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14th Feb 2011, 20:40

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Maoraigh1

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Horizontal gust equal to airspeed leads initially to overspeed. When pilot gets speed under control, his ground speed is zero. Wind changes. Aircraft stalls. Air has less inertia than aircraft. ??????

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