When shall autopilot be disengaged by?

Prepare for the P-8A Poseidon Operating Limitations Exam with flashcards and multiple-choice questions. Each question comes with hints and detailed explanations. Enhance your aviation knowledge and ace your exam!

Multiple Choice

When shall autopilot be disengaged by?

Explanation:
Autopilot disengagement timing on instrument approaches tests how you balance staying on an automated flight path with taking manual control near the minimums to ensure a safe landing or go-around. The rule requires you to disconnect autopilot by a point that is 50 feet below your decision height/altitude, but you must not descend below 100 feet above the ground. In practice, you disengage by the earlier of these two limits, ensuring you have enough room to verify the runway environment and transition to manual flight if needed. This is why the correct approach is to disengage no lower than 100' AGL and by 50 feet below DH/DA. The other options would either push the disengagement too close to the runway or require disconnects at levels that don’t provide the required safety margin.

Autopilot disengagement timing on instrument approaches tests how you balance staying on an automated flight path with taking manual control near the minimums to ensure a safe landing or go-around. The rule requires you to disconnect autopilot by a point that is 50 feet below your decision height/altitude, but you must not descend below 100 feet above the ground. In practice, you disengage by the earlier of these two limits, ensuring you have enough room to verify the runway environment and transition to manual flight if needed. This is why the correct approach is to disengage no lower than 100' AGL and by 50 feet below DH/DA. The other options would either push the disengagement too close to the runway or require disconnects at levels that don’t provide the required safety margin.

More practice questions
Subscribe

Get the latest from Passetra

You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our privacy policy