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Old 11th May 2004, 13:59
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SFI145
 
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In your example the wind vector is at right angles to the track but not the heading.
Relative to the heading you certainly do have a headwind component.
The effective TAS method can be used where you are using the track as reference and is used with calculators not having a sliding TAS/Drift capability.
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