Tail Wind Vector Calculation
This should be a really simple question, but:
During a flight do you calculate the tail wind component to give you an idea of fuel burn etc...
I was speaking to a BMI pilot about sticking a few extra gauges on the Airbus ECAM cruise page, and the TWC gauge was suggested.
He mentioned (and like an idiot I forgot to write it down) the calculation as something like: GS-TAS or TAS-GS.
Is that the rough method, can anyone please clarify?
Many thanks,
Robbie
Farnborough College of Technology
Aeronautics Department