X-Wind calculations

iceman

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Hi. How does the D100 calculate the X-Wind strenght and direction ?
 

dynonsupport

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By comparing a vector composed of true airspeed/magnetic heading to GPS ground speed/track.

The difference between the two is instantaneous winds aloft.

This is why, by the way, accurate winds aloft depend on a good magnetic calibration, and the OAT probe (for accurate TAS )
 
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