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Re: Europa-List: Re: Alternate static port & Switch

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Alternate static port & Switch
From: GTH <gilles.thesee@free.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:06:44
Le 22/02/2018  12:57, John Wighton a crit:
>
> The alternate static source when switched with this type of (2 way switch) 
> will
supplement the original static source - not replace it.
>
> A 3-way switch which selects from either Source A or Source B seems to be a 
> requirement
for some aircraft (l know this may not be applicable to the LAA).
>
Hello,

Here is what 14 CFR 23.1325 - Static pressure system says :
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/23.1325
>
> (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) 
> <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/23.1325#d> of this section, 
> if the static pressure system incorporates both a primary and an 
> alternate static pressure source, the means for selecting one or the 
> other source must be designed so that -
>
> (1) When either source is selected, the other is blocked off; and
>
> (2) Both sources cannot be blocked off simultaneously.
>
> (d) For unpressurized airplanes, paragraph (c)(1) 
> <https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/23.1325#c_1> of this section 
> does not apply if it can be demonstrated that the static pressure 
> system calibration, when either static pressure source is selected, is 
> not changed by the other static pressure source being open or blocked.
>

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Best regards,
Gilles
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