Electronic Instrument Glossary

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B

Basic Six

The Basic Six is 6 flight instruments to give the pilots a 'picture' of the aircraft flight condition. The six are:

1. Airspeed Indicator.

2. Altimeter.

3. Gyro Horizon Unit (GHU).

4. Direction Indicator (DI)

5. Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI).

6. Turn & Bank Indicator.

E

ECAM

Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring

EFIS

Electronic Flight Instrument System

EICAS

Engine Indicating & Crew Alerting System

F

Flight Phase Mode (ECAM)

The upper display shows the Engine/Warning page and the lower display shows the page relating to the current phase of flight. There are seven flight phases, Pre-Flight, Take-Off, Climb, Cruise, Descent, Approach and Post-Landing.

H

HUD

Head Up Display