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Typo?

Postby Lt. Air Force » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:11 pm

Ok, the info on the default A321 says crusing speed is 570kts. The speed indicator in the cockpit only goes upto 400, and I get overspeed when I hit 400. Is there a typo here or a programming error? I think its the former but I'm not sure.
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Re: Typo?

Postby ATI_7500 » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:46 pm

It's nothing of those two.

The cruising speed is the ground speed, not the indicated airspeed.
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Re: Typo?

Postby Lt. Air Force » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:11 pm

Ah ok, so any way to check groundspeed while in the air?
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Re: Typo?

Postby Brett_Henderson » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:22 pm

You can go into the realism settings and "check"  Display True Airspeed, but that's no fun (or very realistic).

The GPS displays ground speed; But remember, that will only be true airspeed in zero wind.
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Re: Typo?

Postby Lt. Air Force » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:24 pm

Thanks, will have to check that out.
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Re: Typo?

Postby ATI_7500 » Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:24 pm

The nav nisplay should display the ground speed, too.
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Re: Typo?

Postby Anxyous » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:41 am

You can tune the DME to the nearest VOR frequency.
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Re: Typo?

Postby Brett_Henderson » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:05 am

You can tune the DME to the nearest VOR frequency.


That will give you an accurate ground speed, but only if you're flying directly  to/from the VOR/DME. Anything other than that and it's the fractional closure speed.
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