3.2 Flight Instruments

• Classification of aircraft instruments: flight, navigation, engine and system instruments
• The principles of operation of flight instruments: pressure differential, gyroscopic action and magnetism
• Pitot-static instruments: the airspeed indicator, the altimeter and the vertical speed indicator
• Gyroscopic instruments: the attitude indicator and the heading indicator
• The magnetic compass and magnetic variation
• Modelling and simulating the operation of flight instruments
• The importance of flight instruments in aircraft operations

• classify aircraft instruments in flight operations
• describe the principles of operation of flight instruments
• model flight instruments in flight operations
• simulate the operation of aircraft instruments in flight operations
• acknowledge the importance of instruments in flight operations

“Why are flight instruments important in aircraft operations?”

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1. Classifying flight instruments
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Introduce the four families of aircraft instruments.
2. The pitot-static system
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain pressure differential in the pitot-static system.
3. The airspeed indicator
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain how the airspeed indicator works and how to read it.
4. The altimeter and vertical speed indicator
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain how height and rate of climb are measured.
5. Gyroscopic action
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain rigidity in space and precession.
6. The attitude and heading indicators
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe the gyroscopic attitude and heading indicators.
7. The magnetic compass and why instruments matter
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Describe the magnetic compass and the importance of flight instruments.