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Old 13th June 2011 | 23:22
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IIRC from my wiz wheel days ...

Indicated to (check the card/chart in the aircraft) Calibrated to (adjust for temp and altitude (air density) True. IIRC, the Higher you go, the more True you get for a given Indicated/Calibrated (those tend to be close).

You then vector sum your wind component with your velocity (a vector) (True Airspeed & heading) to get your Ground speed and Track. (Another vector, a resultant IIRC).

GPS uses expensive gremlins to do all that.

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