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If you leave Revelstoke at 1430 and have an average ground speed of ~70kts(due to head winds), and fly direct to your destination on a course of 228deg, in 1 hr 43min you will be over the exact spot and time the US Border Patrol Aircraft spotted a target, at ~1615.

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Radar target believed to be Ron Boychuk last seen near Lytton climbing through 5400 feet and then disappearing. Groundspeed 60 knots. Not verified, not official info. But if you think this (very ?) low speed match for you please ask to Ken to rather link to your post than mine.

You convinced me that Ron Boychuk may have attempted a direct route (I still think that it was not a very good idea, nevertheless...)

Thanks a lot for all of us here.

Best Regards and Happy New Year

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OK...why not just quote directly to your post ???

And 60kts ground speed is not unusual..especially with those kinds of headwinds...

In cruise he would be moving through the airmass at 110kts..but the airmass is moving the opposite direction he is...the ground speed would be the True airspeed minus the head wind value. In strong winds you can actually go backwards without turning around.

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