Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Nowadays, modern aircraft are equipped with systems that can not only fly the aircraft but can also perform fully automated take-offs and landings and can even provide protection systems in the event of unusual flight situations that threaten the safety of the airplane and its occupants.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 305

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” The answers come from a clever little setup on your airplane: a metal tube sticking into the airstream and a tiny hole on the fuselage. These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. This setup is called the pitot-static system. That’s called a pitot tube.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Descent Airplanes 98

iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 20, 2024

In addition to a 3D view of terrain and obstacles this shows glass cockpit-style tapes for speed and altitude, making it an excellent backup tool in case of panel avionics failure. While the altimeter in the airplane can be adjusted to correct for the local altimeter setting, there is no temperature knob to twist. Confused yet?

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Altimeter Indicated Airspeed Pitot Tube Groundspeed 111

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Combining the data shown on your cockpit instruments helps you make better judgments. One example is Indicated Airspeed (IAS), which is the airspeed you read directly from cockpit instruments. It works by reading the difference between static pressure and total pressure from air flowing into a pitot tube.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Ice can affect everything from how the airplane flies to the engines staying functional. 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. This might cause you to make dangerous adjustments.

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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 I tuned in ground control but forgot to swap the frequency.

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 84

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

You should frequently check the aircraft’s surfaces that are visible from the cockpit, such as windshield wipers, wing leading edges, or propeller spinners. Heated pitot tubes and static ports. Unusual vibrations or control forces. Detecting icing visually can be difficult in IFR conditions, particularly at night.

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