Irish Skies Pod – Episode 08 – Climb to FL350 – Headwind versus Tailwind

Produced in co-operation with Atlantic Flight Training Academy at Cork Airport, this episode looks at the difference over TIME & DISTANCE between two flights departing from the same runway, along the same route, with the same settings climbing to FL350 when one has a Tailwind and the other has a Headwind. The flights were flown on the AFTA Boeing 737 simulator. You can watch the episode below.

Mark Dwyer
Mark Dwyerhttps://flyinginireland.com
Mark is an airline pilot flying the Boeing 737 for a major European airline. In addition he is also a Type Rating Instructor, Type Rating Examiner and Base Training Captain on the B737. Outside of commercial flying Mark enjoys flying light aircraft from the smallest 3 Axis microlights up to heavier singles. He is also an instructor and EASA Examiner on single engines and a UK CAA Examiner. He flies the Chipmunk for the Irish Historic Flight Foundation (IHFF). Mark became the Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland (NMAI) in 2013 and has overseen a massive growth in the organisation. In this role he has worked at local and national levels. In 2015, Mark won ‘Upcoming Aviation Professional Award’ at the Aviation Industry Awards sponsored by the IAA. Mark launched this website back in 2002 while always managing the website, he has also been Editor and Deputy Editor of FlyingInIreland Magazine from 2005 to 2015.

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