To the left of the screen is an interactive instrument panel from a Cessna 206. If you move your mouse over certain areas of the picture you will see a specific instrument highlighted as well as text displaying the instruments name.

  • Airspeed Indicator - This instrument indicates the airspeed at which the aircraft is moving. (Please note that airspeed is different from ground speed.)

  • Attitude Indicator - The attitude indicator shows how far aircraft is pitched or banked in degrees.

  • Altitude Indicator - This will indicate your altitude MSL. (Mean Sea Level)

  • Directional Gyro (DG) - A compass steadied by a gyro.

  • Master Switch - Turn on all electrical equipment with the used of the battery. (Gyros as well.)

  • Slip and Turn Coordinator - Helps the pilot know if the aircraft is in coordinated flight.

  • Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) - Shows the decent or accent rate of an aircraft.

  • VOR - VORs are used for navigation. Many aircraft used 2 VORs to trangulate a VOR station.
Please note that every aircraft has a different configuration of instruments on the instrument panel. For instance a Cessna 172 vs. a Boeing 747 will obviously have different configurations.

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