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Old 29th Aug 2015, 14:18
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Microburst2002
 
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Boyington, are you kidding me?

None of us gave correct answer and then you come up with that??

Because of density error the ASI is not suitable fro speed indication above 25,000 feet. So the speed of an aircraft is given as a ratio of the TAS to the local speed of sound. Note the difference between IAS and TAS at high altitudes.
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