Ground handling GPS track analysis: walking 214 meters into 4.2 m/s wind in reverse position (facing the wing) vs failing to make progress in forward position (not seeing the wing). Wind data from Tallinn-Harku station confirms the difference is visual control, not wind conditions.
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This post was written with the help of Claude Code (Anthropic). Claude built the analysis pipeline, generated the visualizations, and helped draft the article. At…
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