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Aircraft Flight Instruments

Aircraft Flight Instruments. Introductions. Who am I? How do you control a car? How do you control an aircraft? How do you know it is doing what YOU want it to do? What is it “supposed” to do? By understanding the “flight instruments” we’ll answer these questions.

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Aircraft Flight Instruments

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  1. Aircraft Flight Instruments

  2. Introductions • Who am I? • How do you control a car? • How do you control an aircraft? • How do you know it is doing what YOU want it to do? • What is it “supposed” to do? • By understanding the “flight instruments” we’ll answer these questions.

  3. Wright Flyer Control Panel

  4. Cessna 172 Control Panel

  5. Attitude Indicator

  6. Airspeed Indicator

  7. Altimeter

  8. Vertical Velocity Indicator

  9. Turn and Slip Indicator

  10. Heading Indicator

  11. Engine Instruments Oil Pressure/Temperature Gauge Tachometer

  12. Navigation & Communication Communication/Navigation Control Panel Magnetic Compass

  13. Cessna 182

  14. Review Cessna 182 Cockpit

  15. Cessna 150

  16. Review Cessna 150 Cockpit

  17. Summary • An aircraft’s instruments are an important part of precision flying. • The instruments allow an aircraft to be flown farther and faster. • Now we will practice using these instruments while flying the simulator.

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