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Old 02-13-2012 | 09:05 AM
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<span style=''color: rgb(255, 0, 0); ''>Turning a model plane downwind is no different than turning upwind or crosswind, the plane does not know the difference.</span>


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True. At least where there are no wind shear effects due to the model descending or climbing through a wind gradient.

The pilots perception from the ground may make it feel different but the plane doesn't care.