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    Winds can cause aircraft to drift off course and affect ground speed. The wind correction angle is used to point the aircraft in a different direction than the intended course to counteract wind drift. Ground speed is reduced by headwinds and increased by tailwinds compared to the aircraft's true airspeed. The wind triangle diagram relates wind direction and speed graphically to calculate wind correction angle and impact on ground speed.

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    Winds can cause aircraft to drift off course and affect ground speed. The wind correction angle is used to point the aircraft in a different direction than the intended course to counteract wind drift. Ground speed is reduced by headwinds and increased by tailwinds compared to the aircraft's true airspeed. The wind triangle diagram relates wind direction and speed graphically to calculate wind correction angle and impact on ground speed.

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    Winds can cause aircraft to drift off course and affect ground speed. The wind correction angle is used to point the aircraft in a different direction than the intended course to counteract wind drift. Ground speed is reduced by headwinds and increased by tailwinds compared to the aircraft's true airspeed. The wind triangle diagram relates wind direction and speed graphically to calculate wind correction angle and impact on ground speed.

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    Winds can cause aircraft to drift off course and affect ground speed. The wind correction angle is used to point the aircraft in a different direction than the intended course to counteract wind drift. Ground speed is reduced by headwinds and increased by tailwinds compared to the aircraft's true airspeed. The wind triangle diagram relates wind direction and speed graphically to calculate wind correction angle and impact on ground speed.

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    Effects Of Wind

    ATRN 214
    Objectives

    • Develop an intuition on the effects of winds in navigation


    • Calculate wind correction angle and ground speed
    Effects of Wind

    B
    More formally…
    Just like river currents, winds can
    have a direct impact on air
    navigation. Winds can throw you off
    course, and affect range if not
    addressed properly.
    Determining Wind Direction

    We determine the direction of


    wind from where it is blowing
    from.
    Wind Components

    Crosswind is perpendicular to the


    line or direction of travel.

    A tailwind is a wind that blows in the


    direction of travel of an object, while
    a headwind blows against the
    direction of travel.
    Wind Correction
    Angle (WCA)
    To correct the drifting effect of wind,
    you need to point you aircraft in
    different direction as your intended
    course. The difference between
    heading and course is the wind
    correction angle

    + 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑊𝐶𝐴
    𝐻𝐷𝐺 = 𝐶𝑅𝑆 − 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑊𝐶𝐴
    Ground speed
    Just like how winds make you drift, it + 𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑
    can also speed up or slow down your 𝐺𝑆 = 𝑇𝐴𝑆 − ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑
    speed. The resulting aircraft speed
    accounted for effects of wind is
    called ground speed

    Tailwind

    Headwind
    The Wind Triangle
    How much do you remember from trigonometry?
    B

    70° 30°
    A C
    Law of Sines and Cosines
    B
    𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
    = =
    sin 𝐴 sin 𝐵 sin 𝐶 a
    c

    A C
    𝑎2 = 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐 cos 𝐴 b
    𝑏2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑎𝑐 cos 𝐵
    𝑐2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 − 2𝑎𝑏 cos 𝐶
    N
    Given:
    Course: 060
    Wind: 170 / 25kt
    Aircraft true airspeed: 100kt
    Solve:
    WCA
    GS

    Remember the placement of arrows in the wind triangle


    Given:
    Course: 120
    Wind: 080 / 15kt
    Aircraft true airspeed: 90kt
    Solve:
    WCA
    GS

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