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113 Cards in this Set
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LEVELS OF AUTOMATION
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LOWEST- FLIGHT DIRECTORS
HIGHER- AUTOTHROTTLE TO CONTROL THRUST AUTOPILOT TO CONTROL PITCH AND ROLL HIGHEST- FMC TO NAVIGATE |
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F/D DIRECTOR SWITCH ON DISPLAYS COMMAND BARS IF |
COMMAND PITCH AND ROLL MODES ARE ENGAGED |
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WITH ONE OR BOTH A/P ENGAGED IN CMD
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THE FCC FOR THE FIRST A/P IN CMD IS THE MASTER FCC REGARDLESS OF WHICH F/D TURNED ON FIRST
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INDEPENDENT F/D OPERATION OCCURS WHEN NEITHER A/P ENGAGED IN CMD, BOTH F/D SWITCHES ARE ON AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MODE CONDITIONS EXISTS
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-APP MODE ENGAGED WITH LOC AND G/S CAPTURED
-GA MODE ENGAGED BELOW 400 RA -TO MODE ENGAGED BELOW 400 RA |
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INDEPENDENT F/D OPERATION IS INDICATED BY
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ILLUMINATION OF BOTH MA LIGHTS
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WHEN INDEPENDENT OPERATION TERMINATES
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THE MA LIGHT EXTINGUISHES ON THE SLAVED SIDE
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NEW AUTOFLIGHT MODES ARE SHOWN WITH A BOX FOR
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10 SECONDS
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IN CONTROL WHEEL STEERING, THE AUTOPILOT USES CONTROL WHEEL INPUTS
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TO CHANGE PITCH AND ROLL
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IF THE AUTOPILOT IN CWS MODE AND YOU RELEASE THE THE CONTROL WHEEL
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WHEN THE BANK ANGLE IS LESS THEN 6 DEGREES THE AUTOPILOT COMMANDS WINGS LEVEL
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ARM MODE
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NO AUTOTHROTTLE MODE ENGAGED, THE THRUST LEVER AUTOTHROTTLE SERVOS ARE INHIBITED, THE PILOT CAN SET THRUST LEVERS MANUALLY ALSO MINIMUM SPEED PROTECTION
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SPEED MODE ENGAGES MANUALLY BY PUSHING SPEED SWITCH. SPEED MODE ENGAGES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN
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ALT ACQ
ALT HOLD V/S G/S CAPTURE |
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A/T DOES NOT SET THRUST ABOVE DISPLAYED N1 LIMIT, HOWEVER
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A/T CAN EXCEED N1 VALUE MANUALLY SET BY N1 MANUAL SET KNOB
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AUTOTHROTTLE DISENGAGEMENT
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THRUST LEVERS BECAME SEPERATED MORE THAN 10 DEGREES
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IF AN AUTOPILOT IS ENGAGED IN CMD, BUT NO ROLL MODE IS ENGAGED
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THE AUTOPILOT USES CWSR
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BANK ANGLE SELECTOR IS ACTIVE FOR HDG, VOR IS NOT ACTIVE FOR
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LOC AND LNAV
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IF THE AIRPLANE IS MORE THAN 3 MILES FROM THE ACTIVE ROUTE, LNAV ENGAGES ONLY
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IF THE AIRPLANE IS ON A HEADING THAT INTERCEPTS THE ACTIVE ROUTE BEFORE THE ACTIVE WAYPOINT AT AN INTERCEPT ANGLE LESS THAN 90 DEGREES
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IF THE AIRPLANE IS WITHIN 3 MILES OF AN ACTIVE ROUTE
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LNAV CAN ENGAGE FROM ALL AIRPLANE HEADINGS
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WHEN FCC-A IS THE MASTER FCC, THE AUTO FLIGHT SYSTEM USES DATA FROM
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CAPTAINS BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
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WHEN FCC-B IS THE MASTER
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THE FIRST OFFICERS ALTIMETER IS USED
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ALTITUDE RANGE IS
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0-50 000 FEET IN 100 FOOT INCREMENTS
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ALTITUDE DISPLAY WHEN POWER FIRST APPLIED
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DISPLAYS PREVIOUSLY SELECTED ALTITUDE
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IN A LVL CHANGE CLIMB
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THE AUTOTHROTTLE USES MAXIMUM THRUST
THRUST IS SET TO THE ACTIVE N1 LIMIT N1 SHOWS IN THE A/T FIELD OF THE FMA |
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IN A LVL CHANGE DESCENT
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THE AUTOTHROTTLE USES THE MINIMUM THRUST
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LVL CHANGE IS BEST USED FOR
