Any good diagrams for airplane instruments and how they work?

Question

Hi pilots,

Got a question. Anyone have a good source for how airplane instruments work on an airplane? I'm getting ready for my commercial checkride shortly. I have a "basic" private pilot understanding of all the instruments and what runs off of what and why. Are there any cool animations of the instruments in action that you know of? IE - aneroid wafer expanding / contrasting to pressure differences and then showing a reading? I've checked on howstuffworks but they don't have anything like that.

Thanks!

Answer 1

For how aircraft instruments work, check out chapter 3 in the Instrument Flying Handbook.  Good explanations and illustrations.

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviat...