On Jul 12, 2:37*pm, Bob Whelan wrote:
On 7/12/2010 1:21 PM, Tony wrote: On Jul 12, 1:47 pm, *wrote:
Saturday was the Kansas Kowbell Klassic free distance contest.

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The Cherokee and I had a good flight, making a
distance of 167 miles to a nice wheat field in southern Nebraska.

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It was a struggle just to stay aloft for most of the flight while I
flew mainly between 1500 and 2500 AGL but occasinoally as low as
800-1000 AGL and as high as 4000 AGL. *I didn't feel like I was making
great speed but the average came out to 37 mph which I feel was pretty
good for the conditions. *There was one time where I got to 4000 AGL
where i was so brave as to push the speed up to a whopping 60 mph
until I had lost 1000 feet.

Studly!!! I don't see how you manage to have so much fun flying XC in a
ship incapable of it!

Chortle,
Bob W.

Jeeez Bob! The Cherokee is just as capable of XC flying as a 1-26 !!!