istrumit
Well Known Member
Hello all -
I know this subject has been covered many times over in this forum and I have read all of the posts.
But, here you go anyway.
I had a chance to fly a a three-hour trip yesterday that was an out and back (direct return flight), with a 1000 foot altitude difference (8500 out and 7500 back).
My ground speed in level flight was 164 knots outbound 180 knots on the return.
Same power/mixture settings...etc
My question is, does this mean that my TAS was 172 kts ? (assuming that the winds aloft were not changing much).
I ask because, since I have owned the plane, my headwinds have always been 6-7 knots less than forecast and my tailwinds have always been 6-7 kts more than forecast, making me think the TAS is not accurate.
Thanks,
Scott
I know this subject has been covered many times over in this forum and I have read all of the posts.
But, here you go anyway.
I had a chance to fly a a three-hour trip yesterday that was an out and back (direct return flight), with a 1000 foot altitude difference (8500 out and 7500 back).
My ground speed in level flight was 164 knots outbound 180 knots on the return.
Same power/mixture settings...etc
My question is, does this mean that my TAS was 172 kts ? (assuming that the winds aloft were not changing much).
I ask because, since I have owned the plane, my headwinds have always been 6-7 knots less than forecast and my tailwinds have always been 6-7 kts more than forecast, making me think the TAS is not accurate.
Thanks,
Scott