Hey everyone! Just wanted to share this insane cruise view from my flight from Kuala Lumpur (WMKK) to Sydney (YSSY).
Currently cruising at FL370 and holding a massive 158 knots tailwind from 276°. This absolute unit of a wind pushed my Ground Speed up to 645 knots! (TAS is at 493 kts).
Definitely one for the books. The fuel burn is high at 11,573 kg/hr, but with this push, I might just make it before the tanks dry up! 
What’s the highest tailwind you guys have ever caught during a long-haul?
How much tailwind???
158 knots
If you’re doing this for flight hours you definitely didn’t get them
I once got 168 knots of tailwind and was pushing 666 knots
I got 498 kts I was flying from ICN-LAX
498 kts??? Tailwind?? That’s crazy
Are you sure that wind speed or GS???
That’s crazy 
I once had 610 kts gs in a 737 down to Lanzarote and as low as 350 kts gs on the way back there was almost a hour and a half difference in flight time absolute madness
Ive seen 150kts+ tailwind towards Australia highest I’ve seen is 158lts as well.
North Atlantic sometimes has similar winds.
All my long hauls in flight sims AND irl flights were overnight
Is this an A388 over the ocean btw
It was an A388
