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Fish cruises with Crows

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:32 am
by fish
I noticed that 3 crows joined me just overhead for 1/4 of a mile on my ride out for coffee this morning.
Allowing for speedo error, i can report that we all were cruising at 29mph.
Or, or....is airspeed figured in knots??
Fish

Re: Fish cruises with Crows

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:46 am
by gn2
Airspeed is usually quoted in knots, its entirely different from ground speed though.
As an illustration a glider travelling at 150knots airspeed with a 20 knot tailwind is travelling at 170 knots over the ground.
That's 195mph and its pretty exhilarating when you're five feet off the ground. :D
There's also a difference between true air speed and indicated airspeed, used to know more about it but its slipped through the gaps in my brain.

Re: Fish cruises with Crows

Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:05 pm
by Old Grinner
I noticed that 3 crows joined me just overhead for 1/4 of a mile on my ride out for coffee this morning.
Allowing for speedo error, i can report that we all were cruising at 29mph.
Or, or....is airspeed figured in knots??
Fish
Some say it's a connection to the "spiritual realm".

Seeing a gull or swan flying over water on my flank for a good distance makes me wonder . . ..

Seeing birds fly across my path often at low altitude makes me wonder . . ..

I never feel alone when I see birds in my "sphere" as I ride. :D

Heavy eh? :lol:

The best things in life fly free . . .. ;)