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Aspirated Total Air Temperature Probe

AeroSavvy

There are a couple types of temperature that pilots (and aircraft) use. Pilots use both TAT and SAT to help determine when to use airframe and engine anti-ice systems. Engine thrust setting values and auto throttles require data from the TAT probe. Pilots can access static air temperature on either FMC Control Display Unit.

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Dreamliner Crash in Ahmedabad: Air India flight 171

Fear of Landing

As per ATC, the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from Runway 23. This has happened before, and we just recently looked at an action slip by the pilot flying , who accidentally reduced thrust on take-off. However, this theory is more dubious.

Runway 121