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Old 13th Feb 2018, 15:48
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RatherBeFlying
 
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Pitot Static Accidents

There's three other air carrier fatal accidents on the record in the previous millennium where pitot static systems were implicated:

Aero 08 - Erroneous Flight Instrument Information

I once discovered a dead airspeed on takeoff and took it into the air to avoid trundling into the ravine at the end of the runway. I spent half an hour sorting out what to do. Pretty simple in a 172 on a nice day. Much more difficult in a jet.
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