how do pilots cut time on flights?

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it never really made sense to me how you could travel the same distance in less time if the airplane isn’t going any faster. how is the time reduced?

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One if the factors is the wind along the way. If the wind is a tailwind, it’s pushing you along relative to the ground; if it’s a headwind, you need to travel against it. It’s like walking inside a moving train – you add the speed of the train to your own if you’re moving forwards, and subtract it if you’re moving backwards.

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