Pitot/static instruments are critical for instrument flight but are highly susceptible to errors from atmospheric conditions (e.g., cold weather altimetry errors) and physical blockages of the pitot ...

Aircraft owners must comply with FAA FAR 91.411 (IFR) and 91.413 (all aircraft) for periodic testing and recertification of pitot-static systems, altimeters, and transponders every 24 calendar months.

Maintenance blunders keep catching pilots by surprise. Fortunately, the savvy and experienced pilots of a United Parcel Service (UPS) Boeing 747-200 freighter were able to retrieve the situation ...

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 ...