Autopilots Knowledge Requirements

In plain language

You must understand autopilot systems, including their limitations, faults, emergency actions, programming precautions, failure effects, autonomy levels, and RTH/termination procedures.

Requirement as structured

The RPA pilot operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to state the purpose, limitations, faults, abnormal/emergency actions, programming precautions, failure effects, autonomy levels, and flight termination or return-to-home procedures of automated flight management systems.

Original regulatory text

The RPA pilot operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to: - State the purpose of automated flight management systems for RPA. - Describe the limitations of an automated flight management system. - Identify possible faults with automated flight management system. - Describe automated flight management system actions in abnormal and emergency situations (for example, loss of control, loss of thrust). - Identify precautions to take when programming an automated flight management system. - Describe the potential effects on an autopilot in the event of a system failure. - Describe the various levels of autopilot autonomy. - Describe how an autopilot initiates flight termination or how a return to home (RTH) procedure is initiated.

Applies when

country

Canada

operation

level_1_complex_operations

regulatory category

Specific