Using GPS ground speed to resolve Unreliable Airspeed

[yanrair]

Originally Posted by hans brinker

Yeah, I'm sure they would have had an accurate ground wind reading for AF 447.


Never mind that I've seen wind speed over 150kts without hurricane warnings on the ground.


https://www.pprune.org/professional-...nd-studies-14/

AF 447 and similar UAS incidents
The wind speed at the time of the pitot tube failure was right in front of the pilots as was the GS. Didn’t need ATC.
And the wind is available on every operational flight plan for every leg +/- 5 kts.
Had they done nothing which is what is recommended other than maintain existing steady state conditions inc. PITCH. POWER. GS we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
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