When will positioning the Flight Director switch on the MCP to ON show the flight director command bars on the Attitude Indicator while on the ground ?
When one or both TO/GA switches are pushed.
The command bars will appear when one of the Flight Director switches is selected to ON.
The command bars will appear when both of the Flight Director switches are selected to ON.
If the Flight Director switches on the MCP are not ON, will the command bars on the Attitude Indicator appear during take-off ?
Not until one or both Flight Director switches are positioned to ON.
Not until one or both Flight Director switches are positioned to ON after 80 knots is reached.
They will appear automatically if the switches are OFF after 80 knots and prior to reaching 2000 feet AGL.
They will appear if the switches are OFF after 80 knots and prior to reaching 2000 feet AGL if a TO/GA switch is pressed.
Which manually selected modes on the MCP will engage the autothrottles if they are ON ?
LVL CHG - V/S - VNAV
LVL CHG only.
LVL CHG - V/S
LVL CHG - V/S - APP
Which modes of the Automatic Flight Director System not manually selected by the pilot will engage the autothrottles when they are armed ?
ALT ACQ - ALT HOLD - G/S Capture - TO/GA
TO/GA only.
LVL CHG - ALT HOLD - G/S Capture
ALT ACQ - ALT HOLD - G/S Capture
What is indicated by a blank IAS/MACH window on the MCP while in flight ?
VNAV is the active mode.
The MCP has a fault.
The autothrottles are OFF.
Changeover from airspeed to Mach has occurred.
At what altitude does change over from airspeed to Mach automatically take place in the MCP IAS/MACH window ?
FL 260
FL 180
When airspeed reaches the minimum Mach value for the altitude.
At top of climb when reaching the cruise altitude set in the MCP.
If no fault exists, what will prevent VNAV engagement on the MCP ?
No programmed altitude has been entered in the FMC (Flight Management Computer).
The actual cruise altitude and the cruise altitude selected on the MCP do not match.
The autothrottles are not engaged.
APP (Approach) is armed on the MCP.
When is LVL CHG (Level Change) totally inhibited on the MCP ?
After glideslope capture during an ILS approach.
A new altitude has not been selected in the ALT window.
An altitude is set in the MCP that disagrees with an altitude programmed in the FMC (Flight Management Computer).
The V/S (Vertical Speed) mode is the active mode.
If LVL CHG (Level Change) is selected while in a VNAV climb or descent, what speed will the aircraft maintain ?
The FMC programmed speed will be maintained and displayed in the IAS/MACH window.
The speed selected in the IAS/MACH airspeed window prior to LVL CHG engagement.
The last speed set in the IAS/MACH airspeed window prior to VNAV engagement.
280 knots above 10,000 feet or 250 knots below 10,000 feet or the appropriate speed based on Flight Levels programmed in the FMC.
Which manually selected modes on the MCP will disengage LVL CHG (Level Change) ?
VNAV - V/S
VNAV - V/S - SPEED
VNAV
V/S
When will HDG SEL (Heading Select) automatically disengage as the active roll mode ?
Upon capture of the selected course in VOR/LOC mode or localizer capture in APP mode.
When a new course is selected in the HDG SEL window on the MCP.
If the inbound localizer front course is not selected in the COURSE window when arming APP mode.
What will prevent LNAV (Lateral Navigation) mode engagement on the MCP ?
No programmed route in the FMC (Flight Management Computer).
APP mode has been armed.
No programmed altitude in the FMC (Flight Management Computer).
No valid VOR/LOC signal is being received.
Which statement is true with regard to LNAV engagement while on the ground ?
The track of the first leg must be within 5 degrees of runway heading.
The track of the first leg must be within 30 degrees of runway heading.
The track of the first leg must be within 10 degrees of runway heading.
The track of the first leg must be within 15 degrees of runway heading.
Which statement is true with regard to LNAV engagement while on the ground ?
LNAV must be selected prior to pushing a TO/GA switch.
LNAV must be selected after pushing a TO/GA switch.
The origin runway must be programmed in the FMC (Flight Management Computer) to enable LNAV engagement on the ground.
False
True
A route must be programmed in the FMC (Flight Management Computer) to enable LNAV engagement on the ground.
True
False
At what altitude will LNAV become the active roll mode if LNAV has been engaged on the ground ?
400 feet.
50 feet.
800 feet.
Origin field elevation as programmed in the FMC (Flight Management Computer)
Which criteria must be met to engage APP mode while in HDG SEL or LNAV ?
