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Old 10th October 2011 | 07:34
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IO540
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No idea why you are making personal attacks on me, BPF.

I am asking what should be reasonable questions.

Sure one might do a flight into a constant headwind; I have done so many times, obviously. But one needs to have a decent fuel margin, because winds can change. On a ~ 700nm flight the other day I saw everything from 10kt head to 10kt tail, despite a forecast of about 10kt tail all the way, and the MSLP chart showing that should have been the case. At only ~ 150kt, a 20kt wind change is a helluva lot.

Are you a ferry pilot? If so that might explain it. They mostly seem to hate each other. But I am not a ferry pilot.

Incidentally, does anybody know how FlightAware tracks planes 1000nm from the nearest land?
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