Flight Instruments
Accurate Flight Instruments: How Directional Gyros Work
There’s an old joke where a pilot comes on over the PA and announces he has good news and bad news...
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Airspeed Indicator Explained: Why Is My Airspeed Indicator Leaking?
Every aircraft with a standard category airworthiness certificate must carry a working...
Flight Instruments
Attitude Indicator Explained: My Air-Driven Instrument Stopped Working
Many general aviation aircraft use mechanical attitude indicators that rely on a vacuum or pressure pump...
Flight Instruments
Attitude Indicator Explained: My Attitude Indicator Isn't Working
Depending on your flight plan, failure of the attitude indicator may not keep you from flying...
Flight Instruments
Attitude Indicator Explained: Why Is My Attitude Indicator Precessing?
Attitude indicator errors can be problematic because AIs are pivotal to keeping airplanes...
Aviation Fuel vs. Gasoline
Aviation fuel and gasoline are very different for multiple reasons. For example, aviation fuels must meet strict...
Electronics
Calculating Your System Load: How To Choose The Right Aircraft Inverter
Power inverters convert the aircraft’s battery from one type of power to another so other devices...
Flight Instruments
How Instantaneous Vertical Speed Indicators Combat Lag Time
Vertical speed indicators (VSI) measure the change in static pressure due to a change in altitude...
Flight Instruments
Round Dial vs. Glass Cockpit: Which is Better?
Round dials in a cockpit, also called analog gauges, have been standard in aircraft since the early days...
Flight Instruments
The Six Pack: Aircraft Instruments Explained
In 1937, the Royal Air Force selected six critical instruments to be installed in nearly all of its aircraft...
Flight Instruments
Types of Attitude Indicators: From Traditional to Digital Attitude Indicators
The attitude indicator is one of the six basic flight instruments found in any cockpit. At a glance...
Aircraft Systems
What You Need to Know About the 406 ELT Mandate in Canada
Transport Canada has recently mandated that all Canadian aircrafts (with notable exclusion of gliders...
5 Reasons to Buy a Used Airplane
If you're in the market for a new-to-you aircraft, you may be trying to decide between buying a new or a used airplane...