| Sat was GREAT. Mike Voie suggested the wave. I dusted off my surf board (N103FB) and a little before 2PM we took off. I got off at 6,500' with 800-1000' f/m up. I did figure 8s and circled. At around 10,500' I was down to 400 f/m, after 11,000' 200 f/m at around 12,000' I was somewhere around 50'-200' f/m by 13,300' I was 0-50 f/m so I stopped trying. The world looks different from the Grob than any of the power aircraft I have piloted at any altitude. I really enjoyed it, just basking in being there. I went to LVK and looked around and back to Diablo then Brushy Peak. A great deal of this was at zero to a little over 100 f/m sink. I went almost to SCK and came back a circled the Fore Bay. I was at 6K and got to watch Elevator slide under me at 4K doing about mach 1. The FM asked how much longer I would be? Eh, it was getting late so I went Discovery Bay and used the air brakes. The total flight was 2.6hrs. If I had played around I think I might have had another 45' in the air. The Grob just did NOT want to come down. I landed long and was almost on the center line of the taxiway as I exited. As I said, "Sat was Great." Thanks Mike for suggesting the wave. Rick Robbins |
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