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

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Q6174 [Normal Law] Lowest speed achieveable with stick fully back?

VaProt

VLS

VSW

VaMax

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

VLS

VSW

VaMax

VaProt

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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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Q6195 [Alternate] Can you stall?

Yes, if you disconnect autothrottle.

No as stabilities prevent you.

Yes, protections are unavailable.

No, protections are active.

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

-1g to 2.5g

0g to 2g

-2g to 1g

-2.5g to 1g

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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.

Nothing, protections are then lost.

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

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Q6201 [Alternate] What happens to Turn Co-ordination

It is only available between 0 and 33 degrees bank.

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

The pilot must control turn co-ordination with the rudder

It is only available until 10 degrees of bank

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

Commands Nose Down. Stabilities can not be overridden.

Commands Nose Up.

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

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

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

PULL UP, PULL UP, PULL UP Warning

STALL, STALL, STALL aural warning

Nothing

Protections engaged to prevent the stall.

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Q6200 [Alternate] What replaces ALPHA PROT?

Artificial Low Speed Stability

Autothrust protections.

Overspeed Aural Warning only.

Nothing, ALPHA PROT is available in all laws.

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

Nothing

CLB

TO/GA

MCT

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

Just prior to VMO/MMO

At or above VMO/MMO

Above 300kts

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

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Q6192 [Mechanical] Pitch is controlled with?

Sidestick and THS.

Sidestick only.

Pitch is lost.

THS only.

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

USE MAN PITCH TRIM

No FMAs are available

MAN PITCH TRIM ONLY

The Autopilot modes in use only.

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

The sum of both pilots sidestick movements

The limitations from the previous flight at the point of landing

The THS value entered in the MCDU.

The total sidestick deflection

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Quiz: A320: Flight Control Laws