Last weekend got the opportunity to fly up to Eagle Lake
 (Spaulding, northeast of Mt. Lassen) in the Mooney 231.
 
 They just raised the bar.  I like this kind of airplane!
 
 I flew back.  We set up cruise at 17,500 feet, getting out
 the cannulas...Kind of pretty out there, vis was >100 miles
 I would guess.
 
 Dial in a Vortac and check the DME.
 
 Groundspeed: 201 knots.  (230+mph).  Lordy!! (as Bax would say)
 
 We are flying back to San Carlos in the Bay Area.  In the
 vicinity of Sacramento (Sacramento Exec):
 
 "Time to start the descent.  Let's see,, 22 minutes to SUNOL
 and we have 13,500 feet to lose by then...start 700fpm DOWN now."
 
 <I push over a bit>  Cool, even faster!