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Heated Pitot

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For a part 91 IFR flight is a heated pitot  required?

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  1. KDS on Feb 01, 2020

    If the aircraft certification requires a heated pitot tube, then yes. I believe an aircraft must have one in order to be certified for IFR operation.

    There are certainly plenty of aircraft running around that do not have heated pitot tubes.

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  2. Craig on Feb 02, 2020

    Here’s a more extended discussion from this forum regarding this topic….

    askacfi.com/5952/ifr-required-equipment-2.htm

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