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Armchair amateur, Pitot tube failure is such a frequent occurrence that I’m angry we display any other warning than this one. - It should have a needle to ejec
by eastbound 3y ago
Armchair amateur, Pitot tube failure is such a frequent occurrence that I’m angry we display any other warning than this one.
- It should have a needle to eject caps on it, so that pilots don’t forget the caps (Brisbane accident, among many),
- The needle should also sense, if not remove, the ice (Air France accident),
- It should wake up the pilots and reset controls to fixed values for the current altitude, since when Pitot tubes fail, autopilot and autothrottle are worse than worthless (they will automatically crash the plane).
- afterburner 3y agoPitot tube failures are incredibly frustrating. In one case it's theorized a wasp nest blocked the inside of one, after not being covered while on the ground a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301
- eastbound 3y agoThey seem so close to the cockpit window that it’s frustrating pilots can’t open the window (which they can, but not in flight) and clean it up.
- benhurmarcel 3y agoIf a “needle” worked to remove the ice, that’s what they would use instead of a complex anti-ice system.