On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 06:00:53 -0400, Cub Driver
wrote:

It wasn't really mountainous or even hilly along my route, and in any
event I noticed the rocking as soon as I got up to 2900 feet to pass
over the delta airspace at Pease PSM, which is practically surrounded
by water. (I never realized, before I began to fly, that the
Portsmouth NH area is actually an archipelago.)

I frequently make the trip EPM-ASH. And I'm usually 5000-9000'. I have
not noted the rocking you mention, although I frequently note smooth
up/down drafts when east of PWM. I will often see variations of 15-20 KIAS
to maintain altitude. I figured it had something to do with the winds and
the Appalachian range to the west.




Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)