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Terminated in academic year 2013/2014

Instrumentation equipment of airplanes 1

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0474/01
Abbreviation PVL 1
Course title Instrumentation equipment of airplanes 1
Credits 2
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Jiří Hořínka, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to Aircraft Instruments
2. Historical evolution aircraft equipment.
3. Requirements of aircraft equipment.
4. Elektronics aircraft systems.
5. Pitotstatics: altimeter, airspeed,variometer.
6. Instruments Displays, Panel (IDP), Electronic Display (CRT).
7. Air Data Instruments (ADI).
8. Direct Reading Compasses (DRC).
9. Giroscopic Flight Instruments (GIs).
10. The Engine Instruments, Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS / ECAM).

Literature

DVOŘÁK, Petr. Učebnice pilota. Cheb: Svět křídel, 2026. ISBN 978-80-7573-169-2 .
PADPILOT. ATPL Instrumentation. Bristol: Padpilot Ltd., 2023. ISBN 978-1-913756-33-2 .
TOOLEY, Mike a David WYATT. Aircraft Electrical and Electronic Systems: Principles, Maintenance and Operation. 5th ed. Abingdon: Routledge, 2021. ISBN 978-0-367-63065-9 .

Advised literature

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023. Dostupné z: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation.