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Why is indicated airspeed rather than ground speed used during the takeoff roll?
What is the difference between ground speed and airspeed?Does adding flaps during ground roll perform better in short-field takeoff?What is the reference used when measuring flight speed?What's the difference between Rotation speed vs takeoff speed?What aircraft fly faster than 250 knots indicated airspeed under 10,000 feet for safety reasons?Why does indicated airspeed change with altitude?How to calculate normal takeoff ground roll when the POH only has Short Field Takeoff tables?In light aircraft, non-instrument flight, apply (nearly) full aft elevator before beginning the takeoff roll or at some predetermined speed?Why is the normal operating airspeed so much lower than the cruise speed in this table?Why do pilots normally fly by CAS rather than TAS?
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My instructor asked me this question during my lesson and I couldn't come up with any answers. He asked why do I need to look at the indicated airspeed rather than ground speed when in takeoff roll or as soon as we touchdown? There is this procedure in my airline that we have to call out airspeeds when we are rolling for takeoff (ex: "80 kts" before THR HOLD).
It would be great if you could give me the reference to back it up.
takeoff airspeed
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My instructor asked me this question during my lesson and I couldn't come up with any answers. He asked why do I need to look at the indicated airspeed rather than ground speed when in takeoff roll or as soon as we touchdown? There is this procedure in my airline that we have to call out airspeeds when we are rolling for takeoff (ex: "80 kts" before THR HOLD).
It would be great if you could give me the reference to back it up.
takeoff airspeed
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It seems you are a commercial pilot working at an airline and being trained on a new aircraft type. If that is true, I find it hard to believe that you don't understand the difference between indicated airspeed and ground speed.
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What airplane are you flying that has a groundspeed indicator?
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@Kittoes0124 The point is valid. I think anyone involved with aircraft would find it unsettling to see someone training at this level of professional aviation who could not answer this extremely basic question. The only logical conclusion is that either OP is the one trolling HNQ with a sensational question OR they represent a serious danger to the flying public and, hopefully, received a clear and unapologetic failing grade from their instructor.
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As someone who only has a little reading and no practical training on the subject I knew the answer from the title. A novice may not, but then you get to the word "airline" and a description of regular practice. That suggests a few possibilities: Trolling, story-telling in the name of an instructive but basic question (sometimes seen on other sites in the network), mistranslation (but the Q reads like it was written by a native speaker), or a pilot who somehow qualified without knowing much about aerodynamics. The reader can draw their own conclusion as to which one applies (@Kittoes0124)
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@Kittoes0124 Day 1 of somebody's flying training isn't compatible with "the procedure in my airline." There's nothing at all wrong with asking basic questions but asking basic questions while claiming to be a professional in a safety-critical job is something completely different. If the asker is in the position they claim to be in, they should have known the answer to this question long ago. Random member of the public asks why surgeons wash their hands? Fine. Somebody says "I took a shower this morning but, in my hospital, procedure is we should wash our hands before surgery -- why?" Problem
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My instructor asked me this question during my lesson and I couldn't come up with any answers. He asked why do I need to look at the indicated airspeed rather than ground speed when in takeoff roll or as soon as we touchdown? There is this procedure in my airline that we have to call out airspeeds when we are rolling for takeoff (ex: "80 kts" before THR HOLD).
It would be great if you could give me the reference to back it up.
takeoff airspeed
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My instructor asked me this question during my lesson and I couldn't come up with any answers. He asked why do I need to look at the indicated airspeed rather than ground speed when in takeoff roll or as soon as we touchdown? There is this procedure in my airline that we have to call out airspeeds when we are rolling for takeoff (ex: "80 kts" before THR HOLD).
It would be great if you could give me the reference to back it up.
takeoff airspeed
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It seems you are a commercial pilot working at an airline and being trained on a new aircraft type. If that is true, I find it hard to believe that you don't understand the difference between indicated airspeed and ground speed.
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What airplane are you flying that has a groundspeed indicator?
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– Wirewrap
yesterday
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@Kittoes0124 The point is valid. I think anyone involved with aircraft would find it unsettling to see someone training at this level of professional aviation who could not answer this extremely basic question. The only logical conclusion is that either OP is the one trolling HNQ with a sensational question OR they represent a serious danger to the flying public and, hopefully, received a clear and unapologetic failing grade from their instructor.
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– J...
6 hours ago
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As someone who only has a little reading and no practical training on the subject I knew the answer from the title. A novice may not, but then you get to the word "airline" and a description of regular practice. That suggests a few possibilities: Trolling, story-telling in the name of an instructive but basic question (sometimes seen on other sites in the network), mistranslation (but the Q reads like it was written by a native speaker), or a pilot who somehow qualified without knowing much about aerodynamics. The reader can draw their own conclusion as to which one applies (@Kittoes0124)
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– Chris H
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@Kittoes0124 Day 1 of somebody's flying training isn't compatible with "the procedure in my airline." There's nothing at all wrong with asking basic questions but asking basic questions while claiming to be a professional in a safety-critical job is something completely different. If the asker is in the position they claim to be in, they should have known the answer to this question long ago. Random member of the public asks why surgeons wash their hands? Fine. Somebody says "I took a shower this morning but, in my hospital, procedure is we should wash our hands before surgery -- why?" Problem
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It seems you are a commercial pilot working at an airline and being trained on a new aircraft type. If that is true, I find it hard to believe that you don't understand the difference between indicated airspeed and ground speed.
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– Mike Sowsun
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What airplane are you flying that has a groundspeed indicator?
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– Wirewrap
yesterday
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@Kittoes0124 The point is valid. I think anyone involved with aircraft would find it unsettling to see someone training at this level of professional aviation who could not answer this extremely basic question. The only logical conclusion is that either OP is the one trolling HNQ with a sensational question OR they represent a serious danger to the flying public and, hopefully, received a clear and unapologetic failing grade from their instructor.
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– J...
6 hours ago
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As someone who only has a little reading and no practical training on the subject I knew the answer from the title. A novice may not, but then you get to the word "airline" and a description of regular practice. That suggests a few possibilities: Trolling, story-telling in the name of an instructive but basic question (sometimes seen on other sites in the network), mistranslation (but the Q reads like it was written by a native speaker), or a pilot who somehow qualified without knowing much about aerodynamics. The reader can draw their own conclusion as to which one applies (@Kittoes0124)
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– Chris H
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@Kittoes0124 Day 1 of somebody's flying training isn't compatible with "the procedure in my airline." There's nothing at all wrong with asking basic questions but asking basic questions while claiming to be a professional in a safety-critical job is something completely different. If the asker is in the position they claim to be in, they should have known the answer to this question long ago. Random member of the public asks why surgeons wash their hands? Fine. Somebody says "I took a shower this morning but, in my hospital, procedure is we should wash our hands before surgery -- why?" Problem
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It seems you are a commercial pilot working at an airline and being trained on a new aircraft type. If that is true, I find it hard to believe that you don't understand the difference between indicated airspeed and ground speed.
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It seems you are a commercial pilot working at an airline and being trained on a new aircraft type. If that is true, I find it hard to believe that you don't understand the difference between indicated airspeed and ground speed.
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– Mike Sowsun
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What airplane are you flying that has a groundspeed indicator?
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What airplane are you flying that has a groundspeed indicator?
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@Kittoes0124 The point is valid. I think anyone involved with aircraft would find it unsettling to see someone training at this level of professional aviation who could not answer this extremely basic question. The only logical conclusion is that either OP is the one trolling HNQ with a sensational question OR they represent a serious danger to the flying public and, hopefully, received a clear and unapologetic failing grade from their instructor.
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– J...
6 hours ago
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@Kittoes0124 The point is valid. I think anyone involved with aircraft would find it unsettling to see someone training at this level of professional aviation who could not answer this extremely basic question. The only logical conclusion is that either OP is the one trolling HNQ with a sensational question OR they represent a serious danger to the flying public and, hopefully, received a clear and unapologetic failing grade from their instructor.
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– J...
