On Mar 18, 2005, at 7:21 AM, Halle, John wrote:

One of the funner things is to come into the break patterne at 240K

Of course you are talking about an uncontrolled airport....damn, I hate being outdone! :)

You're #2 following the cessna a mile ahead." Most tower operators still don't have a clue.

I had a controller all over me the other day...."Sir, it's NEVER a good idea to come into the pattern here at 200 knots." What? It's OK for the jets, but not for a Lancair? And it was my *ground speed*. My *indicated* airspeed was 185 kts. I love it when some ground lover tells me how to fly my airplane! Anyway...right before he keyed the mike to yell at me, I had popped the paddles and by the time I could respond to him it was "my INDICATED airspeed is 165 knots, sir. I'll be at 120 here shortly, how would you like me to proceed?" It was great fun.

Barry