Some time ago now when the CB fires where out of control I was tasked to fly to YMER from YMEN. So off we went..............climbing at max rate of clb to try to get on top of the high lvl cloud I managed to maintain FL330. (cabin 10000ft) I was just clear of the smoke/cloud drifting down from CB. On decent into YMER I pegged the ASI right up to the barbers pole & observed a GS of 426 kts (jetstream wind 150+ kts) .............not too shabby for an old B200 !
Trouble is ya get nufin' for nufin' !....homeward bound at FL120 lucky to get 165 kts
. Anything less than 200 kts is real sad !
Used to own VH-DVK once (C150H) & had her stationary over Ricketts Point (in Vic). at about 1500 ft. watched the cars on the hwy slowly dissapear ahead of me !!
Best ever achieveable speed for me.............660kts, AD-ML, LR35, about 40 mins chock to chock if I can recall !
CW