Basic Instruments

INSTRUMENT CHECKLIST
completed silently except in quotes

OPERATING NORMALLY, ALTIMETER ERROR LESS THAN 75 FEET, RADIOS AND NAVAIDS TUNED AND SET”
 * Hood………………………………………………………………UP
 * Seat and Rudder Pedals………………………………………ADJUSTED
 * Airspeed Indicator………………………………………………INDICATES ZERO
 * Altimeter…………………………………………………………SET
 * RMI………………………………………………………………ALIGNED
 * Clock……………………………………………………………SET AND RUNNING
 * Attitude Gyro……………………………………………………ERECT AND ADJUSTED
 * VSI………………………………………………………………………INDICATES ZERO
 * Oxygen…………………………………………………………………CHECKED, BLINKING
 * Battery Switch………………………………………………………ON
 * Inverters………………………………………………………………#1, INVERTER ANNUNCIATOR OFF
 * Attitude Gyro-Erect in turns…………………………………CHECKED
 * RMI-Tracks properly in turns…………………………………CHECKED
 * Turn Needle-Indicates proper turn…………………………CHECKED
 * Balance Ball-Free and full of fluid……………………………CHECKED
 * Radios and Navaids…………………………………………………ON, SET
 * Systems Test: TACAN 180º ±3.5º, VOR 0º-5 º…………………TEST
 * “INSTRUMENT CHECKLIST COMPLETE, OXYGEN 100%, BLINKER

INSTRUMENT COMPARISON CHECKLIST
compledted aloud and by memory
 * “Attitude Gyro, _______”
 * “RMI, ______”
 * “Airspeed, ______”
 * “Altimeter, ______”
 * “VSI, ______”
 * “Turn Needle, Balance Ball, ______”
 * “Torque, ______”
 * “Slave the clock second sweep hand, ______”
 * INSTURMENT COMPARISON CHECKLIST COMPLETE

INSTRUMENT, GAS, OXYGEN Reports
Complete before and after every maneuver
 * "Instruments.....Checked"
 * "Fuel Quantity.....____Left, ____Right"
 * "Oxygen____P.S.I., blinker operating normally"