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Old 17th July 2003 | 23:09
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Tinstaafl
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From: Escapee from Ultima Thule
Forget the maths. If you're in the a/c (bit of a 'duhh' if you're checking achieved TAS...) then set the altimeter to 1013 & read pressure altitude directly. After that set the Press. Alt. on the ASI TAS ring (or whiz wheel scale) to OAT and read the TAS.

Wish our a/c had TAS rings.
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