Autopilot

Question 1

What flight control surfaces are controlled by the autopilot?

Answer 1

The right aileron & left elevator

Question 2

How many flight directors are installed in the CRJ-700?

Answer 2

Two

Question 3

How can the pilots switch from the active FD to the standby FD?

Answer 3

By selecting the XFR pushbutton on the FCP

Question 4

If the Autopilot is off, what happens to the Flight Directors if the on-side (active) FD button is pressed on the Flight Control Panel (FCP)?

Answer 4

The command bars and the vertical and lateral mode information will be removed from both PFD’s

Question 5

If the Autopilot is on, what happens to the Flight Directors if the on-side (active) FD button is pressed on the FCP?

Answer 5

Nothing

Question 6

If the Autopilot is off, what happens to the Flight Director if the off-side (stby) FD button is pressed on the FCP?

Answer 6

The command bars will be removed from the off-side PFD

Question 7

If the Autopilot is on, what happens to the Flight Director if the off-side (stby) FD button is pressed on the FCP?

Answer 7

Nothing

Question 8

What does the left side of the cyan line of the FMA indicate to the pilots?

Answer 8

The active modes of the Flight Director

Question 9

What does the right side of the cyan line of the FMA indicate to the pilots?

Answer 9

The standby or armed modes of the Flight Director

Question 10

What is the function of the two green Flight Control Computer (FCC) status indicator lights?

Answer 10

They indicate that each of the two FCC’s have determined that conditions are right for the selected mode.

Question 11

What will occur upon depression of the button in the center of the course knob?

Answer 11

This cause the course pointer and digital readout to indicate the zero deviation course to the tuned VOR station.

Question 12

What is the function of the Flight Director Synchronization switch located on the back of the control yoke?

Answer 12

It synchronizes the Flight Director command bars to the vertical and lateral aircraft values present at the time of selection.

Question 13

What is the function of the Takeoff / Go-Around (TOGA) switches located on the thrust levers?

Answer 13

They arm the lateral and vertical takeoff and go-around Flight Director modes

Question 14

What is the function of the lateral Go-Around mode (GA)?

Answer 14

It generates a heading hold command with a five degree bank angle authority

Question 15

What is the function of the lateral Half Bank mode (1/2 BANK)?

Answer 15

It limits the FD roll commands to 15 degrees of bank angle

Question 16

How can ½ bank mode be selected from the cockpit?

Answer 16

By selecting the ½ BANK pushbutton on the FCP

Question 17

When is ½ bank mode automatically activated and deactivated?

Answer 17

• Automatically activated when climbing through 31,600 feet
• Automatically deactivated when descending through 31,600 feet or when capturing approach mode or the localizer

Question 18

What will happen to the vertical Takeoff mode (TO/TO) during an engine failure?

Answer 18

The pitch-up command is rescheduled from the normal 15 degrees to 10 degrees

Question 19

What will be the indication if a new altitude is set above the actual altitude and the speed button is pressed?

Answer 19

CLB mode is displayed on the FMA

Question 20

What will be the indication if a new altitude is set below the actual altitude and the speed button is pressed?

Answer 20

DES mode is displayed on the FMA

Question 21

Will the climb rate go to a negative number if the target airspeed is increased while in CLB mode?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

Will the climb rate go to a negative number if the target airspeed is increased while in IAS mode?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

How is entry into IAS mode accomplished from the cockpit?

Answer 23

By a second press of the SPEED pushbutton

Question 24

Will the descent rate go to a positive number if the target speed is decreased while in DES mode?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

Will the descent rate go to a positive number if the target speed is decreased while in IAS mode?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

What engagement parameters must be met in order to activate the autopilot?

Answer 26

• Two flight directors
• Two flight control computers
• One operational stabilizer trim channel
• One operational yaw damper
• No significant instability of the aircraft exists

Question 27

How is the autopilot engagement indicated on the PFD?

Answer 27

A green AP in the upper left corner