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Pitot tube

I was walking around my aircraft with another Cessna owner, and he commented that it looked like my pitot tube was angled a bit. It does appear that it is angled 15-20 degrees away from the axis of the aircraft, although there is no skin wrinkling or any obvious bends or twists in it. Is this normal, or is it something I should have replaced? It makes me curious because it seems that in normal flight I'm only getting about 165 mph (140 KIAS) instead of the 160 KIAS I've been told is the normal cruise speed, which if the tube is not properly aligned would explain the difference. Any thoughts?
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