The Pitot-Static System: How It Works
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Pilots can use pitot heat or alternate static sources to handle blockages in-flight. If you’re in a modern, fancy airplane with glass primary flight displays instead of round dials, then it uses something called an Air Data Computer to show these readings. Cool, right? inHg (standard sea-level pressure).
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