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

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

No FMAs are available

The Autopilot modes in use only.

MAN PITCH TRIM ONLY

USE MAN PITCH TRIM

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

VSW

VaMax

VaProt

VLS

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

VaMAX

VSW

VLS

VaProt

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Q6197 VSW is available in which law?

Alternate

Direct

Normal

Manual Backup

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Q6176 [Normal Law] Descending through 30' RA, what happens to Pitch Control?

Pilot authority is reduced

Pitch attitude is decreased to -2 degrees over a period of 8s, requiring the pilot to flare.

Pitch attitude is increased 2 degrees over a period of 8s, requiring the pilot to flare.

Nothing

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Q6201 [Alternate] What happens to Turn Co-ordination

It is only available between 0 and 33 degrees bank.

It is only available until 10 degrees of bank

The pilot must control turn co-ordination with the rudder

Nothing, turn co-ordination is still available in alternate law.

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Q6199 [Alternate] What occurs when gear is extended?

Flare Mode, direct stick-to-elevator relationship

Direct law engages.

LAND mode

Protections are restored.

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Q6193 [Mechanical] Roll is controlled with?

Roll is lost.

Sidestick, although a minimum speed must be maintained.

Rudder.

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

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Q6173 [Normal Law] What protections are available?

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

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

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

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

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Q6182 [Normal Law] What happens to the thrust when A.FLOOR is annunciated?

MCT

TO/GA

Nothing

CLB

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Q6185 [Normal Law] Following HI SPD Protections the aircraft speed will return to?

A speed within the acceptable envelope.

The selected speed.

Cruise Speed.

The managed speed.

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

Nothing

The aircraft switches to Direct Law

A level 1 caution.

The aircraft returns to VaProt

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Q6168 [Normal Law] What are the pitch attitude limits? (inside a typical speed envelope)

30°NU (Conf 0 - 3), 30°NU (Conf Full), 10° ND

30°NU (Conf 0 - 3), 25°NU (Conf Full), 15° ND

10°NU (Conf 0 - 3), 25°NU (Conf Full), 30° ND

25°NU (Conf 0 - 3), 20°NU (Conf Full), 15° ND

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Q6186 [Normal Law] If in HI SPD protection the sidestick is still pushed forwards, what happens?

The A/C gradually reduces Nose Down authority to zero.

Autopilot disconnect.

The autopilot overrides the pilot and demands a pitch to recover safe flight.

Nothing, protections are then lost.

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

Pilot authority is lost.

Pitch trim is frozen only.

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

Autopilot is lost

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Quiz: A320: Flight Control Laws