September 23, 201015 yr Recently when flying various add-on aircraft (specifically the Carenado Cessna Caravan and the Epic Victory from Lionheart Creations), my airspeed indicator, which is set to show KIAS, will drop to 0 (zero)kts while I'm in cruise mode. The aircraft continues to fly normally, and I don't actually lose airspeed. However, the reading on the indicator reflects zero IAS. This will last 5-10 minutes or longer and then the indicator will spontaneously again show the correct IAS reading. I have no idea why this happens and I haven't noticed it (yet) on any of the stock FSX aircraft. Anyone else observe this anomaly and know what may be causing it? Thanks.
September 23, 201015 yr Turn on the pitot heat because the pitot tube has ice in it. The pitot tube is the input sensor for the airspeed indicator. When ice has collected in the tube the outside air can no longer pass into it and therefore your airspeed indicator stops working.Todd
September 23, 201015 yr Author Turn on the pitot heat because the pitot tube has ice in it. The pitot tube is the input sensor for the airspeed indicator. When ice has collected in the tube the outside air can no longer pass into it and therefore your airspeed indicator stops working.ToddOK, thanks. Never thought of that possibility.
September 24, 201015 yr i figured that out after a very long time .. Arjun Dayal Mathur Windows 7 Ultimate x64 , MS FSX , MS FS2004 Intel Core I5 750 Quad Core CPU @ 2.67Ghz(Stock) Intel DH55HC motherboard 1TB WD HDD@7200rpm 6GB Kingston DD3 RAM@1333mhz Palit Nvidia GTX 260 216 cores 896 MB (Stock) Samsung DVD RW Coolermaster 500W PSU Coolermaster Elite 310 CHASSIS Benq 22inch Full HD LCD monitor
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