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This is a good question, one that I myself have pondered upon in the past. The spin of the Earth does not only affect solids objects. The atmosphere is also spinning at the same rate as the Earth. From this it follows that when we are flying in an airplane, we are moving forward relative to what's around us: the Earth and its atmosphere. This is the same reason why we're not perpetually flying sideways when attempting to stand still: inertia.

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