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Jan 24, 2022 at 17:06 comment added Charles Bretana Awesome answer! Thank you for being one of the few who understands the perceptual difference created by misunderstanding of the effect of which frame of reference we are focused on on our mental assumptions.
Mar 6, 2019 at 22:39 comment added idoimaging This is correct, and makes a clear distinction between airflow and wind. The aircraft encounters only airflow and has no concept of 'wind' - the only thing that knows of wind is you, seeing the ground go sideways. The air through which you are flying is still. The still air through which you fly, is being carried across the ground. The latter situation is what wind causes.
S Mar 6, 2019 at 12:32 history suggested psmears CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mar 6, 2019 at 0:40 history edited reirab CC BY-SA 4.0
'Mowing' through the air seems kind of fruitless. Especially sideways.
Mar 5, 2019 at 20:47 vote accept KBriggs
Mar 5, 2019 at 20:47 comment added KBriggs So it is a problem of reference frames more than anything. The important reference frame (the air) being invisible makes them look different when in fact they are the same thing. Thanks!
Mar 5, 2019 at 20:44 history answered Martin CC BY-SA 4.0