the fact of the matter is that
1) if you try to make it look the same i.e a 0 ground speed situation into wind/downwind, it isnt the same and recovery will take longer from the downwind position as you will be starting from a negative rather than a positive airspeed
2) if you forget about the groundspeed and just concentrate on 0 airspeed, then it is the same it will just look different out the window, as you will have a greater groundspeed in the downwind situation.
Last edited by Camp Freddie; 29th June 2012 at 23:06.