October 20, 20205 yr Does anyone else have issues where this will suddenly read as 0 and the autopilot will nose dive because it thinks it needs to build speed. Then the indicator will go back to normal and the airplane will be over speeding. Any idea what this could be?
October 20, 20205 yr First place I'd look is icing. Make sure your probe heat is on? 5800X3D | Radeon RX 6900XT
October 20, 20205 yr Sounds like pitot tube icing. Press the button on the overhead panel marked “probe window heat “ before entering clouds if the outside air temperature is at or below 0 degrees Celsius. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
October 20, 20205 yr Author 10 minutes ago, cwburnett said: First place I'd look is icing. Make sure your probe heat is on? 6 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: Sounds like pitot tube icing. Press the button on the overhead panel marked “probe window heat “ before entering clouds if the outside air temperature is at or below 0 degrees Celsius. Ok thank you! I’ll try this out!
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