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Aircraft Lancair 360 (Mk1, small tail)
Company Private
Name Keith Smith
Date 30 Jan 2011
Groundspeed 291 kts
Notes

Enroute from Elkin, NC to Lincoln Park, NJ (KZEF-N07). Was at 13.5k, VFR on top, then back to normal IFR and started descent. ATC  vectored me east, resulting in a ~45kt tailwind.  ~200-205kias, ~245ktas,  291gs

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