The pitot-static system is fundamental for basic flight information (airspeed, altitude, VSI) and its failure, even in highly automated aircraft, can lead to catastrophic accidents. A blocked pitot ...

Understanding the critical importance and potential failures of pitot/static instruments (airspeed, altimeter, VSI) is essential, as sensory input can be dangerously misleading in IMC. Pilots must ...

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 ...