Well said Keygrip, with you on that one 100%
Biggles in oz - where do I start?
Not all aircraft of a particular type will have exactly the same systems.
You should know EXACTLY what feeds what in each and every aircraft you fly so you know what instruments you can rely on if your suction, electrics or pitostatic systems fail. Common sense!
Golly.. is that system still been used ?.
YES!!
Although on many
training aircraft, the gear lowering function has been disabled, that little horn and flashing light still operate, always handy to know what things like that are. There are also many aircraft with that system still fully operational.
If you fly an aircraft you should know exactly what all the levers bells and whistles do! A light aircraft isn't exactly a complex machine, a good understanding can be achived in only a few hours of study i.e READ THE POH.
If you don't know what it does, how do you know what effect it will have if it's broken????
I'm more content to simply know what I can and should do if a fault manifests itself during flight.
......and there are those of us who realise that there is not a checklist for every eventuality, and realise that it's often aircraft knowledge that enables us to develop a solution to any given situation.
*** KNOWLEDGE = AIRMANSHIP ***