Is it possible to take off in high winds without ground speed?
I'm looking out of my window and wanting to go flying but its too gusty.
I was thinking. Say the take off speed of my plane is 40mph.
If I went out in a 40mph wind would my plane take off on the spot without having to move forward as long as the thrust from the prop was enough to counteract the wind blowing it backwards?
Or is there something about momentum and mass moving in relation to the earth and gravity that comes into it somewhere?
I was just thinking that in a high wind you could have your plane just flying mid air next to you. Or is this a load of rubbish?