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Airspeed and Altitude Control Simplified: Tips for Stable Flying

Pilot Institute

It works by reading the difference between static pressure and total pressure from air flowing into a pitot tube. For instance, an aircraft maintaining a steady IAS at 30,000 feet will have a faster TAS than at sea level due to reduced drag from thinner air. Here are some helpful ways to improve your controls!

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The Classic Boeing Airspeed Indicator

AeroSavvy

Ram air from a pitot tube and static (undisturbed) outside air from a static port, usually a hole on the side of the fuselage. Airspeed indicators need air from a pitot tube and static air from a static port Small general aviation aircraft have airspeed indicators with air hoses connected directly to the pitot and static sources.