilot what will happen to the roll channel.

#51. The function of autotrim is

#52. The Mach Trim system

#53. The Flight Director horizontal and vertical bars are up and left of aircraft symbol on the ADI, these indications are directing the pilot to:

#54. What does FADEC do? 1. engine limitation protection 2. automatic engine starting sequence 3. manual engine starting sequence 4. power management

#55. What does the Mach trim system use to prevent ‘Mach Tuck’?

#56. The autosynchronisation system does which of the following? 1. prevents snatching on engagement 2 prevents snatching on disengagement 3 cancels rudder input 4 works in climb, cruise and descent

#57. When turning into a desired radial, FD bars indicate:

#58. If a pilot was to carry out a roll maneuver, on release of CWS what does the AP do?