Joe, I downloaded my Garmin data as well and was wishing I had your speed. My worst leg average due to headwinds was 75 mph during my start off leg (250 miles) from Kansas City to Newton KS on Thursday morning! My top leg speed was 125 mph. My average for the whole trip was about 110-115 mph. Yes, those winds sucked! It was kind of depressing cruising at 9500 feet most of the trip with a misery looking 110 mph indicated and little better showing on the ground speed. Best leg was my last one heading home. I think the horse smelled the stable and finally got some of her gallop back while cruising at only 5500 feet.
14 hours Hobbs time from Kansas City to Chino, 12 hours back. 26 hours total. Approx 2400 statute miles. Great time at the Gathering as usual! But I am thinking I'm probably going commercial air to Oregon next year. It is at least another 300 miles of flying for me each way. If I go commercial I'll have time to drink more root beer than I did this year. I think I've proved it can be done with my airplane, and could do it again if needed. Thanks, Rob N1852Z www.robert7721.com -----Original Message----- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of joe.kr2s.builder--- via KRnet Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 4:05 PM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: Re: KR> 2014 KR Gathering Alrighty Guys,I arrived home by air at 3 pm eastern time. A few of the sististics are (not exact as I am just figguring them out now) About 5000 miles flown over a five day period. 12 airports and 8 of them new to me. 36 hours in the air. longest leg about 4 hours or nearly 600 miles. About 170 gals of fuel burned. average fuel burn about 4.7 gal per hour. average ground speed 139mph. I did not see a tail wind anywhere in all of this flying. I think I deserve a little bit of tail winds once in a whaile. I landed safely at home but it seemed like I was still in Kansas as the wind was 18 g to 24 and I waited til I got home to get pushed of the taxi way into the grass by a gust of wind.I had a great time,Joe Horton ____________________________________________________________ The End of the "Made-In-China" Era The impossible (but real) technology that could make you impossibly rich. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/540e1a5dcad901a5d4535st04duc _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
