I have heard RV guys talking about IAS errors based on the location of the
static port (on RVs).
Matt McManus
LNC2 360

Quoting RicArgente@cs.com:

> Hello folks,
>
> Thanks much to all that have responded to my inquiry.
>
> Ok, so a blocked static port would yield a lower airspeed reading, so that is
> probably not it.
>
> As most have mentioned on this forum, the location of the static port could
> be the problem and maybe off a bit, maybe by a lot?  I will check the
> construction manuals to determine the suggested location of the static port
> and compare that with ours.  As Paul and others suggested, we may have to
> move the static port aft from its current position.
>
> I posted the same inquiry on the ES yahoo group and so far nobody seems to
> have the same problem.  The ES folks have posted similar analysis as to what
> could be wrong (i.e. static port location).
>
> BTW, we only have one static port on the ES and no alternate static port.
>
> As I mentioned on an earlier post, we neglected to verify or compare our
> altitude readings during our formation flight.
>
> Thanks again!
> Rick Argente
> N360ZR
> N82500
>
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