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.

Wright Flyer Control Panel

Cessna 172 Control Panel

Attitude Indicator

Airspeed Indicator

Altimeter

Vertical Velocity Indicator

Turn and Slip Indicator

Heading Indicator

Engine Instruments

Tachometer

Oil Pressure/Temperature Gauge

Navigation & Communication

Magnetic Compass

Communication/Navigation Control Panel

Cessna 182

Review

Cessna 182 Cockpit

Cessna 150

Review

Cessna 150 Cockpit

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.