21-05-2012, 11:45 AM
AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS
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STANDARD ATMOSPHERE
HYPOTHETICAL VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION OF T, P, AND ρ
ASSUMED:
TO BE A PERFECT GAS
TO OBEY THE HYDROSTATIC EQUATION
TO CONTAIN NO WATER VAPOR
ACCELERATION DUE TO GRAVITY CONSTANT
ALTITUDES
GEOMETRIC
GPS
RADAR
GEOPOTENTIAL
PRESSURE
DENSITY
ALTIMETERS AND GLIDERS
TERRAIN CLEARANCE
200 FT!
QNH NOT QFE
CROSS COUNTRY HEALTH
RIDGES
FINAL GLIDE CALCULATIONS
FINAL GLIDE CONSIDERATIONS
INSTRUMENT ERRORS CANCEL
PRESSURE CHANGES ONE INCH = 1,000 FT CAN BE +/- 200 FT
NON-STANDARD LAPSE RATE – DEVIATIONS GENERALLY POSITIVE 100 – 300 FT AT 5,000 FT AND 300 – 900 AT 15,000 FT.
RADIO USAGE
USUALLY BETTER OFF THAN ON
THIS CAMP AN EXCEPTION
100 MILE RANGE
RIDGE FLYING
DRAINS YOUR BATTERY AS IT DRAINS THE PATIENCE OF FELLOW PILOTS
RADIO MASA/RADIO WURTSBORO SQUEEZE