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Old 12th May 2004, 15:32
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ft
 
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Checkboard,
good to see you corrected your UBB codes. (Yes, I'm very fast when I want to!)

According to my definition you'd have a 60KT crosswind, not to mention that the correct reply to a request for a position report would be "I'm in deep s..."

wandrinabout,
as shown above, the difference between [the magnitude of the]GS [vector] and [the magnitude of the] TAS [vector] is not at all the same as the TWC, using either definition of TWC.

Cheers,
Fred
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