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02-15-2008, 03:24 PM

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limelight

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Originally Posted by MoosePileit

Uh, it was too dark for pic, but right in the Max jetstream off japan we saw just about 700 knots groundspeed at .83 Mach IAS. M1F not in hawg mode, just riding the winter jet.

Over the barber pole, huh? Last time I checked MMO was .825. Worst winds I've ever seen was 190 knots in the face on the NATS in December. My groundspeed was down around 260 for over an hour. Really sucks when your trying to meet an ARCT.

02-15-2008, 03:25 PM

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205! I don't think we got that on my NRT flight home last year. Day late and dollar short as always.

02-15-2008, 03:40 PM

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limelight.....
MD-11 not a Moose. In the Moose I barber pole 350 IAS not .825 most times.....

02-15-2008, 05:29 PM

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This doesn't beat the best record on GSrecords.com, but: (SR-22)

Unfortunately I cut off the speed part of the wind vector, but I'm sure you can figure it out....

02-15-2008, 11:39 PM

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limelight.....
MD-11 not a Moose. In the Moose I barber pole 350 IAS not .825 most times.....

My bad, thought there was a new definition for morale speed!!

02-16-2008, 08:10 AM

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two nights ago had a 16 knot wind at the surface, 70 knots at 7000 feet (2000 AGL) and 85 at 9000 ft. Pure headwind on the ILS.

03-17-2008, 07:10 PM

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Sorry for the poor photo quality. It was not much of a camera.

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03-17-2008, 10:28 PM

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The only shot I have of any ridiculous winds...
Mind you we were on a heading of about 315 (the opposite direction), giving us a -1.3 kt ground speed, doing slow flight training during my private instruction.

03-17-2008, 10:31 PM

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ffc?

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Originally Posted by emsgoof

looks like you are near EMI? frederick flight center maybe?????

03-17-2008, 10:36 PM

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Yep, did my private with Don (while he was there for a few months) and Ryan, then my instrument with Lindsey. I figured since all of the schools in the area charge the same rate, why not go to the one that has the biggest choice of aircraft (Archer III with the dual 430's, 172's with steam or glass, Trinidad, Seminole, 182 with the full G1000 suite). I'm beginning to fly down at FME at the flying activity soon though (did a VFR checkout in a T-41 in Jan... what a plane!)