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Old 11th May 2004, 16:12
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wandrinabout
 
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Hang on, am I stupid or did I miss something??

Surely Head/Tail wind component is merely the difference between TAS and an accurate Inertial or sattelite based G/Speed?

Where did I go wrong? Please correct me if I have missed something. In still air, are not TAS and G/S one and the same?
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