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Old 15th July 2007 | 12:36
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MarkColeman
 
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Meteorology ATPL question

Hi, im having a little trouble with this question:

Q: In the southern hemisphere what wind effect would you expect when flying from a high pressure area towards a low pressure area at FL 100?


A) Headwind with no drift

B) Wind from the left

C) Wind from the right

D) Tailwind with no drift

The answer given is C - wind from the right.

Now, unless i'm way off the mark, the key to answering this question is that the wind blows anticlockwise around a high pressure area in SH, and clockwise around a low?

So if youre flying towards a low, and the wind is coming from the right, then you must be approaching the low from the east? (i'm visualising the wind literally blowing like a clock)

If that is the reasoning behind the answer, then should it not specify in which direction youre flying?

If someone can clear this up for me itd be much appreciated!
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