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Old 29th July 2015 | 16:05
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A Squared
 
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Originally Posted by AerocatS2A
I was thinking that to increase speed you would increase your descent angle so you'd actually just end up going backwards.
Why would you start going backward as a result of going forward, faster?

Not being a smart Ass, serious question. How would increasing you airspeed to 75 knots into a 65 knot headwind cause you to go backward?
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