Originally Posted by
autoflight
There are quite a few on this thread who obviously think that flying in moving or stationary air is irrelevant to the flight of the aircraft. This is a reflection of what they have been taught and their opinion that very experienced low level pilots are idiots.
I was interested to read a reference to wind shear (highly relevant) and Regulated Ground Speed, a concept selected by significant airlines, mainly prior to glass cockpits. Certainly used by Ansett, TAA & Qantas.
The problem is that people are comparing apples with oranges without realising it. The apple being constant wind (a steady state or inertial frame of reference). The orange is windshear (an accelerating or non-inertial frame of reference). The physics for describing motion in each is different.