Touché!
My instrument DPE spent half the oral exam discussing Tesla's so I think it is an FAA approved digression!
Moderators: Rick, Lance Murray
Touché!
I moved the vent-related posts to the Air Vent thread to make them easier to find in the future. I duplicated Mark's post with all the pictures to the other thread and also left it here. Hopefully it will all make sense!
Numerous owners, myself included, have experienced that the nose wheel stays "cocked" in one direction or the other, resulting in the plane flying in a slight slip throughout a flight with one wing dipped unless the pilot provide rudder input to coordinate flight. The fin applies sufficient pressure that the nose wheel aligns with the direction of flight so that the plane flies straight and level.
Rudder pressure, basically turning the rudder at the aft end of the plane, offsets the pressure of the nose wheel, acting as a rudder, on the front of the plane.
There is no effective "crosswind" relative to the aircraft movement through the air once you clear the ground unless you're slipping/skidding.
Your hopes for a weather vane effect are entirely logical but alas, in vain. That’s what makes this problem so vexing.