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.

Weight-Shift-Control 154

Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 154

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It works by reading the difference between static pressure and total pressure from air flowing into a pitot tube. In high-speed and high-altitude scenarios, like for military and commercial jets, compressibility affects the accuracy of your IAS. This causes a change in pressure, which can affect your airspeed readings.

True Airspeed 52

True Airspeed Indicated Airspeed Altimeter Lift 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Repairs included replacing the pitot tube/angle-of-attack sensor and the outside air temperature probe. Since my home airport has Class C airspace with regional jets and bizjets, I fly final relatively fast and start slowing down at 2 miles to be stable 30 seconds before minimums.

Pitot Tube 81

Pitot Tube Approach Aileron Instrument Landing System 81

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