Final Approach Knot True Airspeed 
Air Facts
DECEMBER 11, 2024
You look at the multifunction display and notice the groundspeed is slowing down to your true airspeed as if the wind has suddenly traded in for calm. The sky is still blue and there is not a single pothole in the sky to bump you around. No big deal, you murmur, must be a lull and soldier on. What would that plan be?
Chess In the Air
JUNE 24, 2022
This is consistent with Rick’s report, which referenced 9 knots of wind. Note that a 43 knot gust from a direction of 190 degrees was measured at 17:39, one minute after the accident (provided that the time stamp is accurate). The ADSB trace shows Shmulik’s ground speed of 92 kt as he began his final turn.
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