Bill is airborne at 2248Z enroute to Capetown, his planned flight time is just over 29.5 hrs. We've looked at several options for his routing, considering weather, winds and international airspace. Weather between Madagascar and South Africa may call for a route change in the next hours.
Bill's early evening arrival surprised us all. Although he encountered mountain wave and turbulence from West Texas to Arizona, he was able to make up a lot of time by staying at the lower altitudes.
Bill is smoking it! He has stayed at 10,000' for most of this flight to fly as fast as possible into the wind. He'll have to climb to go over the pass into Ontario. At this rate, he may be on the grou