Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Flying for extended periods of time at the controls of a basic aircraft was hard physical work, and poor weather or mechanical issues could also add to pilot fatigue on longer flights. Generally speaking, a commercial airliner must be equipped with an autopilot if it has a capacity of 20 passengers or greater.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 305

Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Aircraft contain all kinds of wonderous indicators and instruments to measure velocity, altitude, weather conditions, etc. Moving air from outside feeds into the pitot tubes and fills a pressure diaphragm. A plane’s specific stall speed depends on the plane’s size, dimensions, and even weather conditions.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Calibrated Airspeed 52

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. Ram air from a pitot tube and static (undisturbed) outside air from a static port, usually a hole on the side of the fuselage. The speeds are based on aircraft weight and performance (affected by runway and weather).

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52