Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

To understand why the six primary instruments look the way they do, you need to have a basic understanding of how they function. The six primary instruments (the six-pack) are the Attitude Indicator (AI), Heading Indicator (HI), Turn Coordinator, Airspeed Indicator, Altimeter, and the Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI).

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Flight Rules Descent 52

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

The landing gear failed to deploy and the Boeing landed on its belly, skidding some 250 metres off the runway before crashing into a concrete platform used for the airports Instrument Landing System antennae. So the 737 T/R uses radio altimeter to enable the reversers.

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Thrust Altimeter Cabin Crew Instrument Landing System 59

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Theyre especially useful for airports that dont have the budget or suitable terrain to install an Instrument Landing System (ILS). This makes more airports accessible under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). Cross-check your instruments. RNAV approaches are now available at thousands of airports worldwide.

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52