Course Information
This course introduces the components, operation, controls and indications of the Automatic Flight Systems of the B737 aircraft. This outline includes the normal and abnormal operations of the following; a description of the Autopilot Flight Director system (AFDS) to include a review of the Flight Control Computer, the autopilot and flight director functions, the speed/Mach trim, and altitude warning systems; and the autothrottle system to include the thrust and flight mode annunciator.
Content of the Course
| Slide | 457 | Duration | 01:36:00 | Exam | No |
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- COURSE START
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT – PART 1
- INTRODUCTION
- AUTOPILOT FLIGHT DIRECTOR SYSTEM (AFDS)
- Flight control computer
- Autopilot functions
- Flight director functions
- Mach trim
- Altitude warning
- Speed trim
- MODE CONTROL PANEL (MCP)
- AUTOTHROTTLE (A/T) SYSTEM
- Thrust mode annunciation
- FLIGHT MODE ANNUNCIATION
- AUTOFLIGHT STATUS ANNUNCIATION
- AUTOPILOT OPERATION
- Command mode
- Control wheel steering mode
- AUTOTHROTTLE OPERATION
- FLIGHT DIRECTOR OPERATION
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT- PART 2
- AUTOFLIGHT ROLL MODES
- Heading select (hdg sel) mode
- Vor/loc mode
- Lateral navigation (lnav) mode
- AUTOFLIGHT PITCH MODES
- Level change (lvl chg)
- Vertical speed (v/s) mode
- Altitude acquire (alt acq)
- Altitude hold (alt hold)
- Vertical navigation (vnav)
- Vertical navigation
- Vnav climb
- Vnav cruise
- Vnav descent
- Vnav disengagement
- SPEED AND ALTITUDE INTERVENTION
- Speed intervention
- Altitude intervention
- Altitude intervention in vnav climb
- Altitude intervention in vnav cruise
- Altitude intervention in vnav descent
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT- PART 3
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT TAKEOFF
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT TAKEOFF WITH LNAV SELECTED
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT APPROACH AND LANDING
- Dual channel a/p approach
- Single channel a/p approach
- Integrated approach navigation (ian)
- ABNORMAL CONDITIONS DURING APPROACH
- Single engine failure
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT GO-AROUND
- A/p go-around
- F/d go-around
- Go-around roll mode with lnav
- AUTOMATIC FLIGHT SYSTEM OPERATION IN WINDSHEAR
- PART 4-AUTOFLIGHT NON-NORMAL OPERATION
- COURSE END