Good that it is resolved…
It looks like we can move this thread to the “Healty Food” section of the forum ;-)
I don’t think those worms got in there while you were parked on LFEY
Normally it takes months or years to get a complete blockage.
Blueline – do you use static port plugs and a pitot cover right after every landing?
This is why one would should use static plugs too !
Blueline – do you use static port plugs and a pitot cover right after every landing?
Pitot cover yes (except for very short stays of half an hour or so), static port covers until now no.
This is why one would should use static plugs too !
Yes, that’s the lesson I learned from this episode. Although it seems know a natural thing, neither the training aircraft or any rented plane I have flown in the past had static port plugs. The ST10 also had none (we fabricated some on the spot yesterday). The pre-flight checklist requires a visual check of the ports, but this is obviously insufficient to detect such “nests” further up the lines.