Pitot Tube Tail Weather 
Aerotime
APRIL 3, 2025
Flying for extended periods of time at the controls of a basic aircraft was hard physical work, and poor weather or mechanical issues could also add to pilot fatigue on longer flights. Sperrys first autopilot was born from the concept of assisting pilots during longer flights and reducing their workload, both physical and mental.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Whether calling a weather briefer on the ground or reaching out for help in an emergency, the added ability to make and receive phone calls from your headset can be invaluable. Changing weather and climate, handling chemicals like fuel and oil, and physical activities like preflighting all can introduce risk to the pilot.
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Pilot Institute
OCTOBER 17, 2024
If you’re flying IFR in winter weather, icing is a threat you have to actively prepare for. If you can understand the conditions that lead to icing and know how to react when it happens, you’ll keep yourself ahead of the harsh weather. Provide PIREPs to assist other pilots and enhance weather forecasting.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Remember that wings, propeller blades, and tail surfaces are airfoil-shaped. 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. Together, they form a dangerous combination.
World Airline News
JULY 26, 2025
World Airline News Your Central Hub for Aviation Press Releases. Photos powered by AirlinersGallery.com Images. 104 Dove de Havilland DH.114 114 Heron de Havilland DH.106 27 Fokker F.28 28 Fokker 50 (F.27 050) Fokker 70 (F.28 0070) Fokker 100 (F.28 0100) Hawker Siddeley HS.748 748 Hawker Siddeley HS.121 050; OO-VLX F.27
World Airline News
JULY 25, 2025
Within 15 minutes, Postma sketched an iconic green-and-black design featuring the signature ‘T’ on the tail. World Airline News Your Central Hub for Aviation Press Releases. Photos powered by AirlinersGallery.com Images. By Friday, the design was finished; by Sunday, it was already painted on the aircraft. 104 Dove de Havilland DH.114
World Airline News
JUNE 10, 2025
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