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Old 13th Nov 2018, 07:03
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Originally Posted by Denti
Failures of the pitot/static/AOA system have to be done in the normal three year simulator training cycle. So at least once every three years everyone sees those, but in my experience usually quite a bit more often. Although it usually does focus on pitot/static and less so on AOA failures. However, a double static system failure in a bus can be quite eye opening, as the system automatically rejects the sole remaining correct system.
The double static failure was eye opening indeed. No failure messages, and in the scenario we were given, no time to consult the QRH either.
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