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Old 12th Jan 2014, 09:28
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Taking off into wind

I understand that once an aircraft leaves the ground it does not"experience" wind and that wind only affects speed relative to ground.

But I am having trouble dealing with this:

If the take off speed is 60kts and there is a headwind of 50kts I think I am correct in saying that I would only need a further 10kts forward motion into the wind to take off. In this situation, I understand it that I would be travelling 10kts with respect to ground and 60kts with respect to the wind.

Surely, this means that when I take off, as I "do not experience wind", I only have 10kts airspeed which would mean a stall?

would really appreciate any help
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