Originally Posted by
A Squared
Well, it should be pointed out again, that the speculation that pitot tube covers might have been left on in the current accident is just that, purely speculative..
I was referring to the CVR from the Aeroperu 603 accident which was shown to be due to the static ports being covered. To add complication to this tangle of links and posts, I had misread that report and taken it to say that the pitots were covered. But my comments do also apply to the BNE MAS takeoff with pitot covers on. I remain unclear about how an apparently accurate 100kn speed call was made there.