Aviation Flight Academy™

Private Pilot Program

Aviation Flight Academy™

Ground Lesson 2 - Airplane instruments, Engines and Systems

To develop the student’s knowledge of airplane instruments, engines, and systems.

Study Unit 2 Contents

2.1 Pitot-Static System

2.2 Altimeter

2.3 Vertical Speed Indicator

2.4 Airspeed Indicator

2.5 Gyroscopic Flight Instruments

2.6 Turn Coordinator

2.7 Turn-and-Slip Indicator

2.8 Attitude Indicator

2.9 Heading Indicator

2.10 Magnetic Compass

2.11 Compass Errors

2.12 Glass Cockpit Instrumentation

2.13 Airplane Engines

2.14 How an Engine Operates

2.15 Ignition System

2.16 Induction System

2.17 Fuel System

2.18 Oil System

2.19 Cooling System

2.20 Propellers

2.21 Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)

2.22 Electrical System

2.23 Landing Gear System

2.24 Environmental System

2.25 Deice and Anti-Ice Systems

2.1 Compass Turning Error

2.2 Pitot-Static System

2.3 Airspeed Indicator

2.4 Altimeter

2.5 Types of Altitude

2.6 Setting the Altimeter

2.7 Altimeter Errors

2.8 Gyroscopic Instruments

2.9 Glass Cockpits

2.10 Engine Temperature

2.11 Constant-Speed Propeller

2.12 Engine Ignition Systems

2.13 Carburetor Icing

2.14 Carburetor Heat

2.15 Fuel/Air Mixture

2.16 Abnormal Combustion

2.17 Aviation Fuel Practices

2.18 Starting the Engine

2.19 Cold Weather – Attention

2.20 Electrical System

The lesson will have been successfully completed when the student answers the questions in Study Unit 2, “Airplane Instruments, Engines, and Systems,” of Private Pilot FAA Test, FAA Test Prep Online, and/or Online Ground School with a minimum passing grade of 80%.