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Flight Instrument Essentials
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(170 ratings)
1,292 students

Flight Instrument Essentials

Learn the Essential Elements of Aircraft Instrumentation.
Created byMario Sabogal, Steve Pomroy
Last updated 9/2020
English
English [Auto],Chinese (Simplified) [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Categories of aircraft insrumentation.
  • Standard layout of aircraft instruments.
  • Categories and layout of flight instruments.
  • Pitot-static system and instruments.
  • Function of pitot static instruments: altimeter, vertical speed indicator, airspeed indicator.
  • Gyroscopes and gyroscopic instruments.
  • Function of gyroscopic instruments: directional gyro, attitude indicator, turn indicator, turn coordinator.
  • Function of other instruments: inclinometer. magnetic compass.

Course content

5 sections • 13 lectures • 1h 1m total length

  • Introduction2:16

    Explore the basics of light aircraft flight instruments, focusing on traditional analog steam gauges, basic operation, and the relationship to modern avionics for a solid foundational understanding.

  • Flight Instruments Overview4:44

    Explore the flight instruments overview, including the six-pack layout and the seven instruments used to monitor airspeed, altitude, and other flight parameters for day VFR and IFR operations.

  • FIE Basics Quiz

Requirements

  • There are no prerequisites for this course.

Description

Aircraft instrumentation provides information about our position, orientation, engine status, system status, and various flight parameters. They help us maintain aircraft control and situational awareness.  In particular, the Flight Instruments are the instruments we use to monitor the flight state of the aircraft. They consist of seven instruments indicating parameters of interest such as airspeed, altitude, heading, and so on.  In order to use the instruments effectively, it's sometimes necessary to know a little bit about how they work.  This is where Flight Instruments Essentials comes in.

In Flight Instrument Essentials, we'll have a detailed look at how the flight instruments work, including physical principles, power sources, and display interpretation.  We'll look at the pitot-static system and the instruments it supports (altimeter, airspeed indicator, and vertical speed indicator).  Then we'll look at gyroscopes and the gyroscopic instruments (directional gyro, attitude indicator, turn indicator, and turn coordinator).  Finally, we'll look at independent instruments, including the inclinometer and the magnetic compass.

The course includes 13 videos, a comprehensive set of course-notes to support the videos, a workbook with an answer key for your practice, four quizzes for you to assess your progress, and a final exam.

At the end of the course, you'll know the inner workings, display operation, and interpretation of the flight instruments.  This will provide you with a foundation for future studies covering combined instrument use in flight operations as well as recognizing and managing malfunctions.

Who this course is for:

  • Student pilots.
  • Aviation enthusiasts.
  • Anyone interested in aircraft.
  • Anyone interested in instrumentation.

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