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Old September 19th 16, 05:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
George Haeh
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Default AA Butterfly versus CNv LCD wind calculation

TAS and GPS are sufficient to determine
headwind / tailwind component flying in a
straight line.

To get crosswind component, you need a
compass to supply heading, then apply
that to the GPS track.