Flying Magazine

MAY 29, 2025

Pilots will appreciate the engine and crew alerting system (EICAS), standby attitude module, and moving map features that improve both safety and situational awareness. Operational accessories like pitot tube covers, rotor tie-downs, and exhaust covers are also included.

Pitot Tube

Flying Magazine

JUNE 27, 2025

There’s a difference between remotely-piloted aircraft and completely autonomous ones, but complex autonomous functions, like autoland systems, have been in use for a long time, and autonomous navigation is no trouble at all. Cases of human pilots coping with seemingly hopeless situations are easy to find. Is that a bridge too far?

Pitot Tube

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. In fact, the unusual pitot-tube location—it peeks out from the center of the prop spinner—was chosen to reduce fuselage-to-wing connections. But successful? Not at all.

Airplanes

Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

It is intended to be a flying lesson , but only for those pilots who read it with learning as a mindset. Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. Also, Trial by Ice is not just another flying story.

VOR

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

It works by reading the difference between static pressure and total pressure from air flowing into a pitot tube. Common Misconceptions and FAQs Airspeed and altitude may seem like day-one ground school topics, but a lot of new pilots still get them wrong. Keep learning and keep flying!

True Airspeed

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

” That day, the captain was the Pilot Flying and the first officer was the Pilot Monitoring. Both pilots called out “abort” together. The flight director command bars, which provide visual guidance to the Pilot Flying for the climb, did not appear. He called out that he had no airspeed. He continued.

Turbulence

AV Web

MAY 20, 2025

If you ask a pilot, Have you ever panicked while flying? Even Famous Pilots Panic Lets look at a famous pilot who panicked. The young, still-learning cub steamboat pilot was Samuel Clemens. Twains pilot boss played a trick on him to teach him a lesson on how to overcome panic. Just what is this thing called panic?

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

Zooming onto the aluminum skin of the DC-6 reveals that no pitot tube, landing gear strut, or antenna detail was ignored in its construction. This allows the DC-6 to be flown by both the novice and advanced sim pilot, making the DC-6 approachable despite the complete systems modeling.

Flight Deck

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

On December 26, 1956, Convair’s chief test pilot Richard Lowe Johnson took in 56-451 for the F-106’s maiden flight. On December 15, 1959, Air Force test pilot Major Joseph W. Foust would describe the incident thusly: “The aircraft looked like the pitot tube was stationary with the aircraft rotating around it.

Pitot Tube

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As winter approaches, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Safety Alert SA-097 reminding pilots about the dangers of flying in icing conditions—namely the adverse effects of airframe and propeller icing on aircraft performance.

Pitot Tube

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI Two of the most important pieces of information that every pilot needs to know while flying is how high you are and how fast you’re going. Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. The pitot tube is only connected to the ASI.

Pitot Tube

AV Web

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has responded to numerous requests from members for advice on how best to prepare an aircraft for surviving extreme weather, such as the hurricanes that are savaging the U.S. Check the Pilots Operating Handbook for best advice on whether to set the brakes or not.

Pitot Tube

Northstar VFR

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Friends and fellow pilots who had gone before me and passed their commercial checkrides all commented that the commercial checkride was the easiest regarding the oral exam and the practical (flying) portion. About halfway through the conversation, the examiner started asking about the pitot-static system.

Longitudinal Axis

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Buying an airplane for the first time is an exciting milestone for any pilot. From building time for pilot jobs to flying for fun, aircraft ownership can be a great lifestyle fit for pilots of all experience levels. Pilot gear Headsets Every pilot needs a good headset.

Pitot Tube

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

In 2008, pilot Martin Michaud of Monte Vista, CA, acquired the aircraft from the late John Hannigan, whose name remains on the forward canopy frame in his honor. Wanting to share his passion for warbirds, Michaud took pilots up in the backseat of the Vultee, registered as N59842, around the San Francisco Bay area. Rock on guys!!

Pitot Tube

iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Understanding pressure altitude and GPS altitude in aviation apps iPad Pilot News Ten years ago, ForeFlight introduced synthetic vision and gave pilots a new way to view the world on their iPads. The screenshot below shows the Garmin Pilot synthetic vision screen, while flying at 10,500 feet. One option is to use panel avionics.

Altimeter

Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Moving air from outside feeds into the pitot tubes and fills a pressure diaphragm. The sensor detects the amount of force from the pitot impact pressure and gives it airspeed indications by converting those values into speed. Airline pilots also need to know airspeed so they can know when to engage the landing gear.

Pitot Tube

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The instrument provides pilots with a surprising amount of information. Read on to find out how the classic SI-800 works and how pilots use it! Ram air from a pitot tube and static (undisturbed) outside air from a static port, usually a hole on the side of the fuselage. The window is blank below.400

Pitot Tube

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Repairs included replacing the pitot tube/angle-of-attack sensor and the outside air temperature probe. It’s curious to me that we pilots shoot LPV approaches, but ATC doesn’t know what they are. I’m focusing on the old pilot part, not the bold pilot. Hmm, OK, how about the LPV approach?

Pitot Tube

Flight Training Central

APRIL 8, 2024

The pitot-static system is the source of valuable flight information for the pilot. Take this quiz to find out if you have mastered the finer details of the pitot-static system. Which instrument will become inoperative if the pitot tube becomes clogged? But how does it work and what instruments are affected?

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It can also disrupt sensors needed for flight safety, like the pitot tubes. If ice blocks a pitot tube, your aircraft’s instruments will provide inaccurate airspeed readings. Most aircraft are equipped with a pitot heater to prevent icing in the pitot tube.

Pitot Tube

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. In fact, the unusual pitot-tube location—it peeks out from the center of the prop spinner—was chosen to reduce fuselage-to-wing connections. But successful? Not at all.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

For IFR pilots, being aware of icing conditions is important for maintaining safety during winter operations. As a pilot, you must remain alert, no matter the season. Pay attention to PIREPs (Pilot Reports) that mention icing. Provide PIREPs to assist other pilots and enhance weather forecasting. Heated windshields.

Weather

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

Descending rapidly, the pilots attempted to restart the engines repeatedly, finally managing to restart one engine at 12,000 ft. It can also become lodged in pitot tubes or other ports, making altitude and airspeed readings unreliable. If a pilot can see an ash cloud, the ash concentration is almost certainly a danger.

Pitot Tube

World Airline News

JULY 26, 2025

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Airline

World Airline News

JULY 25, 2025

The pilot strike at KM Malta Airlines began on July 21, 2025, as a result of longstanding tensions surrounding recruitment practices and pilot seniority. com Airline News. The majority of KM’s cockpit crew pr.

Cargo

World Airline News

JUNE 10, 2025

View all posts by Bruce Drum → Post navigation ← Air Canada Inaugurates Flights to Prague Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Address Subscribe Join 3,151 other subscribers The Aerolíneas Argentinas pilots' union (APLA) has announced an eight-hour strike on June 10, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., Edinburgh will be the airli.

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