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Old 30th June 2009 | 19:53
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ELAC
 
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Quote cpdlcads:

Yes but you have to turn off the 3 adrs to get this bu sdp scale/gps alt.
What I'd like is a permanent aoa readout
cpdlcads,

Actually, the instrument exists and has been an available option for FBW Airbus's for at least 16 years, and probably since the introduction of the A320 in 1989. If you look at a cockpit photo you can even see the "blank" in the upper left corner of the Capt.'s instrument panel where the AoA indicator is meant to be fitted. The problem is not the lack of the instrument, just an unwillingness of the airline's to pay for an instrument that they don't consider necessary.

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