US Army Air Force Technical School and Training Center - Yearbook (Gulfport Field, MS)

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PART OF THE PERSONNEL, AIRPLANE INSTRUMENTS BRANCH 140-plane YM tr men tA The s+uden+ has progressed +hrough six phases of ins+ruc+ion before he arrives in 'I'he lns+rumen+ Phase. Here he is given 'rhe oppor+uni+y of reviewing all ins+rumen+s sfudied and worked wifh in previous branches: e.g., pressure guages, lhermomeiers, fachomeiers and remoie indicaf- ing ins+rumen1's. Thorough fraining in inspec- lion, main+enance and ins+alla+ion and removal and correlafion of ins+rumen+ readings under various operaiion condifions is given +o +he s+u- deni. New ins+ruc+ion given in fhis phase in- cludes compass compensalion, inspecfion, opera- 'Hon and mainfenance of fIigh+ and gyro ins1'ru- menfs and fhe aufomafic pilols used in cargo airplanes. Above: Fuiure airplane mechanics study pressure guages. Leif: Checking ihe swinging compasses, using +he swinging base meihod. '

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