On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:43:48 +0100, wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:34:02 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, George Patterson said:
Paul kgyy wrote:
back through Duluth, Green Bay. We mostly flew at 7000 ft. We had
20-30 knot headwinds on 5 of the 6 legs and never once a tailwind.

I had a tailwind once. I don't talk about it much, 'cause nobody believes me. :-)

I don't believe in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, that the FAA is there to
help me, or tailwinds.

I once made 144Kt GS in a Warrior II and another member of the group
had 160Kt earlier this year. Mostly I'm lucky to get 100Kt :-(

Should have mentioned the opposite in the last post.

Long Island in Bahamas to Fort Pierce Florida estimated less than
3.5hr no wind but took 4.75hr. GS 73Kt at times. Legs firmly crossed
in the end! Fuel reserve on landing 45 mins but not measureable with a
stick as the tank slopes.