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Old 29th Jul 2011, 17:47
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HarryMann
 
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Originally Posted by HarryMann
an well positioned AoA instrument, with green and red areas
Of course you need to have valid airspeed to set the green/red correctly.
Not at the -ve and +ve extremes, as with a revcounter, we have an Orange area

But yes, its not all so simple... but nothing is, What is simple and the Captain could have pointed straight at it.. would be a large simply calibrated AoA instrument -
We are supposed to be cruising at about 3.5 °
So WIHIH
i.e. What in Hell Is Happening, that looks like 15°

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