Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #37069
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] TAS calibration
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 08:33:52 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Bulent Aliev wrote:
Here is another question for the electronics gurus.
I noticed on the EM2 TAS is always 15-18 K while the plane is still? I thought it is supposed to be zero? If so, I could not see a way to adjust it?
Buly

That number happens to be somewhat close to the value of the acceleration that a prop introduces to the air.  Where is your pitot located?  That may be what the sensors are actually seeing.
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