Request: Airspeed Sensor Pre-flight test

Request: a preflight check to determine that the pitot static system is operational. I noticed that Kestrel has this, but I'm not sure how it works. Before each flight the operator of the Kestrel blocks the pitot tube and runs a test from the ground control software. Then he runs the test again without the blockage. As I watched, the test kept failing and it was driving the guy nuts. Finally after an hour of messing around with the software, trying to get past the test, he discovered that he had pinched a hole in the tubing while sliding the wings on. This would have been certain doom for that $25,000 aircraft, which was purely autonomous.

The issue does not identify any files, tests, or entry points; start by locating Mission Planner's existing pre-flight checks and the Kestrel-related implementation referenced in the request. Done would require a defined pitot-static test workflow in the ground control software, including checks with and without the pitot tube blocked.

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