6 hours ago
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As someone who only has a little reading and no practical training on the subject I knew the answer from the title. A novice may not, but then you get to the word "airline" and a description of regular practice. That suggests a few possibilities: Trolling, story-telling in the name of an instructive but basic question (sometimes seen on other sites in the network), mistranslation (but the Q reads like it was written by a native speaker), or a pilot who somehow qualified without knowing much about aerodynamics. The reader can draw their own conclusion as to which one applies (@Kittoes0124)
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– Chris H
6 hours ago
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As someone who only has a little reading and no practical training on the subject I knew the answer from the title. A novice may not, but then you get to the word "airline" and a description of regular practice. That suggests a few possibilities: Trolling, story-telling in the name of an instructive but basic question (sometimes seen on other sites in the network), mistranslation (but the Q reads like it was written by a native speaker), or a pilot who somehow qualified without knowing much about aerodynamics. The reader can draw their own conclusion as to which one applies (@Kittoes0124)
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– Chris H
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@Kittoes0124 Day 1 of somebody's flying training isn't compatible with "the procedure in my airline." There's nothing at all wrong with asking basic questions but asking basic questions while claiming to be a professional in a safety-critical job is something completely different. If the asker is in the position they claim to be in, they should have known the answer to this question long ago. Random member of the public asks why surgeons wash their hands? Fine. Somebody says "I took a shower this morning but, in my hospital, procedure is we should wash our hands before surgery -- why?" Problem
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– David Richerby
5 hours ago
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@Kittoes0124 Day 1 of somebody's flying training isn't compatible with "the procedure in my airline." There's nothing at all wrong with asking basic questions but asking basic questions while claiming to be a professional in a safety-critical job is something completely different. If the asker is in the position they claim to be in, they should have known the answer to this question long ago. Random member of the public asks why surgeons wash their hands? Fine. Somebody says "I took a shower this morning but, in my hospital, procedure is we should wash our hands before surgery -- why?" Problem
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Because wings work on air moving past them, not ground moving below them.
Heck, in a 35 knot headwind, the Antonov-2 could be rolling backwards at 2 knots and still take off!
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This is already explained in the existing answers. Why add one more?
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@mast My explanation is far simpler. Which seems to be warranted here.
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Agreed, this is why carriers head into the wind. More than one aircraft landed with negative ground speed during WW1.
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Other answers are based on the same ideas, but this one puts it most directly.
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Because what determines the amount of lift generated is the indicated airspeed, not the ground speed. As usual, it is always easier to think about an extreme case. If you have an aircraft with VR (speed at rotation for takeoff) of 90 knots, and there is an 80 knots head wind, in theory it will rotate with ground speed of 10 knots even though the indicated airspeed will be 90 knots.
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@Notts90 True, but it seems like OP is a pilot or studying to become one. Let's hope they know what Vr is
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My guess is airline-sponsored primary training. I'd hope he knows what Vr is by now, but I'm not sure we can assume it was explained correctly if he's asking this question.
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I don't remember offhand what every V speed means, and this site isn't exclusively for pilots anyway, so why not tell everyone what Vr is? Save some google searches.
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– Xen2050
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For those interested: Vr is defined as the speed at which the rotation of the aircraft should be initiated to takeoff attitude.
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– Mast
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@DeepSpace While OP may be training to be a pilot, let's try to remember that SE is for everyone, and is likely to involve others viewing this question later who may not be training as a pilot. For that reason it's usually worth avoiding jargon or adding a quick explanation
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Airspeed is always important as it determines lift which keeps you in the air. At the moment of takeoff or landing, airspeed is critical because it is the point at which you transition to or from flight; you need to be going fast enough but not too fast so that the transition is positive without being abrupt or overly stressful on aircraft components.
Ground speed matters in navigation because it determines flight time which affects fuel required to get from A to B.
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+1 for mentioning why both are important
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The IAS includes factors such as Wind Component (Tail, Head or Cross), Pressure and Temperature. All these have an influence on your takeoff. The takeoff Speed Vr is calculated as Indicated Airspeed. Imagine you have a Headwind Component of +50. You Groundspeed would be way lower than your Airspeed. What counts is the amount of air that flows over the wing in order to takeoff, not the speed relative to the ground.
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Because wings work on air moving past them, not ground moving below them.
Heck, in a 35 knot headwind, the Antonov-2 could be rolling backwards at 2 knots and still take off!
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This is already explained in the existing answers. Why add one more?
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– Mast
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@mast My explanation is far simpler. Which seems to be warranted here.
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– Harper
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Agreed, this is why carriers head into the wind. More than one aircraft landed with negative ground speed during WW1.
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– mckenzm
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Other answers are based on the same ideas, but this one puts it most directly.
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Because wings work on air moving past them, not ground moving below them.
Heck, in a 35 knot headwind, the Antonov-2 could be rolling backwards at 2 knots and still take off!
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This is already explained in the existing answers. Why add one more?
