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Old 28th May 2011, 11:26
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Why did they not rely on the ground speed to regulate their thrust ?

sustaining 400kts ground speed @FL300 or 350kt ground speed @FL200 could have save them.

Why in case of IAS malfunction they do not use the ground speed (GPS AND inertial both provided it) to evaluate their air speed ?
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