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Old July 27th 12, 09:35 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Jim White[_3_]
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Default Why is total energy difficult using delta pitot pressure?

At 23:17 23 July 2012, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 7/23/2012 1:18 PM, Steve Koerner wrote:

The triple probe is usually in the prop wash of a self-launcher,
rendering it almost worthless under power. Using the fuselage
pitot/static avoids that problem. That's why I do it, but I'm not sure
the original poster had in mind.

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Why do you need total energy when running your engine?