Flight Deck
Also called the cockpit, it the section of an aircraft where pilots sit and control the aircraft.
FLIGHT DECK - (I) Separate crew compartment of a cabin aircraft, or (II) the operational deck of an aircraft carrier.
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The flight deck of the R44 photographed for this article featured the Garmin GNS 430 (top). Pilots are prevented from inadvertantly pulling the mixture control by the mixture control guard (left).
Like the ailerons on a small aircraft, the elevator is connected to the control column in the flight deck by a series of mechanical linkages. Aft movement of the control column deflects the training edge of the elevator surface up.
These two readings are sent to a transmitter which powers a light located on the flight deck. Across anything that poses a resistance to flow, like an oil filter, there will be a drop in pressure.
One of the flight deck's engine gauges.
EICAS: Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System. A CRT display indicating engine performance and alerts.
ELB: Emergency Locator Beacon. See ELT (below).
ELT: Emergency Locator Transmitter.
Many of the unique characteristics of the flight deck environment make pilots particularly susceptible to fatigue.
Armstrong Whitworth had also explored an auto ferry version of the Argosy, with cars driven onto the cargo deck and their drivers then being accommodated in a pressurized cabin to be built behind the flight deck above the cargo area.
A tape recorder installed on the flight decks of commercial transport aircraft and helicopters and some business aeroplanes to record crew conversation, ...
COCKPIT - The pilot working area. It is also known as the flight deck
COCKPIT CREW - The pilot and co pilot
CREW - Both the pilots and flight attendants in the flight ...
Before the emergency landing, the flight deck usually gives a pre-arranged signal (such as the command, "Brace, brace" over the public announcement system or flashing the fasten seat-belt sign several times), ...
 See also: Flight, Aviation, Aircraft, Landing, Pilot
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