I show 1,742 knots" "No further inquiries were heard on that frequency" In another famous SR-71 story, Los Angeles Center reported receiving a request for clearance to FL 60 (60,000ft). The ...

I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing! (Sign over the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base Kadena, Japan). You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3. (Paul F.