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How are IAS/CAS and TAS used in flight?
Too long for a comment to Alexander's post, so I post it as my own comment:
CAS is IAS corrected for installation anomalies, mostly around the pitot tube. The correction itself is very minor, so most ...
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How are IAS/CAS and TAS used in flight?
I'm a new pilot, so it's possible I have misunderstanding here, but what I figured out (at least for general aviation) is that IAS/CAS are used to monitor aircraft behavior/performance characteristics,...
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