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Old 18th Nov 2007, 11:26
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Alex Whittingham
 
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That bit could be correct. What is missing from your example is how you are flying, what is your target? It is normal to climb at a fixed IAS at lower levels, this would mean that, as air density decreases, your TAS would increase. If, however, you were somehow holding a fixed True Air Speed then, yes, the IAS would decrease as air density decreases. The problem is that it is quite hard to hold a fixed TAS, there is no TAS meter in the cockpit.
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