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Old 19th May 2001, 17:21
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FLEX42
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Fart, you have described a 35Kt "negative" shear, i.e you just LOST 35kt of energy. At 1500aal you would probably have to go around with a shear that big. As Iz explains, you will end up with a high rate of descent close to the ground. Only if the windshear is "positive" i.e an increase in wind speed or energy will you balloon high above the profile. So perhaps thinking of the wind in terms of positive or negative energy (more headwind = more lift) will help your understanding of shear. Hope that helps