Circle Pines, MN
- Aircraft Year
- 1974
- Aircraft Type
- 112/A
- Reg Number
- N1215J
- Serial Number
- 215
It’s a beautiful clear cold Saturday morning here in MPLS. I’m sitting here sipping a hot mug of coffee and suddenly a really strong wind blows through.
So naturally I have to look up the winds aloft for the local area. I’m wondering what fabulous ground speed could I get on the GPS if I were brave enough to go out.
I’ve seen many double digit winds up in the flight levels, but I know any altitude above 12K is not attainable in our 112 without the help of a mountain upslope.
I was quite surprised to see 290 @ 76 knots at 6,000 ft!
If I could actually taxi out to the runway without flipping the plane over, I could finally attain that proverbial impossible 200 knot ground speed that we have all been dreaming of!
But since I’m conservative and cautious, I think I’ll just stay inside and heat up some Lefse in the microwave.
Wishing you clear skies and tailwinds!
So naturally I have to look up the winds aloft for the local area. I’m wondering what fabulous ground speed could I get on the GPS if I were brave enough to go out.
I’ve seen many double digit winds up in the flight levels, but I know any altitude above 12K is not attainable in our 112 without the help of a mountain upslope.
I was quite surprised to see 290 @ 76 knots at 6,000 ft!
If I could actually taxi out to the runway without flipping the plane over, I could finally attain that proverbial impossible 200 knot ground speed that we have all been dreaming of!
But since I’m conservative and cautious, I think I’ll just stay inside and heat up some Lefse in the microwave.
Wishing you clear skies and tailwinds!
