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Flying high

Started by belgianguy, January 03, 2010, 06:17:18 PM

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belgianguy

Hi,

Just noticed an airbus flying very very high. (EZY8806 - FL774)

I also noticed a few minutes before an aircraft that was on approach to EBBR.
It was decending because vertical speed was negative, but the altitude show on the label was increasing. I think maybe something was wrong due to the cold weather? Maybe frozen pitot or something like that.

viking9

Vertical speed is not measured by pitot pressure but by the static port which would be unlikely to freeze over.
Tom
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK
15 miles SE of EGUN
32 miles SE of MAM > DIKAS track
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