When the autopilot transfer switch is set to the copilot's side, which component commands both flight directors?

When the autopilot transfer switch is set to the copilot's side, which component commands both flight directors?

• A. The captain's flight computer commands both flight directors
• B. The copilot's flight computer commands both flight directors
• C. The flight directors are disabled
• D. The autopilot controls only the yaw damper

Answer: (B)

The autopilot transfer switch selects which flight-director computer drives both flight directors. When the switch is on the copilot’s side, the copilot’s flight computer becomes the source for the guidance commands, so both flight directors follow the copilot’s input. That’s why this choice is correct—the copilot’s flight computer commands both flight directors. If the switch were on the captain’s side, the captain’s flight computer would drive both flight directors. The flight directors aren’t disabled in this scenario, and the autopilot yaw damper is a separate system not responsible for driving the flight-director indicators.

The autopilot transfer switch selects which flight-director computer drives both flight directors. When the switch is on the copilot’s side, the copilot’s flight computer becomes the source for the guidance commands, so both flight directors follow the copilot’s input. That’s why this choice is correct—the copilot’s flight computer commands both flight directors.

If the switch were on the captain’s side, the captain’s flight computer would drive both flight directors. The flight directors aren’t disabled in this scenario, and the autopilot yaw damper is a separate system not responsible for driving the flight-director indicators.