Airlines Pitot Tube Threshold 
AeroSavvy
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Airlines are upgrading older cockpits with newer displays, so this old indicator will soon become a relic. Ram air from a pitot tube and static (undisturbed) outside air from a static port, usually a hole on the side of the fuselage. Procedures may differ on other aircraft and at other airlines.
Air Facts
MAY 5, 2025
A few minutes later, we heard the center controller clear a Trans Missouri Airlines commuter plane for the VOR Runway 30 approach to Jefferson City. I didnt know but it might have been due to the angle of attack of the pitot tube that would not let the full force of the relative wind enter the tube.
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