I have tasted speed, and I like it

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35 kt direct tailwind
4:00 flight
Cruised between 150-160 kts
Cracked 200 mph :)
188 kts on descent
Had to plan my descent WAY out (for me) due to ground speed
Cheaper than typical due to speed

Maybe the thrill will wear off and I’ll keep my trusty 182…instead of thinking Mooney, RV, or Bo…I will NOT browse Controller tonight in bed.

I did feel guilty flying over all of the FBOs and small towns that were waiting for my money to support their economy.
 
texasclouds said:
Lol, call me after 500 kts gs at fl470!

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It’s all relative! I remember flying from Memphis to Atlanta in our 182P, probably 1988, I had a GS of 175 knots. You couldn’t wipe the grin off my face!!
20 years later flying from Kansas City to Atlanta in our 441, I hit 400 knots over the ground. I was grinning just as much!!
 
I had 184kts once in my 182 with a 43kt tailwind. It was a 100mi flight I made many times before. Man, did I get behind on the descent that day! I had 165-172 kts for about 3hrs coming back to Louisiana from Wisconsin this past August. Sure beat the 132-138 gs on the way up.
 
It is truly relative!

In my Bonanza going XC, if I see >200kts ground speed I get all happy. When I was going XC in the Eagle, if the gs dropped below 500kts I would complain "uh... we're never going to get there."

Enjoy it when it makes you happy!
:D
 
I went from flying an RV-8 at 165-ish knots to an Ercoupe (friend’s) at 85. We’re going to wind up in a 172 or 182.

Tradeoffs. Open cockpit in the Ercoupe, more seats and far more load in a Cessna. The -8 is fast and nimble but cramped, especially the back seat.
 
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EvilEagle said:
It is truly relative!

In my Bonanza going XC, if I see >200kts ground speed I get all happy. When I was going XC in the Eagle, if the gs dropped below 500kts I would complain "uh... we're never going to get there."

Enjoy it when it makes you happy!
:D
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Strong headwinds in our straight wing Citation would slow us to King Air speeds, ahhh!
 
I enjoy my RV10 speed at similar fuel burn than the 172.
 
It's amazing, isn't it? I fly everything from single engine pistons to midsize jets, and it doesn't matter what you're flying, a 10 kt headwind sucks and a 10 kt tailwind feels great! Doesn't matter if you're cruising at 50 kts or 500 kts.

Obviously the net effect is greater at the slower speeds, but the psychological feeling is the same!
 
Nice! I remember my first trip in the mid-teens with tailwinds in a Cirrus - KC to Chicago. My ToD was the Mississippi river - I thought that was wild.
 
People understand that a twin jet might be scooting in, but when you make that call into the tower from 36 miles away... and only 6 minutes out in a single prop (Piper Meridian M600) 374 knots across the ground at Mach 0.51, that can be surprising to some. I was about to start slowing here, have to remember those speed limits down low. Regardless of the speed, all planes beat driving. :)




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one time I saw 150kt gs in my cherokee 140 … level at 2200’ msl (think about it)

It didn’t change my mind re speed
 
Just when you think your ride is fast....there is always someone going faster. ;)
 

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Then there's the other extreme...Oliver Farms in north Fort Worth to Carswell AFB....2 hours 40 minutes flight time....Fi-156 and horrendous headwinds... :crazy:
 
The upgrade game is dangerous. About a year ago I moved up to a Duke from a Twin Bonanza. The move to pressurized, air conditioned, 200+ knot comfort spoils you very, very quickly. I've also got a 25% ownership in a Twin Comanche; it's a great little airplane. But I almost can't bring myself to fly it because I'm so spoiled by the Duke. Economically, the Twinkie is miles ahead of the Duke at 165 KTAS on 15 gallons per hour vs. the Duke at ~205 KTAS on 60 gallons the first hour, ~40 after that. But you just can't beat 200+ kts, above most of the weather and traffic (high teens, low 20s), in a quiet, pressurized, climate-controlled cabin.
 
Rockymountain said:
People understand that a twin jet might be scooting in, but when you make that call into the tower from 36 miles away... and only 6 minutes out in a single prop (Piper Meridian M600) 374 knots across the ground at Mach 0.51, that can be surprising to some. I was about to start slowing here, have to remember those speed limits down low. Regardless of the speed, all planes beat driving. :)




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You are already indicating 245, so why the need to slow down lower? Are you referring to 250 below 10K?
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
One of my worst flying moments this summer was going 216 GS from Dallas to Florida because I knew I was turning around and coming right back.
The flight home was miserable.
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I flew from Kenedy to Odessa (about 300 nm) in my 100-kt Maule in 4:45 plus fuel stops…and I was down below 1000 AGL to stay out of the wind.

Of course, I also got out of a 460-kt Falcon on a 300-mile trip one day and hopped in my Maule to fly from MN to Alaska.
 
It is addictive! I went from a 90kt Cessna 140 to a 140kt Mooney m20f and it still makes me smile! I climb out faster than I used to cruise!

Recent fishing trip with flying buddies, we departed Baudette MN at 8am eastern time, I was putting my bird in the hangar at 6d6 at 12:15, rest of my friends rolled in about 3pm…

It’s not looking like our dream of my wife n I flying around all over is going to work out as her motion sickness is getting worse, so the thought crossed my mind that I probably don’t need a fast bird if that’s the case- but man idk if I’d want to go backwards… so I’ll keep paying insurance and annuals on the ol retract even if my flying is turning out a bit different than hoped…
 
Huckster79 said:
It is addictive! I went from a 90kt Cessna 140 to a 140kt Mooney m20f and it still makes me smile! I climb out faster than I used to cruise!

Recent fishing trip with flying buddies, we departed Baudette MN at 8am eastern time, I was putting my bird in the hangar at 6d6 at 12:15, rest of my friends rolled in about 3pm…

It’s not looking like our dream of my wife n I flying around all over is going to work out as her motion sickness is getting worse, so the thought crossed my mind that I probably don’t need a fast bird if that’s the case- but man idk if I’d want to go backwards… so I’ll keep paying insurance and annuals on the ol retract even if my flying is turning out a bit different than hoped…
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Has she tried the Reliefband? It made all the difference for my wife.
 
texasclouds said:
Lol, call me after 500 kts gs at fl470!

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Well crap, can't flex about the altitude, but call me if you're doing 500 knots true. ;)
 
About the fastest I can remember was 309 kt ground speed at 17.5 burning 10.5 gph lean of peak coming back east from Oshkosh one year. That's of course straight and level, I typically reduce power to descend and leave the trim set for cruise.
 
N747JB said:
FTY to AMA 800 nautical miles, 4 hours in a Citation II SP, I swear I could watch the same trucks on I-10 for 10 minutes!! Humbling!!
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Yeah, the slow ones are my favorite. I've spent plenty of time in an II and an SII. Even in my current bird we're sometimes doing King Air speeds:

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:p :p
 
I thought I wanted to go fast, and shopped for some Aerostars. Then, I asked about the OH price for a TIO-540 incl turbos and inconel exhaust bits. Gulp. I decided the Bo was plenty fast. I was coming back from skiing to TX once day and got past the mountain wave, was seeing 191Kt ground speed. Glad I was going SE and not NW.

edit to fix direction. gah
 
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