The other side of that is less fun. I once hit 12 knots in my Mooney
while flying over General Fox field in So Cal's high desert region. I
asked the controller to confirm the GS just for kicks. The cause
were very high winds aloft combined with some pretty strong down
drafts.


Nathan Young wrote in message . ..
I've owned my Cherokee 180 for 4 years, and during this time have seen
my share of headwinds and tailwinds. Got my most impressive tailwind
today.

Flew home from Western Wisconsin (to Chicago) today, and finally broke
200kts (in level flight): 13.5kft, 202Kts groundspeed - in a Cherokee
180!

-Nathan