Couldn't Otto have been made smart enough to recognize a drop in all three measured airspeeds with little or no change of angle of attack? He should be able to fly pitch and power as good as a pilot could.
Posted as much about 1000 posts ago... quite simple implementation, though just as dangerous if pitch cannot be trusted 100%
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Assuming that was the onset of the sequence, yes.
Several matrices of multiple probes, burst heated & force drained when off-line and checked for consistency before being voted back in.. that sort of thing?
Then we have hot-wire and hot-film anemometers, which I am sure have been considered (as used in wind tunnels and now in many AirFlowMeters for car engine injection systems)
Then we have the engines, and their pressure ratios to cross-check against
But it's all getting a bit complicated again. Nothing is better than
simple & foolproof