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Aircraft B757-200
Airline CAL
Name Captain Timothy Boyens, First Officer Joseph Cook
Date 28 Jan 2010
Groundspeed 668 kts
Notes Pictured speed and wind near CRL, FL 330, enroute PHX-EWR, M 0.84, flying fast to make up nearly 2 hour delay departing IAH for PHX then EWR.
EWR NW wind gusting to 32, circled to RW 29 from ILS 22L, light braking to 90 degree turn off at taxiway U, about 2/3 down 6900 foot runway.
Arrived just 35 minutes late.

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