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Old 10-19-2005, 07:44 AM
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Default RE: HOW FAST? I'VE GOT TO KNOW!

ptulmer - you are right about gps measuring the ground speed. To get something resembling air speed, you would need to download the gps tracks to a computer and average the speed of upwind and downwind passes - similar to what is done with radar. The Garmin unit also displays max speed, but this is sometimes subject to error.