Image:Glider Cockpit.JPG

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Photo taken by John DeRosa. He was specifically contacted and permission for free within Wikipedia was granted. JMcC 06:07, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Instrument Panel Details (left to right)
Top Row: altimeter, airspeed indicator, mechanical variometer.
Middle Row: PDA (moving map GPS display), mechanical compass, and a combination electronic audio variometer/flight computer/recorder.
Bottom Row: At the base of the instrument panel is a VHF aviation communications transceiver (radio).

General Cockpit Details
Near the centre of the picture is the black grip of the control column ("stick") which is used to maneuver the glider. It also contains a small trim adjustment lever (green). On the top of the control column is a button which turns on (or "keys") the transmitter in the aviation radio. Neither the microphone nor speaker are not shown in this photograph (headphones, while common in powered aircraft, are unnecessary in gliders and are seldom used).

The blue lever is to deploy the airbrakes or spoilers located on top, and/or bottom, of the wings. Below the airbrake lever (but not visible) is the lever to raise/lower the undercarriage. The yellow knob releases the tow cable, typically after sufficient altitude is gained following launch (other times during training exercises or emergency situations). The black knob with white dot (right of the radio) adjusts the rudder pedals fore/aft to compensate for the height of the pilot due to the seat position being non-adjustable or semi-adjustrable (typical in most sailplanes).

Just visible at the very top of the picture, on the outside of the canopy, is a red piece of string that is used as a simple yaw indicator. This is a very simple device which indicates when the sailplane is in the most efficient " coordinated flight". Optimally, this so called " yaw string" should be flowing straight back towards the pilot. Surprisingly, this tool can also be found on some very sophisticated military jet aircraft.

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