If a true heading of 230° results in a ground track of 250°, what is the wind direction?

To determine the wind direction when the true heading is 230° and the resulting ground track is 250°, we first need to understand the relationship between true heading, ground track, and wind.

The ground track difference compared to the true heading indicates how the wind is affecting the aircraft's path over the ground. In this case, the true heading is 230° and the ground track is 250°, showing that the aircraft is being pushed to the right of its intended heading by the wind. This suggests that the wind is coming from a direction that is approximately 20° to the right of the true heading.

To find the wind direction, we can derive it by adding that angle difference (20°) to the true heading. Thus, we calculate:

True Heading: 230°

Direction from which wind is coming: 230° + 20° = 250°

However, wind direction is generally expressed as the direction from which the wind originates (coming from). The wind is coming from the opposite direction, thus we need to calculate the wind direction as:

Wind Direction: 250° - 180° = 70°

This calculation gives the resulting wind directionally coming from the southeast, but since we have choices that involve specific