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Old May 7th 04, 03:24 AM
Peter Duniho
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"Scott Lowrey" wrote in message
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[...] Is indicated airspeed affected by high AOA?


Yes. And a variety of other errors related to the position and alignment of
the pitot tube relative to the airflow. This is why we have "indicated" and
"calibrated" airspeed. Use the table in the POH to correct the indicated
airspeed to get the calibrated airspeed.

Of course, which to use depends on what is specified. If you're using a
table that shows indicated airspeed for specific performance, then you don't
need to correct. If the table shows calibrated airspeed, you do.

Pete