cockpit instruments

Originally Posted by kozzm0

the ones that matter are the basic 6:

altitude
rate of climb/descent
relative airspeed
turn/slip indicator (the miniature tilting plane)
compass/heading
pitch indicator (artificial horizon)

and of course, fuel.

the pitch indicator and turn/slip may be combined into one instrument.

For more than you ever wanted to know about flight instruments, the FAA's instrument flying handbook is freely available for download in PDF form, and it's only a few hundred pages.

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