It would also be easier to do if there was a straight, not circular, course and a prevailing wind.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The ridges are oriented in the direction of the prevailing wind.
Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts (1983)
The prevailing wind is westerly.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This alone will make life rather sweeter for those under the landing path of planes heading into the prevailing wind from the west.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)