Commercial Pilot for Airplane Category › IX. Emergency Operations › Task C. Systems and Equipment Malfunctions

CA.IX.C.K2c

Knowledge

System and equipment malfunctions specific to the aircraft, including:

Pitot-static system malfunction

Study note

Get a short, cited explanation of this element written from the FAA handbooks: the core idea, the numbers that matter, common test traps, and a quick self-check.

From the FAA library

Airplane Flying Handbook p. 18-15
Chapter 18: Emergency Procedures › System Malfunctions › Pitot-Static System
speed. Managing a static system malfunction requires that the pilot know and understand the airplane’s pitot-static system. If a system malfunction is suspected, the pilot should confirm it by opening the alternate static source. This should be done…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 16-16
Index
turns Straight-and-level flight Level flight Straight flight 3-6 S-turns across a road System malfunctions Electical system Pitot-static system T Takeoff and climb Takeoff and departure Takeoff checks Takeoff roll Ground roll Takeoffs Taxi and Taxiing…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 8-1
Chapter 8: Flight Instruments
chapter addresses the pitot-static system and associated instruments, the vacuum system and related instruments, gyroscopic instruments, and the magnetic compass. When a pilot understands how each instrument works and recognizes when an instrument is malfunctioning…