Pitot-static systems are fundamental for basic flight data (airspeed, altitude, VSI), and their blockages, often due to ice or foreign material, can cause critical instrument failures leading to ...

FAA regulations (FAR 91.411 and 91.413) mandate periodic recertification of pitot-static systems (for IFR operations) and transponders (for all aircraft), separate from annual inspections. These ...

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Investigators have determined that a Transavia Boeing 737-700 brought out of storage during the pandemic departed Rotterdam without its pitot-static pressure lines being connected to their air-data ...

A malfunction in the pitot-static system of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 is likely to have led to a “technical issue” which saw the aircraft pitch up and subsequently lose altitude. In a ...

The Pitot-Static Evaluation Exercise is one of the first flight exercises conducted as part of the rotary wing syllabus at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. The purpose of the exercise is to introduce ...