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– Mast
yesterday
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@mast My explanation is far simpler. Which seems to be warranted here.
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– Harper
yesterday
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Agreed, this is why carriers head into the wind. More than one aircraft landed with negative ground speed during WW1.
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– mckenzm
21 hours ago
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Other answers are based on the same ideas, but this one puts it most directly.
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– David K
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Because wings work on air moving past them, not ground moving below them.
Heck, in a 35 knot headwind, the Antonov-2 could be rolling backwards at 2 knots and still take off!
answered yesterday
HarperHarper
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Because wings work on air moving past them, not ground moving below them.
Heck, in a 35 knot headwind, the Antonov-2 could be rolling backwards at 2 knots and still take off!
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This is already explained in the existing answers. Why add one more?
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– Mast
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@mast My explanation is far simpler. Which seems to be warranted here.
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– Harper
yesterday
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Agreed, this is why carriers head into the wind. More than one aircraft landed with negative ground speed during WW1.
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– mckenzm
21 hours ago
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Other answers are based on the same ideas, but this one puts it most directly.
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– David K
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This is already explained in the existing answers. Why add one more?
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– Mast
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@mast My explanation is far simpler. Which seems to be warranted here.
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– Harper
yesterday
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Agreed, this is why carriers head into the wind. More than one aircraft landed with negative ground speed during WW1.
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– mckenzm
21 hours ago
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Other answers are based on the same ideas, but this one puts it most directly.
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– David K
17 hours ago
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This is already explained in the existing answers. Why add one more?
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– Mast
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This is already explained in the existing answers. Why add one more?
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– Mast
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@mast My explanation is far simpler. Which seems to be warranted here.
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– Harper
yesterday
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@mast My explanation is far simpler. Which seems to be warranted here.
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– Harper
yesterday
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Agreed, this is why carriers head into the wind. More than one aircraft landed with negative ground speed during WW1.
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– mckenzm
21 hours ago
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Agreed, this is why carriers head into the wind. More than one aircraft landed with negative ground speed during WW1.
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– mckenzm
21 hours ago
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Other answers are based on the same ideas, but this one puts it most directly.
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– David K
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Because what determines the amount of lift generated is the indicated airspeed, not the ground speed. As usual, it is always easier to think about an extreme case. If you have an aircraft with VR (speed at rotation for takeoff) of 90 knots, and there is an 80 knots head wind, in theory it will rotate with ground speed of 10 knots even though the indicated airspeed will be 90 knots.
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@Notts90 True, but it seems like OP is a pilot or studying to become one. Let's hope they know what Vr is
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– DeepSpace
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My guess is airline-sponsored primary training. I'd hope he knows what Vr is by now, but I'm not sure we can assume it was explained correctly if he's asking this question.
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– StephenS
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I don't remember offhand what every V speed means, and this site isn't exclusively for pilots anyway, so why not tell everyone what Vr is? Save some google searches.
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– Xen2050
yesterday
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For those interested: Vr is defined as the speed at which the rotation of the aircraft should be initiated to takeoff attitude.
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– Mast
yesterday
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@DeepSpace While OP may be training to be a pilot, let's try to remember that SE is for everyone, and is likely to involve others viewing this question later who may not be training as a pilot. For that reason it's usually worth avoiding jargon or adding a quick explanation
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– Jon Story
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Because what determines the amount of lift generated is the indicated airspeed, not the ground speed. As usual, it is always easier to think about an extreme case. If you have an aircraft with VR (speed at rotation for takeoff) of 90 knots, and there is an 80 knots head wind, in theory it will rotate with ground speed of 10 knots even though the indicated airspeed will be 90 knots.
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@Notts90 True, but it seems like OP is a pilot or studying to become one. Let's hope they know what Vr is
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– DeepSpace
yesterday
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My guess is airline-sponsored primary training. I'd hope he knows what Vr is by now, but I'm not sure we can assume it was explained correctly if he's asking this question.
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– StephenS
yesterday
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I don't remember offhand what every V speed means, and this site isn't exclusively for pilots anyway, so why not tell everyone what Vr is? Save some google searches.
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– Xen2050
yesterday
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For those interested: Vr is defined as the speed at which the rotation of the aircraft should be initiated to takeoff attitude.
