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

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Q6193 [Mechanical] Roll is controlled with?

Sidestick, although a minimum speed must be maintained.

Rudder.

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

Roll is lost.

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Q6196 [Alternate] What does HI SPD stability do and can it be overridden?

Commands Nose Up to reduce speed. Stabilities can not be overridden.

Commands Nose Up. Stabilities can be overridden with continued sidestick input.

Commands Nose Up.

Commands Nose Down. Stabilities can not be overridden.

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Q6169 [Normal Law] What are the pitch attitude limits? (at low speed)

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

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

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

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

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Q6198 [Alternate] What occurs at or close to VSW?

STALL, STALL, STALL aural warning

Protections engaged to prevent the stall.

Nothing

PULL UP, PULL UP, PULL UP Warning

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Q6199 [Alternate] What occurs when gear is extendd?

Flare Mode, direct stick-to-elevator relationship

Direct law engages.

Protections are restored.

LAND mode

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Q6190 [Direct Law] What is indicated in amber on the FMAs?

MAN PITCH TRIM and crosses indicating lost modes.

MAN PITCH TRIM REQUIRED

USE MAN PITCH TRIP with the FMA indicating the lost modes.

Crossed to indicate loss of protections only.

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

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

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

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

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

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Q6201 [Alternate] What happens to Turn Co-ordination

The pilot must control turn co-ordination with the rudder

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

It is only available between 0 and 33 degrees bank.

It is only available until 10 degrees of bank

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Q6200 [Alternate] What replaces ALPHA PROT?

Autothrust protections.

Nothing, ALPHA PROT is available in all laws.

Overspeed Aural Warning only.

Artificial Low Speed Stability

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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

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Q6177 [Normal Law] What happens to the Flight Path Angle if the sidestick is put at Neutral?

Nothing

Holds it, at a fixed attitude

Holds it, at a fixed load factor at 1g

Holds it, at a fixed load factor at 0g

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Q6187 [Normal Law] Maximum Angle of Bank for: Autopilot Engaged, Autopilot Disengaged, HI Speed Protection & Alpha Protection?

67 degrees, 33 degrees, 40 degrees, 45 degrees

33 degrees, 67 degrees, 40 degrees, 45 degrees,

33 degrees, 67 degrees, 40 degrees, 40 degrees

67 degrees, 33 degrees, 45 degrees, 40 degrees,

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Q6175 [Normal Law] During Alpha Prot., what does the sidestick movement command?

AoA

Flight Path Angle

Load Factor

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Q6197 VSW is available in which law?

Alternate

Direct

Manual Backup

Normal

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

VLS

VaProt

VaMAX

VSW

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Quiz: A320: Flight Control Laws