Ted
The pilot formerly known as Twin Engine Ted
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This weekend was a lot of flying. Not a personal record by any stretch, but one of the legs I flew did have a couple personal records.
1) This was the longest leg I've ever flown non-stop, both in terms of direct distance (1300 nm) and actual miles flown (1380 nm):
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N228WP/history/20181020/1310Z/KCXO/KBAF
This broke my previous record by about 200 nm in terms of actual miles flown, and 150 nm in terms of straight line distance.
2) While on that leg, I had a pretty nice tailwind and was doing about 356 KTS over the ground. I figured it was possible to hit 400 over the ground in the descent. And, I was right:
The previous max GS on the 530 was listed at 385. So now, I hold the official record... at least per the 530. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a faster record the plane held at some point in its past.
I realize for those who fly jets, breaking 400 is a yawn, even in a slowtation with a mild tailwind. But for someone who's spent his life in prop jobs, it was pretty fun.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
1) This was the longest leg I've ever flown non-stop, both in terms of direct distance (1300 nm) and actual miles flown (1380 nm):
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N228WP/history/20181020/1310Z/KCXO/KBAF
This broke my previous record by about 200 nm in terms of actual miles flown, and 150 nm in terms of straight line distance.
2) While on that leg, I had a pretty nice tailwind and was doing about 356 KTS over the ground. I figured it was possible to hit 400 over the ground in the descent. And, I was right:
![44610368_906122052273_6579461006332788736_n.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F44610368_906122052273_6579461006332788736_n.jpg%3F_nc_cat%3D108%26_nc_ht%3Dscontent-iad3-1.xx%26oh%3Db5aac1e32b56beb11fcce93d22861d8b%26oe%3D5C8713FD&hash=540fb0abe06a2dff36574b64dd059c74)
![44672370_906122077223_1700163499906301952_n.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F44672370_906122077223_1700163499906301952_n.jpg%3F_nc_cat%3D108%26_nc_ht%3Dscontent-iad3-1.xx%26oh%3D84542058418169e592cfde9a614f8840%26oe%3D5C3C4CAB&hash=eb6e1c2a7d5c1363d63c89fe02a3752b)
The previous max GS on the 530 was listed at 385. So now, I hold the official record... at least per the 530. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a faster record the plane held at some point in its past.
I realize for those who fly jets, breaking 400 is a yawn, even in a slowtation with a mild tailwind. But for someone who's spent his life in prop jobs, it was pretty fun.