The six basic instruments

The six round instruments in front of every pilot, what each one shows, and how they move together in a turn. You also meet the compass, the engine instruments and the glass cockpit, which shows the same on a screen.

What you learn

• Name the six basic instruments and where they sit
• Read airspeed, altitude and vertical speed
• Read pitch and bank on the attitude indicator
• Keep the turn coordinator's ball in the middle
• Find the same six on a glass cockpit screen

In playlists

• Aircraft and systems

Also on

• Video course: Aviation for beginners