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Old 1st Jan 2015, 09:32
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When you encounter an strong updraft, the *immediate* effect is for the IAS to increase along with the effective AoA.
Correct. But I would assume that if caught in a prolonged updraft (recent AirAsia crash?) the airspeed will start to decrease rapidly as the relative speed of the shear to the aircraft is decreasing.....?
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