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Old 14th Sep 2005, 02:16
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OAT is measured at a ground location. During Taxi they ideally will all agree, although solar radiation may cause SAT & TAT to read high.

In flight at a significant Mach, you cannot measure SAT. You can only measure TAT (or a close approximation). SAT must be computed by the ADC.
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