Originally Posted by
The Golden Rivet
Just had a thought why couldn’t each aerobridge have a set of pitot covers attached with a bungee, so that the engineer applies the pitot covers and the aerobridge on retraction removes them?
Someone will come up with an AI program that scans for pitot covers on CCTV as the aircraft is pushed back. A light will flash or an alert sound to advise a cover has been detected still fitted.