On "Private Flying" Thread, a Boeing Stearman PT-17 (1942 vintage, US Reg: N 56200) has been much in the news lately. Setting aside the story in which it plays a major part (and which is not relevant to the query in this Post), there have been a number of excellent pictures, and these have set me thinking.
Nowhere around the structure can I see a pitot head sticking out. Although there was no ASI in the back (student's) seat (in which I flew my first 60 hours in Florida long, long ago), the instructor
had an ASI in front. So there must be a pitot head
somewhere -
but where is it ?
("
You flew the thing for 60 hours and you don't know ?"..."
'fraid not"... "
Didn't you have to check, on your walk-round, that the cover [with hi-vis streamer ?] was off ?"...."
don't remember any such thing"...."
Fat lot of use you are !")
All right, I'll go quietly - but my old eyes not as good as they were - can anyone else find the damn' thing and tell me ?
Danny.....
