Given a true course of 105 degrees and a true heading of 085 degrees, what is the wind direction and speed?

To determine the wind direction and speed based on the given true course and true heading, it's important to understand the relationship between these elements. The true course of 105 degrees indicates the direction the aircraft intends to fly over the ground, while the true heading of 085 degrees reflects the actual direction the aircraft is pointed, considering the wind's effect.

In this scenario, the aircraft is flying on a true heading of 085 degrees but intends to maintain a true course of 105 degrees. This indicates that the wind is coming from a direction that is pushing the aircraft off the intended course to the right, meaning it is coming from the east or southeast quadrant.

To find the wind direction, you can calculate the difference between the true heading and the true course:

• True heading (085) minus true course (105) equals -20 degrees. This suggests that the wind is coming from a direction of 105 degrees (the course) but opposite to the aircraft's heading. Therefore, to find the wind direction, you add 180 degrees to the course direction: 105 + 180 = 285 degrees.

However, to simplify, the wind is actually coming from 020 degrees when you account for the fact that you want the direction from which the