GRUMMAN AMERICAN
FOR TRAINING USE ONLY – SECTION 7
MODEL GA‐7/COUGAR
AIRPLANE & SYSTEMS DESCRIPTIONS
7‐9
Issued: April 10, 1978
WARNING
ABRUPTLY RELEASING THE SWITCH MAY CAUSE IT TO SNAP THROUGH THE
NEUTRAL DETENT, INTO THE RETRACT POSITION.
INSTRUMENT PANEL (Figure 7‐7)
The instrument panel is designed around the basic “T” configuration and provides the optimum in panel
arrangement suitable for both VFR and IFR use.
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS (Figure 7‐7)
The flight instruments are located on the left side of the instrument panel. The flight instruments consist of the
attitude and directional gyros, airspeed indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator, turn coordinator, and clock.
These flight instruments are located directly in front of the pilot. The airspeed indicator and altimeter are located
to the left and right of the gyros and complete the basic “T”. The remainder of the flight instruments are located
around the basic “T” in full view of the pilot.
POWER PLANT INSTRUMENTS (Figure 7‐7)
The required power plant instruments are located along the lower portion of the instrument panel and consist of a
dual manifold pressure gauge, dual tachometer, fuel quantity indicators, oil pressure and oil temperature gauges,
ammeters, fuel pressure and cylinder head temperature gauges. Alternator inoperative indications are provided
by warning lights located on the glareshield.
CONTROLS
The cabin heat controls are located on the lower left side of the instrument panel. The engine controls (Figure 7‐8)
consisting of propeller, throttle, mixture and friction lock controls are installed on the engine control quadrant. A
pedestal, below the engine control quadrant houses the aileron trim control, cowl flap controls, carburetor heat
controls, and rudder trim control. A switch panel, consisting of the magneto switches, master switch, alternator
switches, starter switches, primer, gear position lights, gear position switch, and electrical rocker switches for most
of the equipment components, is located on the lower left portion of the instrument panel. (See Figure 7‐7.) Fuel
pump switches are located adjacent to the fuel selector controls in the aft center console.
Al radios are stacked to the right center of the instrument panel. The right hand side of the panel provides space
to accommodate optional equipment.
