Approach Flight Computer Pitot Tube 
Plane and Pilot
MAY 31, 2025
It was the evening of June 1, 2009, and Flight 447, a 4-year-old Airbus 330, was serenely cruising just below the equator at FL 360. Suddenly, one of the Airbus three redundant pitot tubes clogged with ice crystals. Do First Things First When a door opens in flight, a bird hits the windshield, or the engine quits, job No.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
It works by reading the difference between static pressure and total pressure from air flowing into a pitot tube. Attitude indicator and altimeter: Use the attitude indicator to maintain your desired pitch angle for level flight. You can use a flight computer like an E6B or onboard avionics to determine your true airspeed.
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