FLTDI t1_isqjs52 wrote
Reply to comment by ChuckChuckelson in TIL: Airplanes take off and land into the wind. They takeoff into the wind to reduce the groundspeed required to lift and land into it to reduce groundspeed when landing. by Key-Code-4296
A 10 kt wind would mean you need to have 20kts more groundspeed to have the same airspeed. You'll eat up that runway much quicker with a tailwind.
And 15 to 20 kts at an airport can be common, impacting ground speeds by 30 to 40 kts, which is not incidental.
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