Ken Reed wrote in message ...
The wind was predicted to be howling -- winds
aloft were calling for 54 knots at 6000 feet!

One week ago today, returning from El Paso to Tucson at 12,000 feet I
had at times a greater than 100 kt headwind. I saw a low of a 27 kt
ground speed in my Mooney ! That leg of the flight averaged a 65 kt
ground speed (80 kt head wind).

Ouch! That's brutal! Nothing worse than flying and watching the
semis pass you on the interstate below.

-Nathan