How to determine surface wind direction

[Dinger]

This is a work-around until HTC codes a mighty fine windsock.

The slip indicator is locked when your stationary, but when you first start to move it releases, and as you taxi will lock to one side or another except when you're turned into the wind (tailwind doesn't seem to do the same thing).  Right now it's coming from the S.

[Mattibaby80]

And here I've been wasting my time licking my finger and sticking it out the rolled down canopy  .  Thanks for the info im going to try it right now

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[Ripsnort]

Its also present at 2 levels as of last night, 10k and 20k, pretty neat effect on climb out!

[Graywolf]

Are the wind settings different this tour than last? Just wondering aloud because I'm noticing that I'm eing kicked off target more by the 10k layer boundary when Divebombing. This could be because there's a larger difference in the wind layers, or it could be that because of the greater field separation I'm starting my dive from higher altitude and so I'm more 'settled' in the dive when I hit the layer.

Either way my dive bombing is back to it's usual, poor, standard so far this tour =)

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Graywolfe <tim@flibble.org>

[Dinger]

The wind changes whenever someone in HTC feels like it.
And currently there are layers from 0-10,000 10,000-20k and 20k+

I'm only talking about the surface layer (kinda important for landing).
And even easier way to find the wind direction is to take a c47 with 25% fuel, roll her up to about 40 mph, then let go of the rudder.  It will "weathervane" immediately.