Thread: windy day?
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Old 01-17-2012, 02:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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windy conditions

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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
Time has nothing to do with it. Speed is all that matters. You need X amount of power to go say 55 mph. If you're going into a 15 mph headwind you're now effectively going 70 mph as far as your engine knows. Slowing down helps this out of course.
What I am asking is, vsince time is money (for most people), is it worth it (to you)? In 5 hours, I would cover 50 miles less, so I would lose an hour?
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