Another Instrument written question....

strong updraft during slow flight?

"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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wrote:

One of the questions in the FAA exam (I don't have the number in front
of me)

Shows a panel where the altimeter and VSI are both still and the
Airspeed is very low. The Attitude indicator looks normal for pitch

I assume by "normal for pitch" you mean a level pitch attitude?

I can think of a situation where this could happen which requires
nothing on the airplane to be malfunctioning. Think hard :-)

In article 3IGnb.53073$Tr4.118630@attbi_s03,
"Brad Z" wrote:

strong updraft during slow flight?

A good try, but not what I was thinking of.

In article , Roy Smith wrote:

wrote:

One of the questions in the FAA exam (I don't have the number in front of me)

Shows a panel where the altimeter and VSI are both still and the
Airspeed is very low. The Attitude indicator looks normal for pitch

I assume by "normal for pitch" you mean a level pitch attitude?

I can think of a situation where this could happen which requires
nothing on the airplane to be malfunctioning. Think hard :-)

During the takeoff or landing roll?

Mike

In article ,
Mike Beede wrote:

During the takeoff or landing roll

Bingo!

Roy Smith writes:

Shows a panel where the altimeter and VSI are both still and the
Airspeed is very low. The Attitude indicator looks normal for pitch
[...]
I can think of a situation where this could happen which requires
nothing on the airplane to be malfunctioning. Think hard :-)

How about someone just having arrested a severe power-off descent?


- FChE