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Old 31st May 2011 | 17:43
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grimmrad
 
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Dumb question

Maybe a dumb question from a dumb SLF - wouldn't it make sense to have a mechanism that blows into the Pitot tube from the inside to test if it is clogged? If there is higher resistance than its clogged and disregard readings. Maybe it can also be cleaned that way...?
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