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Old 1st Jan 2015, 23:36
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Pitot Tube Icing

Looks like nearly all those events occurred in tropical regions. These days it may pay to be on extra alert when traversing tropical thunderstorms (especially if you cannot divert upwind) and be ready for either iced pitot tubes or iced AOA vanes.

Surprising how many events triggered stall warnings. I assume they were generated because of pilots pulling back on the stick upon autopilot disconnection. Baffling why Bonin was the only pilot who didn't drop the nose upon stall warning though.

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