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Wright Flyer Control Panel

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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

do?– What is it “supposed” to do?

• By understanding the “flight instruments” we’ll answer these questions.

Wright Flyer Control Panel

Cessna 182

Full Control Panel

Cessna 182 Cockpit

Control Panel Breakdown

Airspeed Indicator

Attitude Indicator

Altimeter

Turn and Slip Indicator

Heading Indicator

Vertical Velocity Indicator

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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