Contents
- 1 What is the significance of colored markings applied to the dials of certain instruments?
- 2 What marking color is used to indicate if a cover glass has slipped?
- 3 What discrepancies would require an instrument to be replaced?
- 4 What are the different instruments in the cockpit?
- 5 What does the white ball on the turn coordinator mean?
What is the significance of colored markings applied to the dials of certain instruments?
Many instruments contain colored markings on the dial face to indicate, at a glance, whether a particular system or component is within a range of operation that is safe and desirable or if an undesirable condition exists.
What marking color is used to indicate if a cover glass has slipped?
A- Bonding straps must be installed across the instrument mounts as a current path. 44 (8629) – What marking color is used to indicate if a cover glass has slipped? B- White.
What are the instruments in a cockpit called?
These are the instruments that give information on the aircraft’s flight attitude (orientation relative to the horizontal plane). Examples are the Altimeter, the Airspeed Indicator, and the Heading Indicator, the Attitude Indicator (artificial horizon), Turn Coordinator, and Vertical Speed Indicator.
What color is a slippage mark?
A white slippage mark is made to extend from the glass to the instrument case.
What discrepancies would require an instrument to be replaced?
Discrepancies that would require the replacement of the instrument are? Case leaking, glass cracked, will not zero out, and fogged.
What are the different instruments in the cockpit?
Aircraft Cockpit Instruments Explained for Newbies. 1 Airspeed Indicator. The Airspeed Indicator, or ASI, displays the aircraft’s indicated air speed, or how fast it is travelling through the air. The ASI 2 Artificial Horizon. 3 Altimeter. 4 Turn Coordinator. 5 Direction Indicator.
How does the airspeed indicator on an airplane work?
The Airspeed Indicator, or ASI, displays the aircraft’s indicated air speed, or how fast it is travelling through the air. The ASI in most aircraft displays the speed in Knots, but yours may be different and show Miles Per Hour. You will see that the instrument has a number of different colours in a band around the speed numbers.
What does the yellow bar on an airplane mean?
The yellow band indicates that you are travelling faster than the aircraft is designed for. This is known as the caution range, and ends with a red bar. Anything beyond this red bar is beyond the aircraft’s maximum safe speed and should be avoided.
What does the white ball on the turn coordinator mean?
Also shown on the turn coordinator is a balance ball in a small white box. This shows whether the aircraft is travelling efficiently and in balance, or whether it is slipping or skidding in a turn. You should aim to keep the ball in the centre, especially during turns, by pressing the rudder pedal in the direction the ball has moved.