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To: BenLurkin

My only aviation experience is as a passenger.

Having said that...

I thought modern jets had old-time pneumatic (air tube) pitots in addition to the new-fangled electronic ones, as backup.

The idea was (I thought) to always have a set of the most basic instruments as a backup using the oldest and known reliable mechanical technologies.

Is that wrong?


6 posted on 11/05/2018 7:01:41 AM PST by William of Barsoom (In Omnia, Paratus)
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To: William of Barsoom

They do. That’s why things often turn out to be a little more complex than armchair observers on the internet think.


13 posted on 11/05/2018 7:16:59 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Sessions. Trust the Plan.)
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