Flight By Reference To Instruments Flashcards
Three fundamental instrument skills:
Instrument cross check
Instrument interpretation
Aircraft control
Control
Attitude and power
Control is determined by reference to the Attitude Indicator and Power indicators
Performance
Indicate the aircrafts actual performance.
Determined by reference to the altimeter, airspeed indicator, vertical speed indicator, heading indicator and turn coordinator
Partial panel “pitch” instruments
Altimeter
Airspeed indicator
Vertical speed indicator
Partial panel “power” instruments
Airspeed indicator
RPM
Partial panel “bank” instruments
Turn coordinator
Magnetic compass
Radial cross check
Move by way of the attitude indicator
Begin with attitude indicator, scan an instrument, then back to the attitude indicator before moving to another
Cross check errors
Fixation - staring at a single instrument. Eliminates cross check for other instruments
Omission - omitting and instrument from the crosscheck. May be cause by failure to anticipate major instrument indications following attitude changes
Emphasis - putting emphasis on a single instrument
Straight and level flight
Primary and secondary instruments
Primary pitch - altimeter
Secondary pitch - attitude, VSI
Primary bank - HSI
Secondary bank - attitude indicator, TC
Primary power - airspeed indicator
Secondary power - RPM
Airspeed change - straight and level flight
Primary and secondary instruments
Primary pitch - altimeter
Secondary pitch - attitude, VSI
Primary bank - HSI
Secondary bank - attitude, TC
Primary power - RPM
Secondary power - Airspeed indicator
Establishing constant airspeed climb from straight and level flight
Primary and secondary
Primary pitch - altimeter
Secondary pitch - attitude, VSI
Primary bank - HSI
Secondary bank - attitude, TC
Primary power - airspeed indicator
Secondary power - RPM
Constant airspeed climb with level attitude
Primary and secondary
Primary pitch - airspeed indicator
Secondary pitch - attitude, vertical speed
Primary bank - HSI
Secondary bank - attitude, TC
Primary power - RPM
Secondary power - airspeed indicator
Power increase to establish level constant rate climb
Primary and secondary
Primary pitch - attitude
Secondary pitch - VSI
Primary bank - HSI
Secondary bank - attitude, TC
Primary power - RPM
Secondary power - RPM
Establishing level standard rate turn
Primary and secondary
Primary pitch - altimeter
Secondary pitch - attitude, VSI
Primary bank - TC
Secondary bank - attitude, HSI
Primary power - airspeed indicator
Secondary power - RPM
Stabilized standard rate turn
Primary and secondary
Primary pitch - altimeter
Secondary pitch - attitude, VSI
Primary bank - TC
Secondary bank - attitude, HSI
Primary power - airspeed
Secondary power - airspeed
