KS>> Which I assume is a regular independent gyro backup?
 TP>      YES!
KS>> FMA?  That doesn't ring my bell...
 TP> Flight Mode Annunciator Usually integrated as part of the Autopilot
 TP> Mode system.  DC-10 / B747 / L1011 All Have these systems.... This is
 Hi Tom...ok I see.
 TP> integrated into the Primary Flight Display pn the A300. Some call it a
 TP> mode select panel...etc...
KS>> Ah.  And is it a pitot/static driven indicator?
 TP> Yes as they all are. But this indication is indicated airspeed driven
 TP> through a central computer. This is not the standby IAS. So your
 TP> primary indication still remains.
KS>> That makes sense...does the a/p have CAS input?
 TP> The A/P Does not use a Computed Air Speed if this is what you are
 TP> asking. It will use IAS to keep the Aircraft at a predefined profile
 Oh, I was thinking of a Collision Avoidance System (wondering it it
 might isssue a severe bank/pitch command)...
 TP> KS>>I'm from there, but now live on Ft. Gibson Lake 30 miles east.
 TP> Pretty over there....
 Yes, but the fish aren't biting yet. 
 Thanks fer the poop.
... I can carry 2 cups of coffee &8 donuts at the nudist camp
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