Aircraft	Beechcraft Bonanza, V35B
Company	Private
Name	Max Grogan
Date	01 Jan 2008
Groundspeed	222 kts
Notes	A coincidence: Earlier I posted a groundspeed record of 215 knots. This higher speed of 222 knots occurred on the same day of the year two years later in almost the same place. The departure and destination are the same for each trip. Details: Flying in level cruise at 9500 feet. We were east of Savannah, TN and north of Huntsville, AL. Power was: 21" MP/2500 RPM, ROP @ ~17 GPH. I was running LOP and wondered how fast we could go with more power and adjusted mixture until the speed peaked. The tailwind component was between 50 and 55 knots. I'm sure I could have picked up another 20 or 30 knots if I had gone up to 15,000 feet. I just didn't want to break out the oxygen equipment....maybe another time on a longer flight. On this 330 nm trip we averaged 198 knots from lift-off to touchdown.