EASA ATPL (A) THEORY TRAINING, INSTRUMENTATION - BRISTOL GROUND SCHOOL

Instrumentation ATPL (A)

Contents:

• Principles and sensors
• Pressure sensing
• The pressure altimeter
• The vertical speed indicator
• Airspeed indication
• The machmeter and the ADC
• Magnetism
• Direct reading compass
• Gyroscopes
• Turn indicators
• Attitude indicators
• The direction indicator
• Remote reading compasses
• Inertial navigation principles
• Inertial reference systems
• Flight management systems
• Using the FMS
• EFIS
• Datalink communications
• Automatic flight
• Automatic flight path guidance
• Autoland
• Flight Directors
• Alerting systems
• GPWS & TAWS
• ACAS
• Flight data recorders
• Powerplant & system monitoring
• Fuel flow and contents
• Digital circuits and computers