[sibartlett]

The first answer is correct, but I think the misunderstanding is because it can be read as the higher ground speed being the cause for the same relative air speed. Whereas it’s technically the opposite.

This is further compounded when they say “they need to go faster”, as though the pilot needs to push the throttle harder. In actuality, the pilot doesn’t do anything differently to maintain their normal cruising speed.

The correct phrasing would have been the relative air speed and high wind speed combined, to result in a higher ground speed.