Pitot-static system failures, while rare, are severely undertrained compared to gyro failures and can lead to fatal accidents, as tragically demonstrated by the Boeing 757 crash. Pilots can overcome ...
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One pitot/static failure mode, involves a blocked pitot tube but an open drain hole. In this scenario, the airspeed indicator shows zero, since the rest of the system is open to static pressure. As ...