The target airspeed on this frame is a __________ speed.

The target airspeed on this frame is a __________ speed.

• A. managed
• B. selected
• C. reference
• D. computed

Answer: (B)

In this scenario, the key idea is how the A320 determines the speed the autothrust should aim for. There are two ways: the flight management system can manage the speed automatically along the flight plan, or the pilot can manually set a speed using the speed selector, which becomes the target the auto-thrust tries to hold. Since the frame shows the pilot has chosen a specific speed value on the FCU, the target airspeed is the selected speed. The other terms describe different ways the system might determine speed (managed by the FMS, a computed value, or a reference metric), but they are not the manually chosen target being displayed here.

In this scenario, the key idea is how the A320 determines the speed the autothrust should aim for. There are two ways: the flight management system can manage the speed automatically along the flight plan, or the pilot can manually set a speed using the speed selector, which becomes the target the auto-thrust tries to hold. Since the frame shows the pilot has chosen a specific speed value on the FCU, the target airspeed is the selected speed. The other terms describe different ways the system might determine speed (managed by the FMS, a computed value, or a reference metric), but they are not the manually chosen target being displayed here.