PERFORMANCE
AIRPLANE
OPERATIONS
MANUAL
1-04-05
Page
2
Code
01
SEPTEMBER 20, 1999
USE
Enter the chart with the reported wind velocity and the relative angle
to the runway, to read the wind component parallel to the runway and
the crosswind.
EXAMPLE
Given:
Wind velocity ........................................................ 20 kt
Wind direction ....................................................... 60°
Determine:
Wind component parallel to the runway................. 10 kt
Crosswind.............................................................. 17.5 kt