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Old 31st January 2006 | 12:27
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hugh flung_dung
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From: Slowly decaying (disgracefully)
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I agree, it's an excellent technique but (unfortunately) not widely taught. If you go horizontally from the wind vector until you hit the vertical centre line you can do the same thing for head/tail wind component as a fraction of windspeed.
Then divide the groundspeed by 10 and you have the distance flown in 6 minutes.
Sooooooo easy. All solved and not a wizz wheel in sight.

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