Originally Posted by
WideScreen
and I fly and a often windy airport, where multiple 360s due to other traffic are pretty common. And flying a nice 360 ground based requires a constant power setting / trim juggle. Often, the 360s tend to become ovals.
Ground referenced 360s require power adjustment because the airplane flies in reference to the air, thank you for proving my point.
For the love of flying, next time you are out flying do a few 360s on instruments only while there's a decent wind blowing. You will feel absolutely no difference during the turn regardless where the wind comes from. Your frame of reference will be the airmass you are flying in. It has a constant speed, no acceleration. You are in a constant turn so only feel the extra push into the seat. If you were right, it would be impossible to make a 180 with a TAS of 50 flying in a 100 kts wind without stalling/ripping the wings off.