A320: Flight Control Laws | Quiz - Pilot George, L3 Airline Academy (CTC Aviation) Cadet Blog

While I have tried to ensure the information in this quiz is accurate, it is your own responsibility to check it against your airline / manufacturer manuals. With that said, if you spot any obvious errors then please let me know the question number and I'll aim to put it right!

Q6202 [Alternate] What does the top of the barber boll indicate?

VaProt

VLS

VaMAX

VSW

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6183 [Normal Law] When does HI SPD protection activate?

When the airspeed reaches the mid-point of the high-speed tape as shown on the PDF.

Above 300kts

At or above VMO/MMO

Just prior to VMO/MMO

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6188 [Normal Law] What happens if more than 45 degrees of bank is applied?

FMAs dissappear.

AP Disconnect and FD Off.

AP Disconnect only.

Balance and Turn co-ordiation are the responsibility of the pilot.

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6180 [Normal Law] In ground mode, the flight control movement is proportional to what?ode

The limitations from the previous flight at the point of landing

The sum of both pilots sidestick movements

The total sidestick deflection

The THS value entered in the MCDU.

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6184 [Normal Law] HI SPD Protection is active and the sidestick is pushed further forwards. What happens?

Pitch trim is frozen only.

Spiral stability reduces to 0 degrees and pitch trim is frozen.

Autopilot is lost

Pilot authority is lost.

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6191 [Mechanical] What appears on the FMA in Red?

The Autopilot modes in use only.

MAN PITCH TRIM ONLY

No FMAs are available

USE MAN PITCH TRIM

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6181 [Normal Law] What happens if at Alpha Max the sidestick is released?

A level 1 caution.

The aircraft returns to VaProt

The aircraft switches to Direct Law

Nothing

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6170 [Normal Law] When in a clean config, what are the maneuvering limits?

-2g to 1g

-1g to 2.5g

0g to 2g

-2.5g to 1g

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6193 [Mechanical] Roll is controlled with?

Using the spoilers by using sidestick to indicate direction of turn, co-ordinated with rudder.

Rudder.

Roll is lost.

Sidestick, although a minimum speed must be maintained.

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6178 [Normal Law] What is demanded by pitch / roll input on the side stick?

Load Factor & Angle of Bank

Attitude & Rate of Turn

Load Factor & Rate of Turn

Attitude & Angle of Bank

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6194 [Mechanical] What causes reversion to Mechanical Back Up mode?

Loss of autopilot.

Loss of electrics, fly-by-wire computers, elevators and loss of ailerons & spoilers

The pilot pushing the MBU button on the overhead panel.

Loss of electrics, SECs, FMGCs and RAT deployment

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6172 [Normal Law] With high angle of attack protections active, what is the lowest speed achievable hands off?

VSW

VaProt

VLS

VaMax

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6173 [Normal Law] What protections are available?

Pitch Attitude, Bank Angle, High Speed, Load Factor, AoA

Pitch attitude, Bank Angle, High Speed, Low Speed Stability

High Speed Stability, Pitch Attitude, Bank Angle, Load Factor and stall

Pitch Attitude, Bank Angle, High Speed and stall only.

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6189 [Direct Law] Are protections / stabilities available?

Yes, but HI SPD is unavailable.

Yes, but only Alpha Protection.

Yes

Correct!

Incorrect!

Q6171 [Normal Law] When configured, what are the maneuvering limits?

-2.5g to 1g

-2g to 1g

-1g to 2.5g

0g to 2g

Correct!

Incorrect!

Quiz: A320: Flight Control Laws