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Quiz: Understanding the airplane Pitot-Static System

Flight Training Central

Airspeed indicator. Vertical-speed and airspeed indicators. Vertical-speed indicator, airspeed indicator, and altimeter. Altimeter setting is the value to which the barometric pressure scale of the altimeter is set so the altimeter indicates absolute altitude at field elevation.

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Flight vision systems

Professional Pilot

The display delivers the expected high-resolution 3D rendering of the topography ahead, color coded for the absolute altitude of terrain features, highlighting obstacles. SmartView also provides the standard compass, attitude indicator, airspeed, and altitude scales.