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Aviation Winds Types Explained: A Pilot’s In-Depth Guide

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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. It increases your groundspeed , shortening your flight time and saving fuel. DC = arctan(TAS/Vc) Where TAS is the True Airspeed.