The heading indicator (HI), also known as a directional gyro (DG) or direction indicator (DI), is a flight instrument used in an aircraft to inform the...
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Flight instruments (section Heading indicator)
all jet aircraft), the heading indicator is replaced by a horizontal situation indicator (HSI) which provides the same heading information, but also assists...
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indicator (commonly called the HSI) is an aircraft flight instrument normally mounted below the artificial horizon in place of a conventional heading...
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Automatic direction finder (redirect from Radio-magnetic indicator)
signal, and provide the heading to the station using a direction indicator. In flight, the ADF's RMI or direction indicator will always point to the...
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aircraft's heading; the other part indicates whether the aircraft is in coordinated flight, showing the slip or skid of the turn. The slip indicator is actually...
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Gyroscope (section Heading indicator)
a gyroscope to spin indefinitely; this led to the first prototype heading indicators, and a rather more complicated device, the gyrocompass. The first...
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A course deviation indicator (CDI) is an avionics instrument used in aircraft navigation to determine an aircraft's lateral position in relation to a...
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The attitude indicator (AI), also known as the gyro horizon or artificial horizon, is a flight instrument that informs the pilot of the aircraft orientation...
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in many cases include some form of heading indicator and ILS/VOR deviation indicators. In many cases an indicator of the engaged and armed autoflight...
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monitoring; for details, see flight instruments (specifically the heading indicator) and gyroscopic autopilot. The first, not yet practical, form of gyrocompass...
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M+(Dev)= T / T-(Dev)= M-(Var)= C Bearing (navigation) Dead reckoning Heading indicator - Flight instrument Ship motions Nor its track, which is the path...
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aboard the vessel and facing the bow, towards the direction the vessel is heading when underway in the forward direction. The starboard side is to the right...
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Corporation in 1912. The autopilot connected a gyroscopic heading indicator, and attitude indicator to hydraulically operated elevators and rudder. (Ailerons...
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Altimeter (redirect from Altimeter-setting indicator)
management system Glass cockpit GPS Head-up display Heading indicator Horizontal situation indicator INS ISIS Multi-function display Pitot–static system...
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mounted in a transparent baseplate containing a direction-of-travel (DOT) indicator for use in taking bearings directly from a map. Other features found on...
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minimum, an airspeed indicator, turn coordinator, attitude indicator, heading indicator, altimeter, and vertical speed indicator [14 CFR Part 61.129(j)(1)]...
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Variometer (redirect from Vertical speed indicator)
of climb and descent indicator (RCDI), rate-of-climb indicator, vertical speed indicator (VSI), or vertical velocity indicator (VVI) – is one of the...
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devices combining different sensors are being developed, e.g. attitude and heading reference system. Because the navigation error is mainly influenced by...
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The vertical speed indicator (VSI), or variometer, shows the rate at which the plane is climbing or descending. The heading indicator (HI), sometimes called...
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