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Wind and it's affects?
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<blockquote data-quote="groper" data-source="post: 417134" data-attributes="member: 12550"><p>And one more thing, whilst i remember it.</p><p></p><p>When i fly an aircraft from one airfield to another, lets say for simplicity these 2 airfields are 100nautical miles apart and are due north south from each other. My aircraft will fly at 85kts.</p><p></p><p>There is a 30kt wind blowing from true bearing 45degrees.</p><p></p><p>after 1 hour, if i pointed due south, i have a ground speed of 100kts due to the crosswind 45deg up my *** and i get blown off course 15miles west of where i wanted to due to the 45deg cross wind. i find the airfield to the east and land.</p><p></p><p>Now, i want to return home in the same wind conditions and this is where it gets interesting....</p><p></p><p>Again, if fly due north at airspeed 85kts, everything the same except now im pointing due north instead of due south, will i arrive at my home airfield 15miles due west of it like i did when i flew south?</p><p></p><p>Why?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="groper, post: 417134, member: 12550"] And one more thing, whilst i remember it. When i fly an aircraft from one airfield to another, lets say for simplicity these 2 airfields are 100nautical miles apart and are due north south from each other. My aircraft will fly at 85kts. There is a 30kt wind blowing from true bearing 45degrees. after 1 hour, if i pointed due south, i have a ground speed of 100kts due to the crosswind 45deg up my *** and i get blown off course 15miles west of where i wanted to due to the 45deg cross wind. i find the airfield to the east and land. Now, i want to return home in the same wind conditions and this is where it gets interesting.... Again, if fly due north at airspeed 85kts, everything the same except now im pointing due north instead of due south, will i arrive at my home airfield 15miles due west of it like i did when i flew south? Why? [/QUOTE]
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