At 01:12 14 November 2005, Marc Ramsey wrote:
I've done a few turns here and there at 20+
knots, but the stronger days average 10 to 12 knots,
decent days 7 to
10, and weaker days 5 to 7 knots.

Wow Marc either you totally rock at finding thermals
or we have a different definition of average climb
rate. I just looked back across a bunch of flights
over the past couple of years in NV, UT and AZ and
I've never averaged over 6.0 knots. This includes a
750k (4.0kts), several 500k's (4.2-4.7kts) and bunch
of tasks in the 200-300 mile range with average speeds
of 85-97mph where the average climb never topped 6.0
knots. The best sustained thermal I've ever seen since
getting GPS is 9.8 knots average over a 5000' climb.
That was in Arizona this summer.

This is all according to SeeYou.

Post some of those 12-knot flights and I'll follow
you everywhere!

9B