Instrument flying inherently challenges pilots' sensory perceptions, making unwavering trust in instruments essential to overcome disorientation and accurately interpret readings. Pilots must ...

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 ...

The new ADTS500 Series from the Druck product line of GE Measurement & Control introduces Bluetooth® technology with a remote touch/swipe screen, hand terminal to provide an easy-to-use, compliant, ...

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 ...

Ohio-based Aero-Instruments has received US FAA parts manufacturer approval (PMA) to market retrofit pitot probes for a large variety of Airbus aircraft, giving operators another provider to choose ...

All three pitot static probes were apparently producing incorrect readings. The captain’s and copilot’s indicators gave an airspeed reading of some 40 knots, while the standby instrument was on zero.

An Air Data Test Set (ADTS) or Pitot Static Tester is a piece of equipment used to test aircraft flight instruments while the aircraft is on the ground. Many instruments in an aircraft’s cockpit are ...