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– Mast
yesterday
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@DeepSpace While OP may be training to be a pilot, let's try to remember that SE is for everyone, and is likely to involve others viewing this question later who may not be training as a pilot. For that reason it's usually worth avoiding jargon or adding a quick explanation
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– Jon Story
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Because what determines the amount of lift generated is the indicated airspeed, not the ground speed. As usual, it is always easier to think about an extreme case. If you have an aircraft with VR (speed at rotation for takeoff) of 90 knots, and there is an 80 knots head wind, in theory it will rotate with ground speed of 10 knots even though the indicated airspeed will be 90 knots.
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Because what determines the amount of lift generated is the indicated airspeed, not the ground speed. As usual, it is always easier to think about an extreme case. If you have an aircraft with VR (speed at rotation for takeoff) of 90 knots, and there is an 80 knots head wind, in theory it will rotate with ground speed of 10 knots even though the indicated airspeed will be 90 knots.
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@Notts90 True, but it seems like OP is a pilot or studying to become one. Let's hope they know what Vr is
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My guess is airline-sponsored primary training. I'd hope he knows what Vr is by now, but I'm not sure we can assume it was explained correctly if he's asking this question.
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– StephenS
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I don't remember offhand what every V speed means, and this site isn't exclusively for pilots anyway, so why not tell everyone what Vr is? Save some google searches.
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– Xen2050
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For those interested: Vr is defined as the speed at which the rotation of the aircraft should be initiated to takeoff attitude.
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– Mast
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@DeepSpace While OP may be training to be a pilot, let's try to remember that SE is for everyone, and is likely to involve others viewing this question later who may not be training as a pilot. For that reason it's usually worth avoiding jargon or adding a quick explanation
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@Notts90 True, but it seems like OP is a pilot or studying to become one. Let's hope they know what Vr is
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– DeepSpace
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My guess is airline-sponsored primary training. I'd hope he knows what Vr is by now, but I'm not sure we can assume it was explained correctly if he's asking this question.
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– StephenS
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I don't remember offhand what every V speed means, and this site isn't exclusively for pilots anyway, so why not tell everyone what Vr is? Save some google searches.
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– Xen2050
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For those interested: Vr is defined as the speed at which the rotation of the aircraft should be initiated to takeoff attitude.
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– Mast
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@DeepSpace While OP may be training to be a pilot, let's try to remember that SE is for everyone, and is likely to involve others viewing this question later who may not be training as a pilot. For that reason it's usually worth avoiding jargon or adding a quick explanation
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– Jon Story
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@Notts90 True, but it seems like OP is a pilot or studying to become one. Let's hope they know what Vr is
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– DeepSpace
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@Notts90 True, but it seems like OP is a pilot or studying to become one. Let's hope they know what Vr is
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– DeepSpace
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My guess is airline-sponsored primary training. I'd hope he knows what Vr is by now, but I'm not sure we can assume it was explained correctly if he's asking this question.
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– StephenS
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My guess is airline-sponsored primary training. I'd hope he knows what Vr is by now, but I'm not sure we can assume it was explained correctly if he's asking this question.
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– StephenS
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I don't remember offhand what every V speed means, and this site isn't exclusively for pilots anyway, so why not tell everyone what Vr is? Save some google searches.
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– Xen2050
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I don't remember offhand what every V speed means, and this site isn't exclusively for pilots anyway, so why not tell everyone what Vr is? Save some google searches.
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– Xen2050
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For those interested: Vr is defined as the speed at which the rotation of the aircraft should be initiated to takeoff attitude.
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– Mast
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For those interested: Vr is defined as the speed at which the rotation of the aircraft should be initiated to takeoff attitude.
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– Mast
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@DeepSpace While OP may be training to be a pilot, let's try to remember that SE is for everyone, and is likely to involve others viewing this question later who may not be training as a pilot. For that reason it's usually worth avoiding jargon or adding a quick explanation
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– Jon Story
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@DeepSpace While OP may be training to be a pilot, let's try to remember that SE is for everyone, and is likely to involve others viewing this question later who may not be training as a pilot. For that reason it's usually worth avoiding jargon or adding a quick explanation
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Airspeed is always important as it determines lift which keeps you in the air. At the moment of takeoff or landing, airspeed is critical because it is the point at which you transition to or from flight; you need to be going fast enough but not too fast so that the transition is positive without being abrupt or overly stressful on aircraft components.
