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160 - ATPL Question Bank in English - Immediately after an aeroplane encounters a sudden increase in horizontal tailwind, before any pilot or autopilot response and with controls and angle of attack initially unchanged, what flight-path tendency does the initial loss of airspeed and lift produce?

Question 160 - Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

An increased climb rate.

A downward flight-path tendency, such as a reduced climb rate or an increased rate of descent.

No change in the flight path.

An upward or downward initial tendency depending only on the gust strength.

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