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22nd Jun 2010, 11:25

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FE Hoppy

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Ground speed. The speed of an aircraft relative to the surface of the earth.

This is from ICAO doc 9426 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES PLANNING MANUAL PART V TERMS AND REFERENCES.

I think it's pretty clear isn't it?

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