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Flight instruments provide the pilot with information about the flight situation of that aircraft, such as altitude, speed and direction; and are of particular use in conditions of poor visibility, such as in clouds, when such information is not available from visual reference outside the aircraft.

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Why do most light aircraft not have AoA indicators?

Why is an angle of attack indicator not commonly included on small airplanes? Is it too expensive?
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At what point is the input data to glass cockpit PFDs converted to digital?

At a very basic level, primary flight displays take data from sensors, do calculations, and display the results on a screen. Of course, because they are digital computers, the input must be digital, a …
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Should turns always be standard-rate?

I know that the turn coordinator has markings that allow you to turn at a particular rate, so you can use the TC and a clock or stopwatch to turn a particular number of degrees. Are you always suppose …
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