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To: Deaf Smith

“Exception could be a Piper Cub, known to fly like a kite.”

Can’t remember who, but there was a guest on Johnny Carson once who was talking about flying in a Cub from Palm Springs to LA, and they were laughing as he described watching cars on the highway passing them below and leaving them behind!


13 posted on 03/09/2025 3:04:47 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: DesertRhino

The wind speed towards the west in the banning pass typically gets up to 50-60 miles an hour. Piper cub cruises at about 75 mph. So effectively the ground speed would’ve been 15 mph.


14 posted on 03/09/2025 3:14:19 PM PDT by HerrBlucher
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