Air Traffic Control Crosswind Groundspeed 
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 23, 2024
You had a crosswind , so the wind wasn’t helping you out, but that’s all right. The fiancé told air traffic control that his formation partner had a partial loss of engine power, was trailing smoke, declared an emergency for the accident airplane, and told ATC that the Extra was “making a beeline for the airport right now.”
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 23, 2024
You had a crosswind , so the wind wasn’t helping you out, but that’s all right. The fiancé told air traffic control that his formation partner had a partial loss of engine power, was trailing smoke, declared an emergency for the accident airplane, and told ATC that the Extra was “making a beeline for the airport right now.”
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