Introduction

Question 1

What are the basic six instruments?

Answer 1

Attitude indicator
directional indicator
altimeter
airspeed indicator
turn and bank indicator
vertical speed indicator

Question 2

Analogue display

Answer 2

comparative
dial type with a pointer moving relative to a scale
good for observing rates of change or trends
easy to read
easy to detect anomolies

good for approximating values

Question 3

Digital displays

Answer 3

quantitive
easy to see precise values
rapidly changing values may be hard to read
not easy to detect trends

Question 4

Garmin MFDU(multi function display unit)

Answer 4

ran by FMS & EICAS & ECAM

is a popular glass cockpit on light aircraft

Question 5

Glass cockpit

Answer 5

replace mechanical gauges
driven by a FMS(flight management system)
simplifies operation and navigation enhancing safety
all six on 1 screen
still have standby analogue gauges

Question 6

Pressure instrument

Answer 6

info about movement within the atmosphere

Altimeter
ASI
VSI

Question 7

Electro mechanical instrument

Answer 7

other essential info about the aircraft state

Att ind
dir ind
turn ind

Question 8

Line replacement unit

Answer 8

can be swapped out quickly. aircraft returns to flying while diagnostics can be carried out