Static and Pitot patching

06 Dec 2004 Static and Pitot patching

The OD of the static lines and the pitot line is about 0.25″, and connecting them to each other is something that I didn’t find mentioned in the Van’s book. I’ve read somewhere that you can just use AN flared fittings for this, but I was looking for a simpler way.

I bought some “Tygon” tubing from Aircraft Spruce:
05-00945 FT 1/2″ODX3/8″ID TYGON B444X
for about 2 USD per foot. Looks like it is a nice, tight fit over both the static and pitot lines, so should do the job for me. Light and simple.

Here is what it looks like over the static line:

Here it is over the aluminium pitot line: