Altimeter Flight Deck Instrument Meteorological Conditions 
WayMan
JUNE 16, 2025
flight Instruments vs. Avionics An aircraft’s flight deck, with its collection of displays and controls, is a wonder of engineering. Two terms that are often heard are “flight instruments” and “avionics.” For a future pilot, a thorough knowledge of these systems is essential.
Professional Pilot
APRIL 3, 2025
Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Honeywell Primus Epic F ederal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 91.205 prescribes the minimum instruments and equipment necessary for flight. As the flying environment grows more complex such as under instrument flight rules (IFR) additional instrumentation becomes critical.
Northstar VFR
JUNE 30, 2024
Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. The static port is connected to the ASI, altimeter, and VSI. Static port lines are tubes that are interconnected between the pitot tube, static port, and the three pitot-static driven instruments.
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