Which two actions form the base requirements for GLD System Auto Deployment?

Which two actions form the base requirements for GLD System Auto Deployment?

• A. System Armed and Thrust Levers Idle
• B. Thrust Levers Idle and Bleed Valve Auto
• C. System Armed and Radio Altimeter -7 Feet
• D. Thrust Levers Idle and APU Running

Answer: (A)

GLD System Auto Deployment is designed to occur only when the airplane is in a safe, ready-to-land state, which means two conditions must be met. First, the system must be armed. Arming enables the automatic sequence, so the system won’t deploy on its own unless you’ve explicitly activated it. Second, the thrust levers must be at idle. Idle thrust signals a low-power, stabilized configuration typical of approach and landing, where deployment is appropriate and unintended thrust-driven movement won’t interfere with the process. Together, arming and idle thrust ensure auto deployment only activates when you’ve prepared the airplane for a controlled approach, avoiding deployment during climb, takeoff, or high-thrust phases.

GLD System Auto Deployment is designed to occur only when the airplane is in a safe, ready-to-land state, which means two conditions must be met. First, the system must be armed. Arming enables the automatic sequence, so the system won’t deploy on its own unless you’ve explicitly activated it. Second, the thrust levers must be at idle. Idle thrust signals a low-power, stabilized configuration typical of approach and landing, where deployment is appropriate and unintended thrust-driven movement won’t interfere with the process.

Together, arming and idle thrust ensure auto deployment only activates when you’ve prepared the airplane for a controlled approach, avoiding deployment during climb, takeoff, or high-thrust phases.