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Old March 6th 04, 11:37 PM
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Not that familiar with the 757 but GPS displays GS. Add or subtract

winds
to
get TAS, then correct for density (divide by SMOE) to get IAS?CAS.

Heard
it
suggested you could also depressurize and use the cabin altimeter for
altitude. Or, convert cabin altitude into aircraft altitude if the

chart
is
available.
Curt


Multiple redundant systems on Commercial jets. Figure out which one is

bad
and turn it off. The standby #3 system is analog and totally separate

if
it's like a 747-400. The captain should have given control to the

copilot
in the turkish aircraft incident.



Well, that's only if you follow the flight manual and common sense.
Just discussed this one in my quarterly refresher. The discussion turned

to
"what if" you lost all airspeed and altitude indications. It was an

exercise
in making us think. It would also be a handy method to double check the
primary instruments, or to have something to do on those long overwaters.
Curt