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LARGE ALTITUDE CHANGES
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VERTICAL SPEED RANGE IS
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-7900 TO +6000 FPM
50 FPM < 1000 FPM 100 FPM > 1000 FPM |
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VERTICAL SPEED IS BEST FOR
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SMALL ALTITUDE CHANGES
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LATER CHANGES IN THE ALTIMETER BAROMETRIC SETTING
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DO NOT MAKE THE AIRPLANE CLIMB OR DESCENT TO FOLLOW THE NEW INDICATED ALTITUDES
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VNAV SPD
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AFDS CONTROLS PITCH TO MAINTAIN FMC SPEED
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VNAV PTH |
AFDS CONTROLS PITCH TO MAINTAIN FMC ALTITUDE OR DESCENT PATH |
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IN A VNAV SPD DESCENT
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THE AUTOTHROTLE SETS THE THRUST TO IDLE AND THE AUTOPILOT HOLDS THE FMC TARGET SPEED
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IN A VNAV PTH DESCENT
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THE A/P COMMANDS THE AIRPLANE TO FOLLOW THE FMC VERTICAL PATH. A/T HOLDS IDLE, BUT COMMAND THE FMC SPD MODE IF GROUND SPEED TO SLOW TO FOLLOW THE FMC VERTICAL PATH
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DRAG REQUIRED
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IF THE AIRSPEED INCREASES MORE THAN 10 KNOTS ABOVE FMC TARGET SPEED
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IFF ALL ALTITUDE CONSTRAINS ARE REMOVED FROM A VNAV PTH DESCENT
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THE FMC AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES TO A VNAV SPD DESCENT
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N1 TO/GA TAKEOFF
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THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMMAND BARS SHOW A 10 DEGREE NOSE DOWN PITCH AND THE AUTOTHROTTLE ADVANCES THE THRUST TO N1 LIMIT
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AT 60 KNOTS
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THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMMAND BARS MOVE TO SHOW 15 DEGREES NOSE UP PITCH
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ABOVE 80 KNOTS
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THE AUTOTHROTTLE MODE CHANGES TO THR HLD
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AS THE CLIMB RATE INCREASES |
THE PITCH BAR COMMANDS AN ATTIDUE TO HOLDS A SPEED V2+20 |
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AT 400 RA
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ENGAGE A ROLL MODE
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AT 800 RA
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THE A/T MODE CHANGES FROM THR HLD TO ARM
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WHEN YOU REACH FLAP RETRACTION ALTITUDE AND YOU PUSH THE N1 SWITCH
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THE THRUST REDUCED TO CLIMB THRUST
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IF YOU ENGAGE A/P WHILE IN T/O MODE
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THE PITCH MODE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES IN LVL CHG, ROLL MODE HDG SEL, CURSOR V2 TO V2+20
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AFDS LEAVES T/O MODE
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WHEN AN AUTOPLIOT IS SELECTED OR A PITCH MODE IS ENGAGED
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APP THEN SECOND A/P
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THIS ARMS THE SECOND A/P BUT DOES NOT ENGAGE IT
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SINGLE CH
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ONLY ONE A/P IS ENGAGED
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AT G/S CAPTURE
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G/S CHANGES FROM ARMED TO AN ACTIVE MODE, TMD DISPLAYS GA AS ACTIVE THRUST LIMIT
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THE SECOND A/P ENGAGES WHEN THE AIRPLANE
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BELOW 1500 RA SINGLE CH TO CMD, FLARE IS ARMED
A/P GO AROUND IS ARMED BUT NOT ANNUNCIATED |
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FOR A DUAL A/P APPROACH |
SELECT SECOND A/P ABOVE 800 RA |
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AT 400 RA
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AUTOPILOTS AUTOMATICALLY ADD AN ADITIOANAL AMOUNT OF STABILIZER NOSE UP TRIM
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IF FLARE IS NOT ARMED BY 350 RA
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AUTOPILOTS AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE
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THE FLARE MANEUVER STARTS AT
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50 RA FMA PITCH FIELD CHANGES TO FLARE
FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMMAND BARS ARE REMOVED |
