The wind and wings thing is much more easily demonstrated with models. Into the wind of say 20 or 25 mph. I had a couple planes that would hover quite nicely relative to the ground.but if you turned them with the wind without throttling up they would become uncontrollable and succumb to gravity pretty quickly.its the air over the control surfaces that give it control authority and lift.
same reason a carrier turns into the wind when launching
Last edited by ls01; 03-26-24 at 12:27 PM.