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Old 06-10-2009 | 04:07 PM
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From: FAA 'Flight Check'
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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB
Yeah, we don't have digital readouts like the ERJ's/Q's. Our Airspeed tape is calibrated with 5-knot tickmarks...and when you are getting tossed around, I can't imagine any Pilot in his right mind would be such a dork over two knots LoL. Yeah this guy was (and still is) a piece of work!

And actually come to think of it, I've come to prefer the tickmarks we have over the digital readout I flew with at Trans States -- it makes for a cleaner presentation.
Whew! I was worried that my natural tendency for rounding up and down was going to be a problem

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