Weathervaning

Read the original poster's question. He asked, "...say you're dead on
centerline on landing, *and all of a sudden* a crosswind
from the left starts blowing..." That's a gust and he wanted to know what
force was turning the plane into the wind. An "all of a sudden wind" will
"weathervane" the plane. That was the question, that is the answer...we've
been splitting hairs for 50 posts now.

Kobra




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"Kobra" wrote in message
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Do I fly?! Don't be a wise ass...why do you think they call it
"weathervaning"? What does a weathervane do? It turns the
"weathervane"
into the relative wind. An airplane is a weathervane too and the wind
can
and does turn an airplane into the relative wind. Definition:
"weathervaning".

Kobra


Yes, but a weather vane's COG, if you will, is affixed to terra firma,
unlike an airplane in flight.