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Old 25th Jul 2009, 00:25
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Arm out the window
 
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Or you could just use:

Drift = crosswind component divided by groundspeed in nm/min.
No headwind component, so g/s = 100 mph (close enough to 90 kt).


Crosswind = 11 kt, g/s (approx) = 1.5 nm/min, so there's 7 degrees of drift.

Hdg = 083.
No computer required except your brain.
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