Pitot-static systems are fundamental for generating basic flight information like airspeed, altitude, and vertical speed, and are susceptible to blockages from ice, insects, or foreign material. A ...
Insect nesting activity affected the pitot-static systems of eight different aircraft in the space of six weeks at London Heathrow last year, and UK investigators believe the behaviour could have been ...
UK investigators have found that a pitot-tube blockage generating unreliable airspeed data spurred an EasyJet Airbus A319 crew to abort take-off at high speed at London Luton. The A319 (G-EZBD) was ...
Pilots must overcome sensory disorientation in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) by strictly trusting their flight instruments, as the body's natural senses can be misleading. The article ...
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