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THE A/T REDUCES THRUST
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BELOW 27 FEET FMA SHOWS RETARD
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AUTOTHROTTLE AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES
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AFTER TOUCHDOWN 2 SECONDS
MANUALLY DISENGAGE THE AUTOPILOT |
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WITH A SINGLE CHANNEL AUTOPILOT APP
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AUTOPILOT MUST BE DISCONNECTED BEFORE 50 RA
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F/D GA BELOW 2000 RA
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COMMAND BARS AUTOMATICALLY POP UP IF F/D OFF
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UNLESS FLARE IS ARMED ON A DUAL A/P APP
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ALL AUTOPILOTS DISENGAGE WHEN PUSH TOGA
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IF YOU ENGAGE A/P DURING A F/D GO AROUND
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THE PITCH MODE ENGAGES IN LVL CHG AND ROLL MODE ENGAGES HDG SEL UNLESS A DIFFERENT ROLL MODE WAS ENGAGED FIRST
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STAB OUT OF TRIM
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STABILIZER HAS NOT BEEN TRIMMED CORRECTLY BY THE AUTOPILOT TRIM SYSTEM
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IF THE STAB IS OUT OF TRIM BELOW 800 RA ON A DUAL A/P APP
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A/P WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES STEADY RED
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DUAL A/P GO AROUND; IF A/P CANNOT CHANGE TRIM SUFFICIENTLY
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ALTITUDE ACQUIRE MODE INHIBITED
A/P WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES STEADY |
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ALTITUDE AQUIRE INHIBITS CAN OCCUR UNDER THESE CONDITIONS
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LOW MISSED APP ALTITUDE
FULL GO AROUND THRUST LIGHT WEIGHT |
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IF A RADIO ALTIMETER FAILS AFTER FLARE IS ARMED
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THE A/Ps IGNORE THE FAILURE
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UNDERSPEED LIMITING
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FLASHING A
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OVERSPEED LIMITING
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FLASHING 8
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IAS DISPLAYS ..... WHEN POWER FIRST APPLIED
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100 KNOTS
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IAS DISPLAY SETTING
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100 KNOTS - VMO IN 1 KNOT
0,60 M - MMO IN 0,1 INCREMENT |
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N1 MODE LVL CHG CLIMB INHIBIT PERIOD
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FOR 2 1/2 MINUTES AFTER LIFT OFF
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VNAV TERMINATION
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SELECTING ANOTHER PITCH MODE
GLIDE SLOPE CAPTURE END OF LNAV ROUTE INTERCEPT WAWPOINT TO G/S IF ARMED |
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LNAV ARMING CRITERIA ON THE GROUND
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ORIGIN RUNWAY IN FLIGHT PLAN
ACTIVE ROUTE ENTERED IN FMC TRACK OF FIRST LEG WITHIN 5 DEGREES OF RWY HDG LNAV SELECTED PRIOR TO TO/GA |
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LNAV GUIDANCE BECOMES ACTIVE
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AT 50 RA
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LNAV TERMINATION CRITERIA
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REACHING END OF ACTIVE ROUTE
REACHING A ROUTE DISCONTINUITY INTERCEPTING A SELECTED APP COURSE HDG SEL LOSS OF CAPTURE CRITERIA |
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THE SELECTED COURSE CAN BE INTERCEPTED
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LNAV
HDG SEL CWSR IF AN AUTOPILOT ENGAGED IN CMD |
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LOCALIZER CAPTURE OCCURS
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NOT LATER THAN 1/2 DOT DEVIATION
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WHEN A LOC FREQUENCY SELECTED
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VHF NAV RADIOS AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH FROM TAIL ANTENNA TO NOSE ANTENNA VORLOC IS ANNUNCIATED (ARMED OR ENGAGED) IF ANTENNA SWITCHING DOES NOT OCCUR LOC MODE IS INHIBITED
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G/S CAPTURE OCCURS
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2/5 DOT BELOW GLIDE SLOPE
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APP SWITCH LIGHT EXTINGUISHES
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AFTER LOC AND GLIDE SLOPE CAPTURE
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AFTER LOC AND GLIDE SLOPE CAPTURE CWS..
