Cessna 172 cockpit visual and mechanical survey
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This survey is meant to provide a high level view of the individual parts of the C172 Cockpit. It's organized around specific kinds of objects, movement, effects and display behavior so common elements can be easily identified during design. It also collects the locations of each distinct design element
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| Behavior or Appearance | Component | Panel | Quantity | Variations | ||||
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| Needle Rotation | Suction | Left Pilot | 1 | 190° movement | ||||
| Airspeed | Sixpack | 1 | 355° movement | |||||
| Turn Coordinator | Sixpack | 2 | Less than 90° movement | |||||
| Tachometer | Left Pilot | 1 | 270° movement | |||||
| ADF Indicator | Right Pilot | 1 | rotates through 360° | |||||
| Linear Card Movement | Attitude Indicator | Sixpack | 1 |
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| Meter Movement through 90 degrees or less | Fuel Gauges | Left Pilot | 2 | |||||
| Oil Gauges | Left Pilot | 2 | ||||||
| Electric Gauges | Left Pilot | 2 | ||||||
| EGT Gauge | Right Pilot | 2 | Red reference needle needed
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| Rotating Card | Attitude Indicator | Sixpack | 1 | |||||
| Heading Indicator | Sixpack | 2 | Heading Compass, Heading Bug | |||||
| Altimeter | Sixpack | 2 | Barometer & Altitude warning cutout. | |||||
| Course Deviation Indicator | Right Pilot | 2 | ||||||
| ADF | Right Pilot | 1 |
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| Static Card | Suction | Left Pilot | 1 | |||||
| Clock | Left Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| Fuel Gauge | Left Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| Oil Gauge | Left Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| Electric Gauge | Left Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| Tachometer | Left Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| EGT Gauge | Right Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| Heading Indicator | Sixpack | 1 | Center Dial Markings | |||||
| Vertical Speed | Sixpack | 1 | ||||||
| Altimiter | Sixpack | 1 | Cutouts Barometer | |||||
| Course Deviation Indicator | Right Pilot | 1 | deviation index & transparent indicators | |||||
| ADF | Right Pilot | 1 | Bendix King Logo
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| Rotary Switch with Multiple Positions | Starter Switch | Lower Panel | 1 | 5 Position with spring back from position 5 to 4 | ||||
| KMA20TSO Audio and Marker Beacon | Radio | 1 | 3 Positions | |||||
| DME | Radio | 1 | 3 Positions | |||||
| KT76A Transponder | Radio | 5 | 1 - 3 Positions, 4 - 10 Positions | |||||
| Toggle Switch with On-Off-On or On/Off Positions | | KMA20TSO Audio and Marker Beacon | Radio | 9 | on-off-on Bat Handle Toggle | ||||
| DME | Radio | 9 | on-off Bat Handle Toggle | |||||
| Lighting Switches | Lower Panel | 6 | on-off White Rocker | |||||
| Master Switches | Lower Panel | 6 | on-off Red Rocker | |||||
| KX165 Nav/Comm | Radio | 4 | on-off momentary White Square Push Button with double arrow legend | |||||
| KR87 ADF | Radio | 10 | on-off momentaryWhite Square Push Button with Legends: ADF BFO FRQ FLT/ET SET/RST | |||||
| DME | Radio | 17 | modify Display White square push button | |||||
| KAP14O Autopilot | Radio | 17 | on-off White Square Push Button with Legends: AP HDG NAV APR REV ALT UP DN ARM BARO
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| on/off Indicator or icon | KMA20TSO Audio and Beacon | Radio | 3 | Illuminated squares White A, Blue O, Orange M | ||||
| KR87 ADF | Radio | 6 or 7 | Orange Lettering ADF, FRQ etc small up/down triangles | |||||
| KAP140 Autopilot | Radio | quantity | ||||||
| Course Deviation Indicator | Right Pilot | 4 or more | FROM TO on each one | |||||
| Attitude Indicator | Sixpack 2 | 1 | Caged Flag | solenoid activated Caged indicator | ||||
| Rotating Knob | Attitude Indicator | Sixpack Top 2 | 1 | |||||
| Altimeter | Sixpack Top 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Heading Indicator | Sixpack Bottom 1 | 2 | Heading Adjust and Heading Bug Adjust | |||||
| Course Deviation Indicator | Right Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| ADF | Right Pilot | 1 | ||||||
| KMA20TSO Audio and Marker | Radio | 1 | ||||||
| KX165 Nav/Comm | Radio | 4 | rotation with switch at left of 270° rotation plus pull switch | |||||
| KX165 Nav/Comm | Radio | 4 | Double Knob With Continuous Rotation, Inner with pull switch, Inner and Outer knobs click when rotated to indicate a step in an adjustment. | |||||
| Kr87 ADF | Radio | 1 | rotation with switch at left of rotation plus | |||||
| Kr87 ADF | Radio | 1 | Double Knob, Inner and Outer knobs click when rotated to indicate a step in an adjustment. | |||||
| KAP140 Autopilot | Radio | 1 | Double Knob, Inner and Outer knobs click when rotated to indicate a step in an adjustment. | |||||
| KT76A Transponder | Radio | 1 | 5 Position Selector switch | |||||
| KT76A Transponder | Radio | 4 | 10 Position Selector Switch | Pull Knob | Primer | Lower Panel | 1 | custom knob |
| Throttle | Panel | Lower Panel | custom knob | |||||
| Mixture | Panel | Lower Panel | custom knob - Center Push enables vernier adjustment | |||||
| Rotating Knob | Example | Example | Example | |||||
| component | Panel | quantity | ||||||
| Display | Example | Example | Example | |||||
| Decal | Example | Example | Example | |||||
| Counter | Example | Example | Example | |||||
| Raised or Engraved Lettering | KMa20 | Example | Example | |||||
| Front Panel or Legend Plate | Example | Example | Example | KMA20TSO Audio Panel | Radio | 1 | ||
| KX165 Nav/Comm | Radio 2-3 | 2 | ||||||
| KR87 ADF | Radio 4 | |||||||
| DME | Radio 5 | 1 | ||||||
| KAP140 Autopilot | Radio 6 | 1 | ||||||
| KT76A Transponder | Radio 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Raised Area | Example | Example | Example | |||||
| KX165 Nav/Comm | Radio 2-3 | 2 | ||||||
| KR87 ADF | Radio 4 | |||||||
| DME | Radio 5 | 1 | ||||||
| KAP140 Autopilot | Radio 6 | 1 | ||||||
| KT76A Transponder | Radio 7 | 1
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| Lens Opening and Lens| | KMA20TSO Audio Panel | Radio | Example | |||||
| Example | Radio | Example | ||||||
| Example | Radio | Example | ||||||
| Example | Radio | Example | ||||||
| Example | Radio | Example | ||||||
| Example | Radio | Example |