Comments on: Pacific Crossings http://www.aroundthepattern.com/professional-flying/pacific-crossings/ Ramblings about flying for fun and profit. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:28:43 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: FlyCRJ.com http://www.aroundthepattern.com/professional-flying/pacific-crossings/comment-page-1/#comment-569 FlyCRJ.com Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:08:07 +0000 http://www.aroundthepattern.com/?p=1591#comment-569 Crazy winds! I fly a CRJ200 and one night going from DEN to MEM we were clocking 601 kts ground speed. We had 200 kts of direct tailwind. Normally we cover the ground at about 400-425 kts. Luckily it was a clear night so it was really impressive to see the ground slipping underneath us as we flew across the US at 33,000 feet. I mentioned it over the PA what our groundspeed was and the passengers really seem to enjoy it. Nice post! Jeffrey Crazy winds! I fly a CRJ200 and one night going from DEN to MEM we were clocking 601 kts ground speed. We had 200 kts of direct tailwind.

Normally we cover the ground at about 400-425 kts.

Luckily it was a clear night so it was really impressive to see the ground slipping underneath us as we flew across the US at 33,000 feet.

I mentioned it over the PA what our groundspeed was and the passengers really seem to enjoy it.

Nice post!

Jeffrey

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