Aircraft Flight Instruments. Introductions How do you control a car? How do you control an aircraft?...

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Aircraft Flight Instruments

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Wright Flyer Control Panel

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Page 1: Aircraft Flight Instruments. Introductions How do you control a car? How do you control an aircraft?  How do you know it is doing what YOU want it to.

Aircraft Flight Instruments

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Introductions

• 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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Wright Flyer Control Panel

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Cessna 182

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Full Control Panel

Cessna 182 Cockpit

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Control Panel Breakdown

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Airspeed Indicator

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Attitude Indicator

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Altimeter

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Turn and Slip Indicator

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Heading Indicator

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Vertical Velocity Indicator

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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.