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CAN NOT BE ENGAGED BY MANUALLY OVERRIDING PITCH AND ROLL. MANUAL OVERRIDE OF AUTOPILOTS CAUSES AUTOPILOT DISENGAGEMENT
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CMD ENGAGE SWITCH PUSH
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CWS ENGAGES:
PITCH OR ROLL MODE NOT SELECTED PITCH OR ROLL MODE DESELECTED PITCH OR ROLL MODE MANUALLY OVERRIDEN WITH CONTROL COLUMN FORCE |
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WHEN APPROACHING A SELECTED ALTITUDE IN CWS PITCH
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THE PITCH MODE ENGAGES IN ALT ACQ AND ALT HLD WHEN REACHING SELECTED ALTITUDE
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IF PITCH IS MANUALLY OVERRIDEN WHILE IN ALT HOLD
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AND CONTROL FORCE IS RELEASED WITHIN 250 FEET OF SELECTED ALTITTUDE, A/P PITCH MODE ENGAGES IN ALT ACQ AND RETURNS TO SELECTED ALTITUDE IN ALT HOLD MODE
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DURING F/D ONLY OPERATION WHILE PITCH AND ROLL COMMANDS ARE MORE THAN 1/2 SCALE FROM CENTER PUSHING A CMD A OR B SWITCH
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ENGAGES THE A/P IN CWS FOR PITC AND ROLL AND THE RELATED F/D BARS RETRACT
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CWS HEADING HOLD FEATURE INHIBITED
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BELOW 1500 RA WITH GEAR DOWN AFTER LOC CAPTURE IN APP MODE AFTER VOR CAPTURE WITH TAS 250 K OR LESS
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A/P DISENGAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AMBER FLASHING
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A/P AUTOMATICALLY REVERTS TO CWS PITCH OR ROLL MODE WHILE IN CMD
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A/T DISENGAGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AMBER FLASHING
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IN FLIGHT
FLAPS NOT UP AIRSPEED DIFFERS FROM COMMANDED VALUE BY + 10 OR -5 KNOTS AND IS NOT APPROACHING COMMANDED VALUE |
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STABILIZER OUT OF TRIM LIGHT OPERATES ONLY
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WITH A/P ENGAGED. REMAIN EXTINGUISHED WITH A/P NOT ENGAGED
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A/P ENGAGEMENT CRITERIA
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NO FORCE IS BEING APPLIED TO THE CONTROL WHEEL
THE STAB TRIM AUTOPILOT CUT OUT SWITCH IS AT NORMAL |
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A/P DISENGAGEMENT
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STAB TRIM A/P CUTOUT SWITCH TO CUTOUT
EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT IR SYSTEM FAILURE OR FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS OF RESPECTIVE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE |
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DUAL CHANNEL A/P OPERATION IS POSSIBLE
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ONLY WHEN TWO GENERATORS ARE POWERING THE BUSSES
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WITH A RADIO ALT INOPERATIVE
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THE A/P WILL DISCONNECT TWO SECONDS AFTER LOC AND G/S CAPTURE
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1CH/SINGLE CH FOR SINGLE A/P ILS APP
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ANNUNCIATES AFTER LOCALIZER CAPTURE AND REMAINS ON FOR ENTIRE APP
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1CH/SINGLE CH FOR DUAL A/P ILS APP
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ANNUNCIATES AFTER LOCALIZER CAPTURE AND EXTINGUSHES AFTER PITCH MONITOR CONFIDENCE TEST IS SUC. COMPLETE
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VNAV ARMED IS DISPLAYED WHEN VNAV IS ARMED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF
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AFTER TAKEOFF VNAV AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES 400 RA
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LNAV ARMED IS DISPLAYED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF
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AFTER TAKEOFF ENGAGE AT 50 RA
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IN NORMAL OPERATION FMC PROVIDES THE A/T SYSTEM
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WITH FMC N1 LIMIT VALUES
