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How To Clean Out Pitot Tube...Looking For Advice

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HomeBuilt101

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My pitot tube got blocked with some kind of bug residue. It is not the typical mud type blockage but looks more like bee pollen.

After I remove it I wanted to get some advice on how to clean it out.

I tried to blow it backward from the ADAHRS downward to pop the blockage out of the front of the pitot tube however my compressed air would not blow through so I need to remove the unit and clean it somehow without damaging it. The AOA probe is also plugged.

It's amazing I'm in the hangar practically everyday you think I would have noticed some bugs digging in there. Shoulda Woulda Coulda kept the cover on it
 
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