Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. Both the pitot tube and static port are connected to instruments through tiny pipes that carry the air pressure readings. If theyre blocked, your instruments can give false or no readings. This setup is called the pitot-static system.

Pitot Tube 98

Pitot Tube Altimeter Airplanes Descent 98

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

While it may be common to find some very spartan instrumentation on an open cockpit biplane at the local fly-in, the level of complexity increases exponentially in turboprops and jet cockpits. Technically, even a cockpit lighting rheostat qualifies as avionics, but pilots typically associate the term with advanced technology.

Cockpit 40

Cockpit Weight-Shift-Control Flight Deck Instrument Meteorological Conditions 40

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD).

Flight Deck 75

Flight Deck Jet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 75