Course detail

Aeronautical On-Board Instruments

FSI-DLLAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course is concerned with flight instruments, selected navigation instruments, power plant and system monitoring instruments, warning and annunciating system, displays system, flight management system, autopilot systems 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

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Hlinka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Aerospace Engineering (LÚ)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of theory aut. control – characteristics and transfer functions of elementary factors, servo-mechanism.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course-unit credit test is determined by 100% presence at excercises and reqires 75% of correct answers to the test questions at least. Efficiency of the teaching process is temporarily verified.
Lectures and exercises require attendance.
Missed lectures & exercises can be compensated in a very limited extend only by personal consultations with the lecturer or by a self-study under the lecturer´s personal supervision.

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.
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills of theoretical area, which are necessary for professional pilots in commercial air transport .

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

EASA ATPL (A) Theory Training: AGK-Instrumentation. 8th Edition. United Kingdom: Bristol Groundschool International Limited, 2021. ISBN 978-1-912679-08-9. (EN)
EASA ATPL Ground Training Series: Instrumentation. Book No 5, EASA-First Edition, Revised for NPA29. United Kingdom: CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2020. (EN)
Moir, S.: Civil Avionics Systems, ISBN 978-1-118-34180-3. (EN)
Theoretical Knowledge Manual for ATPL(A): Aircraft General Knowledge 4 (022), 2.ed., Oxford Aviation Service, 2001, ISBN 0-88487-285-8. (EN)

Type of course unit

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jiří Hlinka, Ph.D.

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 bank 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 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Hana Procházková

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.

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