VOR/LOC must be armed and one VHF NAV must be tuned to an ILS frequency.
The aircraft must be established on the localizer front course.
A valid localizer signal must be received and VOR/LOC must be armed.
When is ALT HLD (Altitude Hold) automatically engaged ?
When the aircraft is at the MCP selected altitude and a new altitude is selected in the ALTITUDE window.
When LVL CHG is manually de-selected.
If a new altitude is selected in the ALTITUDE window while in a LVL CHG descent or climb.
When the active autopilot is disengaged.
Which MCP mode is automatically armed when selecting a new altitude in the ALTITUDE window ?
V/S
ALT HLD
LVL CHG
SPEED
V/S mode (Vertical Speed) may be manually engaged during a LVL CHG or VNAV climb or descent.
True
False
If the autopilot is in CWS mode, at what bank angle will the aircraft roll wings level if the control wheel is released ?
6 degrees of bank angle or less.
30 degrees of bank angle or less.
15 degrees of bank angle less.
12 degrees of bank angle less.
Flight Director commands are available while the autopilot is in CWS mode.
True
False
Manually overriding the autopilot will during level flight in cruise will ?
cause the autopilot to disconnect.
cause the autopilot to revert to CWS mode.
cause the active autopilot to disconnect and engages the inactive autopilot.
Manually overriding the autopilot will during a dual autopilot ILS approach after localizer and glideslope capture will ?
causes both autopilots to disconnect.
causes the active autopilot to revert to CWS mode.
causes the active autopilot to disconnect and engages the inactive autopilot.
If no fault exists, when would an autopilot not engage in CMD but engage in CWS instead ?
The autopilot disengage bar is not engaged.
No pitch or roll mode has been selected on the MCP.
The aircraft is not in level flight.
The second autopilot is selected while the first autopilot is engaged.
Prior to reaching what altitude must the second autopilot be engaged for a dual autopilot approach ?
800 feet RA.
800 feet MSL.
1200 feet RA.
1200 feet MSL.
If a TO/GA switch is pushed for a go-around, to what power setting will the throttles advance if the autothrottles are armed ?
Maximum N1 as allowed by the EEC (Electronic Engine Control).
Maximum N1 as computed by the FMC (Flight Management Computer).
The reduced go-around N1 as computed by the FMC (Flight Management Computer).
A reduced N1 as computed by the EEC (Electronic Engine Control).
How are the Flight Director command bars automatically activated if the Flight Director switches are not positioned to ON after pushing a TO/GA switch for take-off ?
By a second push of a TO/GA switch after 80 knots and prior to reaching 2000 feet AGL.
The Flight Director command bars will not appear until both F/D switches are manually positioned to ON.
By a second push of a TO/GA switch prior to reaching 80 knots.
At lift-off when the air / ground sensor switches to air mode.
When is an autopilot controlled go-around available when conducting a dual autopilot approach ?
Anytime a TO/GA is pushed after the glide slope has been captured.
Any time after a TO/GA switch is pushed after FLARE is annunciated on the FMA (Flight Mode Annunciation).
Anytime a TO/GA switch is pushed and the aircraft is 100 feet RA or less above Decision Height.
When will TO/GA be armed for a manually flown autothrottle and Flight Director approach ?
Below 2000 feet RA.
When APP mode is armed on the MCP.
Below 500 feet RA.
Descending below 100 feet RA above Decision Height.
If a TO/GA switch is pushed after touchdown and the autothrottles are not disengaged, what will occur ?
The autothrottles will automatically disengage.
The throttles will advance toward the target go-around thrust.
Nothing.TO/GA is automatically inhibited after touchdown.
Is TO/GA available for a single-engine go-around ?
Yes, for flight director commands only.
No. TO/GA is inhibited during single-engine operation.
What is the initial Flight Director pitch command when a TO/GA switch is pushed for take-off ?
10 degrees nose down prior to 60 knots.
The Flight Director command bars will not appear until reaching 60 knots.
Level pitch and then 15 degrees nose up when reaching 60 knots.
Level pitch and then 15 degrees nose up at lift-off.
When is the TO/GA take-off mode terminated ?
When manually selecting a pitch or roll mode on the MCP above 400 feet RA.
At 400 feet RA.
When N1 is manually selected on the MCP.
When is TO/GA go-around mode terminated during a Flight Director go-around ?
When a pitch or roll mode is manually selected above 400 feet RA.
At 400 feet RA.
With a second push of a TO/GA switch above 400 feet RA.
When N1 is manually selected on the MCP above 400 feet RA.