COMPASS
C-PROBE
The Compass C-Probe pitot tube doesn’t just give the dynamic pressure which is used to calculate IAS but also information from a: • Thermometer • Gyrometer, 3 axes • Accelerometer, 3 axes • Compass (electronic), gyroscope stabilised • Hygrometer
Compass recommend attaching it to the cockpit in front of the pilot, which orientates the tube as a function of the angle of the flight deck. Great, much more practical than a pitot tube dangling under the pilot…
48 | 2015/02
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Dessins: Compass-Italy
Photo: Sascha Burkhardt
All this information is supposed to allow the instrument (compatible with all the recent Compass range) connected by Bluetooth, to better calculate and know, taken from the true air speed: • The speed and the direction of the wind even when flying straight without turning
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