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Old April 22nd 13, 06:53 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Whelan[_3_]
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Default Great Straight Out Flights From Ohio to New Jersey Yesterday

On 4/22/2013 11:38 AM, Papa3 wrote:
On Monday, April 22, 2013 12:59:26 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Just for the record, David Noyes' 1994 flight was 1012 km in 7.1 hours
for an average speed of 142 kph or 89 mph.

-Jack


Thanks for reminding us of this spectacular flight. The first place I
looked was the SSA Records section, and for some reason this flight wasn't
listed. I guess I vaguely remember reading it at the time, now that you
mentioned it.

P3


*I* remember...rented 23' box van retrieve picture and all!. Studly!!! Back
when men were men and navigation required origami skills.

Bob W.