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Old 22nd March 2010 | 15:18
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Chris Scott
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From: Blighty (Nth. Downs)
Thanks, HN39, I'm suitably "astonished"!

Will assume the BEA is right on that point, at least. So the horizontal data (TRK & GS) come from the IRU part of the ADIRU, and the vertical speed is simply the VS supplied by the AD system part. I had overlooked the fact that pressure-derived VS indications moved on a bit during my career, in terms of lag (lack of), as well as accuracy and reliability.

I should not have inferred that you were suggesting the horizontal data was also from the air-data (AD) system my apologies.

But I agree with you that it seems odd that the displayed FPA/FPV ("bird") does not, apparently, derive its vertical datum inertially, from the IRU.


The rest of my comments still stand to be corrected...

Chris
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