Ground speed matters in navigation because it determines flight time which affects fuel required to get from A to B.
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+1 for mentioning why both are important
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– MPW
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Airspeed is always important as it determines lift which keeps you in the air. At the moment of takeoff or landing, airspeed is critical because it is the point at which you transition to or from flight; you need to be going fast enough but not too fast so that the transition is positive without being abrupt or overly stressful on aircraft components.
Ground speed matters in navigation because it determines flight time which affects fuel required to get from A to B.
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+1 for mentioning why both are important
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Airspeed is always important as it determines lift which keeps you in the air. At the moment of takeoff or landing, airspeed is critical because it is the point at which you transition to or from flight; you need to be going fast enough but not too fast so that the transition is positive without being abrupt or overly stressful on aircraft components.
Ground speed matters in navigation because it determines flight time which affects fuel required to get from A to B.
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Airspeed is always important as it determines lift which keeps you in the air. At the moment of takeoff or landing, airspeed is critical because it is the point at which you transition to or from flight; you need to be going fast enough but not too fast so that the transition is positive without being abrupt or overly stressful on aircraft components.
Ground speed matters in navigation because it determines flight time which affects fuel required to get from A to B.
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+1 for mentioning why both are important
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+1 for mentioning why both are important
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+1 for mentioning why both are important
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+1 for mentioning why both are important
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The IAS includes factors such as Wind Component (Tail, Head or Cross), Pressure and Temperature. All these have an influence on your takeoff. The takeoff Speed Vr is calculated as Indicated Airspeed. Imagine you have a Headwind Component of +50. You Groundspeed would be way lower than your Airspeed. What counts is the amount of air that flows over the wing in order to takeoff, not the speed relative to the ground.
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The IAS includes factors such as Wind Component (Tail, Head or Cross), Pressure and Temperature. All these have an influence on your takeoff. The takeoff Speed Vr is calculated as Indicated Airspeed. Imagine you have a Headwind Component of +50. You Groundspeed would be way lower than your Airspeed. What counts is the amount of air that flows over the wing in order to takeoff, not the speed relative to the ground.
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The IAS includes factors such as Wind Component (Tail, Head or Cross), Pressure and Temperature. All these have an influence on your takeoff. The takeoff Speed Vr is calculated as Indicated Airspeed. Imagine you have a Headwind Component of +50. You Groundspeed would be way lower than your Airspeed. What counts is the amount of air that flows over the wing in order to takeoff, not the speed relative to the ground.
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The IAS includes factors such as Wind Component (Tail, Head or Cross), Pressure and Temperature. All these have an influence on your takeoff. The takeoff Speed Vr is calculated as Indicated Airspeed. Imagine you have a Headwind Component of +50. You Groundspeed would be way lower than your Airspeed. What counts is the amount of air that flows over the wing in order to takeoff, not the speed relative to the ground.
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It seems you are a commercial pilot working at an airline and being trained on a new aircraft type. If that is true, I find it hard to believe that you don't understand the difference between indicated airspeed and ground speed.
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– Mike Sowsun
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What airplane are you flying that has a groundspeed indicator?
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@Kittoes0124 The point is valid. I think anyone involved with aircraft would find it unsettling to see someone training at this level of professional aviation who could not answer this extremely basic question. The only logical conclusion is that either OP is the one trolling HNQ with a sensational question OR they represent a serious danger to the flying public and, hopefully, received a clear and unapologetic failing grade from their instructor.
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As someone who only has a little reading and no practical training on the subject I knew the answer from the title. A novice may not, but then you get to the word "airline" and a description of regular practice. That suggests a few possibilities: Trolling, story-telling in the name of an instructive but basic question (sometimes seen on other sites in the network), mistranslation (but the Q reads like it was written by a native speaker), or a pilot who somehow qualified without knowing much about aerodynamics. The reader can draw their own conclusion as to which one applies (@Kittoes0124)
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@Kittoes0124 Day 1 of somebody's flying training isn't compatible with "the procedure in my airline." There's nothing at all wrong with asking basic questions but asking basic questions while claiming to be a professional in a safety-critical job is something completely different. If the asker is in the position they claim to be in, they should have known the answer to this question long ago. Random member of the public asks why surgeons wash their hands? Fine. Somebody says "I took a shower this morning but, in my hospital, procedure is we should wash our hands before surgery -- why?" Problem
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