Julesmusician From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2685 times:
That little switch on the A/pilot that says YD - Yaw damping - are there any guidelines when and when not to use it? Is it used throughout flight or just at certain times and is it used/not used on approach and if so why?
HT1000 From French Polynesia, joined Jun 2005, 39 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2675 times:
In Air Tahiti SOP (ATR 42 & 72) we engage YD just after take off (at the same time we retract the landing gear) and disconnect it passing 500 Ft AGL before landing to have full authority on the rudder .
AP and YD on , if you disengage YD then AP will disconnect.
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Julesmusician From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2663 times:
talking of full control of the rudder, if doing a full autoland with a big crosswind at some point the aircraft has to be straightened up on the runway - does the autoland do it or is it a pilot input?
Jetlagged From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 2452 posts, RR: 17 Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2641 times:
Most swept wing aircraft will have the Y/D engaged before takeoff and throughout the flight until shutdown. The Y/D does not have full authority over the rudder (maybe 5%-10%), and there's no feedback to the rudder pedals.
For autopilots with full autoland capability, the rudder is controlled automatically during flare and rollout. It will kick off the drift angle at a couple of feet gear height above ground (on a 747-200). Then it maintains the runway centreline using the localiser signal.
Some older autoland capable autopilots do not have a rudder actuator, so cannot perform an autoland in crosswind. This isn't usually a problem, because if there's much of a wind it's unlikely there will be Cat III visibility conditions.
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Stoicescu From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 79 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2598 times:
I might be wrong but I think there is no autoland on 747-200. It might be something similar but is not actually autoland.
Jetlagged From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 2452 posts, RR: 17 Reply 7, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 2466 times:
Quoting Stoicescu (Reply 4): I might be wrong but I think there is no autoland on 747-200. It might be something similar but is not actually autoland.
No, you're wrong. Some 747-200's have triple channel fail operational autopilots with full Cat IIIc autoland capability. These have a rudder actuator for "kick off drift" and roll-out control. BA wouldn't have been able to operate from misty LHR and LGW without them. The remaining 747 classics only had a dual autopilot which still is capable of autoland, but with no crosswind capability, because no rudder autopilot actuator is installed. So there is a FLARE mode, but no roll-out mode, so the AP must be disengaged at touch down.
In the US, where Cat III operation is less common, most 747-200's had the third autopilot channel (C) disabled, or not fitted at all. However autoland capability is still there.
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David L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9212 posts, RR: 42 Reply 8, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 2454 times:
Quoting Jetlagged (Reply 3): Then it maintains the runway centreline using the localiser signal.
After a full autoland, is it necessary to disconnect the autopilot before turning off the runway or doesn't it matter? Does the FMC/autopilot just stop caring at that point?
DeltaGuy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (7 years 6 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2412 times:
Quoting David L (Reply 8): Does the FMC/autopilot just stop caring at that point?
FMS will usually give you a "END OF ROUTE" Msg. You can turn the autopilot switch to on at the gate if you want to (737, for example), it doesn't seem to mind too much. Now, is it going to do something, that's a little different.
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