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Scott,
Last year Lance made the same comment.
Ie. The turn radius adder was Not included in the times. Judging by my
reported speed last year I suspect it to be irrelevant. They said I went
really fast.
With an increase in altitude my TAS normally
loses a couple kts. Thus, the race shouldn't have produced normal speeds
but a little slower than "normal".
On the other hand, the winds aloft last year
had a 90 deg shift from the surface to 3K AGL and they were huge as one
climbed. Being high on the tailwind leg floored my
Groundspeed.
The point is that decreasing TAS with
increasing altitude and variable winds probably play a much greater role in
actual time to finish than the couple mile turn radii argument. Oh, and
did I mention that "marketing" may have a role in published speeds?
Larry Henney
LNC2 N360LH
Darn sad to miss the race as Copperstate and
Golden West are canceled this year :(
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