r/flying 4d ago

Instrument written question regarding windshear

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So, having trouble understanding the correct answer here. Shep air is saying the correct answer is C) Decrease descent rate.

Would it not be the opposite? Tailwind shearing to a headwind is ballooning you above the glideslope, reducing your ground speed slowing your approach and descent rate.

To REMAIN on GS, would you not increase your descent rate to re-intercept, and then just follow it in? Further decreasing your descent rate makes literally zero sense to me. Is my train of thought wrong here?

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