[NSRCA-discussion] Weather Vane or Crab

[rjo626 at aol.com]

???? John's comments caused me to project my coffee from my mouth to the 
computer monitor screen in a fit of laughter! Since everything in this room is 
traveling through space at the same speed, there was no yaw or track correction 
required to hit the screen. I think I found a "kinda - sorta" simple analogy for those 
who still might not see the "airplanes don't yaw in a crosswind" side. Like Ron 
said about a giant moving the pool in which you're swimming, or someone else 
mentioned a fly, flying in a moving airplane. A fly, flying from the back window 
of your car to the front window. It flies a in straight line relative to the inside 
of the car. If the car is making a "U" turn at that time, it flies in a U shape? 
relative to the ground outside of the car.
?????????????????? RJO

???? Just a thought, does a hangover induce yaw, or heading deviation...
???? I need more coffee.
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