Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Buying an airplane for the first time is an exciting milestone for any pilot. As a first-time aircraft owner, there is a lot to learn about the process of buying and maintaining an airplane. With all of the time youll log in your new airplane, youll want to make sure your headset is both functional and comfortable.

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Pitot Tube Airplanes Weather Pilot 95

Flight Training Central

APRIL 8, 2024

Which instrument will become inoperative if the pitot tube becomes clogged? The pitot system provides impact pressure for which instrument(s)? If, while in level flight, it becomes necessary to use an alternate source of static pressure vented inside the airplane, which of the following should the pilot expect?

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Altimeter Airplanes Pitot Tube True Altitude 52

iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 20, 2024

The panel in your airplane shows indicated airspeed (IAS, derived from the pitot tube on the wing), while the iPad shows groundspeed (derived from the GPS in your ADS-B receiver or iPad). While the altimeter in the airplane can be adjusted to correct for the local altimeter setting, there is no temperature knob to twist.

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Altimeter Indicated Airspeed Pitot Tube Groundspeed 111

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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Pitot Tube Drag Lift Airfoil 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

How did any given airplane sell? In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. But successful? Not at all. Was it profitable for the company?

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When I had the endurance to drive 20 miles to an appointment, had good situational awareness of all the cars around me on the freeway, and when driving didn’t take 100 percent concentration, I had passed the first challenge before getting in the airplane. Three days later, it was time for an instrument proficiency check in my RV-9A.

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Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 88

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It works by reading the difference between static pressure and total pressure from air flowing into a pitot tube. Let’s take a look at each one: Indicated Airspeed The indicated airspeed is the speed shown on your aircraft’s Airspeed Indicator (ASI). This difference in pressure is called dynamic pressure, and it’s used to get the IAS.

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True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Heated pitot tubes and static ports. You must understand these systems and how to use them correctly for safe IFR operations in the winter. How To Deal with Ice Onboard de-icing systems generally consist of: De-icing boots located on the leading edges of the wings and tail. Electrically heated propellers. Heated windshields.

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Weather Pitot Tube OAT Tail 52