Newps wrote:


Jay Honeck wrote:

Um. If Atlas is faster than an Arrow, it has to be because of speed
mods.
Put the equivalent speed mods on the Arrow and Atlas will lose. For
example, vref says the 1973 Arrow cruise is 140 knots and the 1973 235
cruise is 133 knots.



We flight plan 142 knots.




You don't catch, much less pass, any Bonanza at a lousy 142 kts cruise.
That means you might do 145 kts on average, 150 kts on a good day,
although I'll never believe a Cherokee goes that fast straight and level.

If the Bo was flying at 50% power... :-)

Matt