Good point
On Monday, September 10, 2012 5:26:56 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thursday, September 6, 2012 4:08:04 AM UTC+2, James Lee wrote:
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My first flight with the GPS I soared in a 2-33 for almost 2.5 hours, gained 10k feet of altitude, and traveled 127 miles - all within a 5-mile radius of the airport!
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Just keep in mind the 127 miles is including the 'thermalling miles' 
Rgds
Pieter