So this came up at work yesterday, from a highly experienced instructor while working with his CFI student: Everyone always "knows" that the 24-month pitot/static inspection is required... At least that's what people have just always said. But reading the FARs, we couldn't find anything requiring it for VFR flights. The FAR everyone seems to refer to is 91.411, but it specifies it applies to IFR only. The only other one we can find is 91.205 where it states there must be an "operable? AI and altimeter, but it doesn't outline inspection requirements. So, what are we missing? Or is this "requirement" a misconception that's not well known?
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