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Old 27th Jan 2015, 08:21
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The 787 supplies a back up IAS derived from AOA and inertial system should you lose all pitot's. The GPS takes over altitude. A very nice feature.


p.s the GPS/FMC ground speed indicator is always a vital tool for handling unreliable airspeed especially if you still have wind data.


The vital difference with Boeing is that there are no control FBW inputs to overspeed/underspeed. (Only trim inhibit) This means any failure is passive and Boeing want the pilot to have control over the aircraft not the other way around.


I am losing count of the number of airbus incidents of altitude climb/bust due to transitory overspeeds.


Throttles that don't move/ sidesticks cancelling each other out with inputs not visible to the other pilot/ FBW system that commands pitch manoeuvres without the autopilot..........The airbus design philosophy counters not helps piloting ability and awareness especially when its needed most with out of the ordinary occurrences.
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