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Old 01-02-2013 | 03:37 PM
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johnso29
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Originally Posted by N9373M
This was the Outback Bowl Charter for the Gamecocks, a 757-200 on 12/26. True airspeed was filed (per flightaware.com) as 354 kts.

The trip home was filed (1/2/13) as 470 kts.

Can someone explain the 116 kt difference? Altitudes were 380 down and 350 back.

Or do I just need to go back and read up on TAS?

ps Chuck Norris just ordered a Jadaveon Clowney jersey.
Definitely an error. Perhaps they mistakenly published an average groundspeed? At FL380 TAS would be around 455-465 knots regardless of direction.