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WALL OF FAME - 2012
    • Name: Bob Hodo
    • Airline: Private
    • Date: 02 January 2012
    • Notes: Well, y'all, it has been a cold and windy couple days in the Heart of Dixie. With all the recent talk about quick trips southbound on the east coast I checked winds and temps aloft and saw a chance last evening. It was showing a strong band through Montgomery with 104mph at 12,000 and even more above that. Wind from 310 degrees. So I figured tacking (sailing term intentionally used) from Gadsden to Tuscaloosa while climbing, then a turn to Montgomery for the downwind, and then a broad reach back home would be fun. After the turn, a few slight heading changes to find the sweet spot, and I got 226kn level at 13,500. The air was absolutely smooth, felt like sitting in my living room. Then I pushed the nose over, pulling power back to stay at least in the vicinity of the redline, and saw a peak of 249kn on the gps, my best picture being 247kn. I didn't get the pic at 249 cause I kept hoping for the 250! I was really hoping to beat Ned's 254kn in his Tiger, but I either need more tailwind or constant speed prop! I think I could have made Savannah if I had lost power. :) The track can be seen at flightaware.com, punch in N477BG. It only records speed once per minute, and the highest it shows is 244kn. Bob Hodo playin in a cheetah
    • Name: John Horton pilot, Jim Harvey crew
    • Airline: n/a
    • Date: 03 April 2012
    • Notes: I saw where Bob held two records for the Cheetah and I couldn’t let it go uncontested. A cold front passed through the state and I saw an opportunity. My only regret was not consulting groundspeed records.com before the flight. I might have made second place if I did. It was a beautiful sunset flight as the sun sank into the Gulf of Mexico. Almost got to see the “Green Flash” but it only made it to yellow. Groundspeed on the way up to 12,500ft was 27kts! On the way down at 500fps and RPM at redline we saw 213 and photographed 212kts. This is fun thanks for the website!
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