Crosswind Groundspeed Knot 
Pilot Institute
JUNE 9, 2025
Wind correction is critical, especially crosswind drift on the outbound leg. The crosswind component. Crosswind Component You’ll have noticed we have referenced ‘course’ a fair bit when discussing holds. The course you fly will be affected by the crosswind component, and it is vital that you fly it accurately in the hold.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Find the crosswind component for Runway 36 if the reported wind direction is 320 at 12 knots. knots Correct! Calculate the planned groundspeed if the winds aloft are forecast to be from 250 at 15 knots flying a true course of 130 with a true airspeed of 112 knots. knots Correct!
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Air Facts
JULY 15, 2024
Though wind is reported using such simple numbers like 270@15G20, I’ve come to believe that 20 knots here is not always the same as 20 knots there. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. Then came the landing in 20 knots in the Hill Country of Texas, west of Austin.
Flight Training Central
MARCH 4, 2024
The entry into the maneuver should be accomplished downwind as you would enter the traffic pattern where groundspeed will be the greatest. The turn from the downwind leg onto the base leg is entered with a relatively steep bank angle since the groundspeed is greatest.
Air
MAY 21, 2025
Drawbacks: In cruise, a headwind reduces your groundspeed , meaning your journey will take longer and consume more fuel. It increases your groundspeed , shortening your flight time and saving fuel. For landing, it increases your groundspeed on approach and extends the landing distance. And it’s unique in Europe!
Pilot Institute
JULY 12, 2024
A quick way to estimate the correct descent rate for a 3-degree glidepath is to multiply your groundspeed by five. Flying at 60 knots? For example, it’s good practice to add a few knots to V-ref when landing in gusty conditions. Flying the Base Leg All aircraft land into the wind, so the base leg usually involves some crosswind.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 23, 2024
You had a crosswind , so the wind wasn’t helping you out, but that’s all right. Around halfway, cruising at 3,000 feet at 180 knots, onboard avionics data indicates increasing temperature in one of the cylinder heads lasting about five minutes. So, still about 60-65 degrees, so we’re getting some help out to ya. I had too much speed.
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