Flight Simulator - Instrument Panel - Cessna 172
Flight Instruments
There are 6 primary flight instruments. They are the airspeed indicator that tells you how fast you are going in the air, the artificial horizon that tells you pitch and bank information, the altimeter that tells you how high you are above mean sea level, the turn coordinator that tells you how fast you are turning and coordination, the heading indicator that tells you the direction you are heading and the vertical speed indicator that tells you how fast you are going up or down.
Engine instruments
There are 4 engine instruments. They are fuel gauge showing the amount of fuel in the right and left tanks, the gauge showing the exhaust gas temperature and fuel flow, the gauge showing the oil temperature and pressure and the gauge showing the vacuum and current flow.
Tachometer
This instrument shows the speed of the propeller.