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Old 3rd Sep 2004, 17:15
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Airspeed measuring

Hi all,

When you see the behaviour of an analog airspeed needle when the airplane is facing variable wind strenght its seems difficult to assess a medium airspeed as the needle moves quickly between high and low values. Do speedtapes act the same way ie moving fast trough values or is it compensated to a medium reading? I'm asking this because on several parts of the flight you need to have a speed value to do stuff, like approaches. If the speedtape is not compensated how do you find the right speed?

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