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DURING A/T OPEARTION IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
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BOTH EEC ON OR BOTH BE IN ALT AS THIS PROVIDES MINIMUM THRUST LEVER SEPERATION
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MOVING THE A/T ARM SWICH TO ARM
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ARMS THE A/T FOR ENGAGEMENT IN THE
N1 MCP SPD FMC SPD |
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THE AUTOTHROTTLE DISENGAGES |
THRUST LEVERS BECOME SEPERATED MORE THAN 10 DEGREES DURING A DUAL CHANNEL APPROACH AFTER FLARE ARMED IS ANNUNCIATED |
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THE A/T DISENGAGE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE
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WHEN THE A/T AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES AFTER TOUCHDOWN
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THE F/D CAN ALSO BE ENGAGED IN THE TAKEOFF MODE WITH THE F/D SWITCHES OFF
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IF A TO/GA SWITCH IS PUSHED AFTER 80 KNOTS
BELOW 2000 FEET AGL PRIOR TO 150 SECONDS AFTER LIFTOFF |
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AUTOMATIC THRUST REDUCTION IS INHIBITED
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WHEN ENGAGING LVL CHG OR V/S MODES UNTIL 2 1/2 MINUTES AFTER LIFT OFF
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TO TERMINATE THE TAKEOFF MODE BELOW 400 RA
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BOTH F/D SWITCHES MUST BE TURNED OFF
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TO TERMINATE THE TAKEOFF MODE ABOVE 400 RA
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SELECT ANOTHER PITCH MODE
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BEFORE THE APP MODE CAN BE SELECTED
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ONE VHF NAV RECIEVER MUST BE TUNED TO ILS FREQUENCY
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G/S CAPTURE IS INHIBITED
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PRIOR TO LCALIZER CAPTURE
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THE A/P GA MODE REQUIRES DUAL A/P OPERATION AND IS AVAILABLE |
AFTER FLARE ARMED ANF PRIOR TO THE A/P SENSING TOUCHDOWN |
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IF THE GO AROUND MODE IS SELECTED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND PRIOR TO A/P DISENGAGEMENT
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THE A/P DISENGAGE AND THE A/T MAY COMMAND GA THRUST (DUAL A/P)
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DUAL A/P GO AROUND THE PITCH MODE CAN NOT BE CHANGED FROM TO/GA
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UNTIL SUFFICIENT NOSE DOWN TRIM HAS BEEN INPUT TO ALLOW SINGLE CHANEL A/P OPERATION
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GA MODE TERMINATED WHEN
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ANOTHER PITCH MODE SELECTED
ALT ACQ ANNUNCIATES |
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SINGLE ENGINE F/D GO AROUND
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F/D PITCH COMMANDS 13 DEGREES NOSE UP
AS CLIMB RATE INCREASES F/D PITCH COMMANDS MAINTAIN A TARGET SPEED |
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SPEEDS GREATER THAN VMO/MMO CANNOT BE SELECTED FROM MCP. SPEEDS CAN BE SELECTED WHICH
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EXCEED FLAP AND GEAR PLACARDS
OR ARE LESS THAN MIN SPEED |
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MINIMUM SPEED
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IS BASED ON ANGLE OF ATTACK AND IS APP 1.3 VS FOR THE CURRENT FLAP POSITION. IT IS SENSED BY THE ANGLE OF ATTACK VANES, ONE EITHER SIDE OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE
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TO REMOVE THE UNDERSPEED LIMITING SYMBOL
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A SPEED OF 15 KNOTS GREATER THAN THE MIN SPEED MUST BE SELECTED
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VMO/MMO ONLY, IF THE A/T ENGAGED IN A SPEED MODE AND THE THRUST LEVERS AT IDLE
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THE AFDS, IF IN V/S MODE WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE TO LVL CHG MODE
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MINIMUM SPEED REVERSION IS NOT AVAILABLE
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WHEN A/T IS OFF
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