ORIGINAL: hugger-4641
The problem is most begginers are not aware of aerodynamic theories, fluid physics, and full scale pilot instructions. All they need to know at first is: "Be carefull making turns downwind", or upwind for that matter!
There seems to be another theory that is missing from this argument. Momentum. An abrupt change in wind direction or azimuth doesn't cause an abrupt change in the aircraft aerodynamics. A body in motion tends to stay in motion, and a body a rest tends to stay a rest.
A quote I saw a while back seem to apply here.
" in theory, reality and theory are the same. In reality, they are not"
There is Theories and there is reality. You debate the theories and experience the reality.
Don