Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Even the most automated aircraft, such as the Airbus A350, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the F-35 military jet, come with such instruments fitted as standard should an electrical failure affect the more modern cockpit display screens. These systems continue to be fitted in many current today. Has automation gone too far?

Weight-Shift-Control 305

Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 305

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.

True Airspeed 52

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

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. ATC loves it when I do that, and everything is always under control.

Pitot Tube 84

Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 84

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

After an emergency landing at YZF (Yellowknife NT, Canada), the pilots found the fan blades were coated with what looked like rough cement, while the nose of the transcontinental business jet had been stripped of most of its paint. It can also become lodged in pitot tubes or other ports, making altitude and airspeed readings unreliable.

Pitot Tube 40

Pitot Tube Weather Pilot NOTAMs 40