Aileron Cockpit Pitot Tube 
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
When you’re starting to feel human again after major surgery, what’s a good plan for getting safely back into the cockpit? Repairs included replacing the pitot tube/angle-of-attack sensor and the outside air temperature probe. I had a total knee replacement. Then the CFI gave me a few unusual attitudes, and all was well.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
It can also disrupt sensors needed for flight safety, like the pitot tubes. If ice blocks a pitot tube, your aircraft’s instruments will provide inaccurate airspeed readings. Most aircraft are equipped with a pitot heater to prevent icing in the pitot tube. But how dangerous is it?
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