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Skybolt Airspeed Indications

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Ledzep152

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My skybolt has a static port on the left side fuselage only. Both airspeed indicators read about 20 mph fast. I pulled the static line off the front seat airspeed indicator and it came down about 15 mph. I'm going to try the same on the rear indicator. My question is why would a well placed static port cause an increase in indicated speed? Is it possible the port location is reading a low pressure?

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