Course detail
Aeronautical On-Board Instruments
FSI-DLL Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester
The course is concerned with flight and gyroscopic instruments, selected navigation instruments, power plant and system monitoring instruments, automatic flight control system, warning and annunciating system, displays system, flight management system and recording equipment (flight data recorder and cockpit recorder). The curriculum of the course is elaborated on the base of JAR-FCL for ATPL.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills of theoretical area, which are necessary for professional pilots in commercial air transport .
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of theory aut. control – characteristics and transfer functions of elementary factors, servo-mechanism.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
The course-unit credit requirements: the attendance at lectures and exercises is compulsory (80% at the minimum). The examination is of oral form.
Aims
The course objective is to make students familiar with the theory of flight board instruments. Student will learn how to use the theoretical knowledge about flight board instruments in practice. Students will be prepared for ATPL (A) exam at CAA.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The attendance at lectures and exercises is compulsory (80% at the minimum), and it is checked and recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated by personal consultation with the lecturer and elaboration of individually assigned topics and exercises. Individual tasks must be finished and handed in within the course-unit credit week at the latest.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-PRP-P: Professional Pilot, Bachelor's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Air data systems; Air data sensors.
2. Air data instruments: Altimeter, air speed indicator.
3. Air data instruments: Machmeter, vertical speed indicator. Air data computer (ADC).
4. Gyro – theory, types, turn and back indicator, vertical gyro/artificial horizon
5. Gyro stabilized platform, accelerometer, inercial navigation systems.
6. Directional gyro. Magnetic and gyro-induction compass. Radioaltimeter.
7. Electronic flight instrument systems (EFIS).
8. Automatic flight control systems – FMS, flight director (FD).
9. Automatic flight control systems – autopilot, envelope protection, yaw damper.
10. Automatic flight control systems – automatic trim, thrust control computer, auto-thrust/autothrottle.
11. Recording, warning and annunciation equipment – GPWS, TCAS, overspeed, stall warnig.
12. Recording, warning and annunciation equipment – flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder.
13. Engine and on-board equipment display system.
Exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Air data systems; Air data sensors.
2. Air data instruments: Altimeter, air speed indicator.
3. Air data instruments: Machmeter, vertical speed indicator. Air data computer (ADC).
4. Gyro – theory, types, turn and back indicator, vertical gyro/artificial horizon
5. Gyro stabilized platform, accelerometer, inercial navigation systems.
6. Directional gyro. Magnetic and gyro-induction compass. Radioaltimeter.
7. Electronic flight instrument systems (EFIS).
8. Automatic flight control systems – FMS, flight director (FD).
9. Automatic flight control systems – autopilot, envelope protection, yaw damper.
10. Automatic flight control systems – automatic trim, thrust control computer, auto-thrust/autothrottle.
11. Recording, warning and annunciation equipment – GPWS, TCAS, overspeed, stall warnig.
12. Recording, warning and annunciation equipment – flight data recorder, cockpit voice recorder.
13. Engine and on-board equipment display system.