Agree with anonymous. I am a law abiding citizen. I was taught as a child to stand up and be accountable for your own mistakes. If I'm wrong, then I'm responsible, QED. I've always tried to live by that creed.
Fast forward several decades, when these nice tidy theories about how one should act come smacking up against the reality of, well...reality. Doesn't matter what you do, or why you did it. There is no such thing as "intent" anymore, there is only 1) you violated a regulation or 2) you didn't.
I echo the advice never to fess up to anything, no matter how honest a person you are. Do not volunteer any information beyond the required minimums, and if "they" are accusing you of violating some regulation or other, make 'em prove it.
Someone needs to go back and read "Stick and Rudder", methinks.
No acceleration through the air turning downwind, although increase in ground speed (inertial reference, relative to the EARTH) with the tailwind.
