Originally Posted by
TimmyTee
Are the covers/probes viewable when sticking your head out the window on the 330? Imo you’re crazy not to visually confirm at least one is off (with the assumption that if one’s off, it’s likely the ginger beer has done his or her job). It’s a 5 second effort.
On the A330, the pitot probes are directly below the sliding windows on either side, but they're low down on the fuselage. They're not visible by sticking your head out the window. You might just see them if you got out of the seat and leaned out of the window, but you'd risk falling out. Why not just do the job properly in the first place and check during the walk around? If the covers must still be fitted at that stage due to wasp nests, then make sure it's written up in the tech log. A verbal confirmation with the engineer on headset wouldn't hurt either.
