Hello,
Reading Chapter 12 of FAA's PHAK book, I came across this statement, "A tailwind quickly changing to a headwind causes an increase in airspeed and performance.
Conversely, a headwind changing to a tailwind causes a decrease in airspeed and performance."
Can someone please explain this to me? I thought tailwinds increased your speed during cruise portion of flight and vice versa.
Thank you,
Nima
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