wind
I did Plymouth to Gloucester in my Mooney in record time this morning - 220kts ground speed (@65% power 14 usgph). Tail wind of 40-50kts.
Very few other a/c in the air.
Glad I wasn't going the other direction!!
Not too turbulent (at 8am) but I bet it picked up later.
Planning Glos to Milan Linate Thursday am then back on Sunday (hopefully over the alps both ways wx permitting)- France and Italy look balmy by comparison on the forecast charts.
SB