Ok folks, like everyday we have to give you a guesstimate of what the pilots thinking are for the remaining two legs of the race. The big one will be weather of course. But assuming the storm front from last night has cleared adequately, Bev and Teresa will be airborne by around 09:00H Eastern from Elkhart Indiana.
The remaining two legs are the SHORTEST of the entire race, so it does not take Kreskin to predict that the ladies will go for both legs in one run. Especially after reviewing the flight log, only on the Cameron leg did Classic 47 exceed 2 hours of flight time. So if the crew continues to push the plane along and picks up some favorable tailwinds, the flight to West Virginia should be around 1.5 hours.
Assuming the crew will fly-by and make a speedy dash for the finish line in Maryland, then expect Classic 47 to be on the ground in about 1 hour and 20 minutes after the West Virginia leg for a total flight time of just under 3 hours.
It is very doable but not necessary. Remember the team has the luxury of time now. They have completed the most challenging legs of the race. All they have to do is complete these final short legs with a FULL TWO DAYS to choose the BEST weather and conditions to finish out the race. More updates as soon as they arrive. Almost done!
*BLOGMASTER*
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