Turn and Slip Indicator Direction Indicator (DI) Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) Altimeter VHF Omni-Range (VOR) Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) Magnetic Compass AirSpeed Indicator (ASI) Attitude Indicator (AI) or Artificial Horizon (AH) Tachometer Vacuum Gauge Radio Transmitter/Receiver Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Transponder Radio Selector Switches Aircraft Instruments and What They Do 

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Airspeed Indicator (ASI) Shows speed of airflow in knots kt (nautical miles per hour), kilometers per hour kph, or (statute) miles per hour mph.
Altimeter    Shows altitude, usually with reference to sea level, but can be adjusted to local pressure to give height above the ground.  Above about 3000' is usually set to 1013 mb or 29.92", depending on its units.
Attitude Indicator (AI) or Artificial Horizon (AH) Displays angle of pitch (nose-up or -down) and angle of bank of aircraft.
Digital Measuring Equipment (DME) Measures the distance from a beacon and can display the bearing (VOR/DME).
Direction Indicator (DI) or Heading Indicator (HI)  Shows direction or heading; may need readjustment from time to time as the internal gyroscope gradually moves its axis of rotation.  Responds quickly as the aircraft turns, unlike the magnetic compass.
Magnetic Compass   Displays direction compared with magnetic north; better placed away from the electrical instruments and well clear of steel items.  Used to check the DI from time to time.  Needs its error checking at the main compass points if you modify the instrument panel, and from one year to the next.
Navigation Instruments
A wide variety of instruments to show radio, satellite, or inertial navigation information
Radio Selector; Switch array to select which channel of COM1, COM2, NAV1 or NAV2 is being received
Radio Stack Contains communications and navigational radios;
Suction or Vacuum Gauge Shows the amount of  Suction or Vacuum present for the vacuum-driven instruments 
Tachometer  Indicates engine speed in revolutions per minute (RPM)
Transponder Communicates with ground-based radar by sending down information for identification and height
Turn and Slip Indicator Shows the way the aeroplane is turning, and how out of balance it is
Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) Indicates rate of climb or descent, usually in feet per minute

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