Aircraft Instruments & Avionics for A&P Mechanics by Max F. Henderson   -  1993   203 pages          $24.95 Our best recommendation for the homebuilder and the general aviation technician.  Theory, installation, and maintenance of the type of instrumentation and avionics typically found on simple to advanced private aircraft. It is full of photos and diagrams showing the workings of various instruments and the installation and placement of their various senders. Coverage includes engine and flight instruments, pitot-static and gyro systems, radios and navigation gear, and touches slightly on weather radar, radar altimeters, and collision avoidance systems.

Table of Contents
Basic Instruments                                                   1
     aircraft instrument requirements
     pitot-static system instruments
     gyro instruments
     compass systems
     electronic instruments
     computers in aircraft

Powerplant Instruments and Logic Gates               55
     liquid quantity measuring systems
     fuel flow indicators
     temperature measuring systems
     position indicating systems
     tachometers
     oil pressure indicators
     torquemeters
     pressure ratio indicators
     manifold pressure gauges
     power setting instruments
     vibration indicators
     logic circuits and digital systems
     takeoff warning systems
     angle of attack indicators
     stall warning systems
     annunciators
     FARs for warning systems and annunciators

Communication & Navigation Systems                103
     Radio fundamentals
     radio standards and regulations
     intercom systems
     communications radios
     emergency locator transmitters
     cockpit voice and data recorders
     navigation systems
     long range navigation systems
     instrument landing systems
     microwave landing systems
     radar altimeter
     ground proximity warning systems
     weather radar
     TCAS collision avoidance systems

Antennas & Autopilots                                        149
     installation and inspection of avionics
     autopilots and flight directors

Glossary and Abbreviations                                193
  

Other Books on this topic:
1] Radio Systems Instruments and Avionics
2] GPS and Nav/Comm Buyers Guide
 

AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS & AVIONICS focuses on the type of equipment you would find in simple to advanced privateaircraft.  RADIO SYSTEMS is indepth coverage of traditional navigation equipment.  GPS BUYERS GUIDE covers modern GPS systems.