Re: Wind Directions?


AJW wrote:
> In aviation we say Winds are at (some compass number ie 270) at (some
> velocity number -- knots are common). Winds aloft are given in true
> headings, not magnetic.
>

A "West" wind is <out of the west>. When the "winds are at 270 at 25
knots", where is the wind coming from?

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