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Forum: Tech Log

7th Aug 2018, 05:43

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The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

Okay, let's take off in the Cessna and fly at 50...

Okay, let's take off in the Cessna and fly at 50 knots. We manage to get aloft, our flight plan is to fly at 360° for one hour. The the wind picks up; all of a sudden it's blowing 60 knots from...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Aug 2018, 23:14

Replies: 330

The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

As I have said, I'm not a pilot, I'm a winemaker...

As I have said, I'm not a pilot, I'm a winemaker with an interest in aviation. I think we are confusing aviation terms with physics terms. I am thinking in physics terms; speed is a quantity, a...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Aug 2018, 22:27

Replies: 330

The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

Absolute value. Speed is distance over time....

Absolute value.

Speed is distance over time. Velocity is distance over time with a direction component, a vector. The ground speed of this slow flying Cessna is 10 knots; it may not be making any...

Forum: Tech Log

6th Aug 2018, 21:02

Replies: 330

The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

Thanks Vessbot, you said it for me. Race...

Thanks Vessbot, you said it for me.

Race Fan, I didn't say I loved Wiki, I said their definition was clear.

Forum: Tech Log

6th Aug 2018, 20:21

Replies: 330

The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

His ground speed is 10 knots. His ground...

His ground speed is 10 knots. His ground velocity is 10 knots in the direction of the wind. Speed and velocity are two different things. A good definition of velocity is from Wikipedia, which I use...

Forum: Tech Log

5th Aug 2018, 03:20

Replies: 330

The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

Vessbot, et al, you are never going to convert a...

Vessbot, et al, you are never going to convert a 'believer' no matter how rational you are. Belief isn't arguable, it's belief. The premise is on its face false; frames of reference are ignored,...

Forum: Tech Log

2nd Aug 2018, 17:27

Replies: 330

The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

Put the airplane in a black box big enough for it...

Put the airplane in a black box big enough for it to take off and fly circles. Accelerate the box to some speed in some direction. Fly the plane in circles. Record the path/speed of the plane. ...

Forum: Tech Log

23rd Jul 2018, 01:51

Replies: 330

The Windward Turn Theory

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Posted By Winemaker

I'm a winemaker, not a pilot, but have a huge...

I'm a winemaker, not a pilot, but have a huge interest in aviation and really enjoy this site. Reading this thread I have only one thought: If you're flying in a constant wind it doesn't matter how...

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