1999 WOR XC Flights
from Diablo
XC#
Date
Name
Type
Landing
Miles
Turn Points,
Comments
1
10-Jan
Bob Trumbly
RW
Mission LZ
26
1st time over niles canyon
2
13-Feb
Bob Trumbly
RW
Jacklin Rd. Milpitas
30.3
Nathan Welchel also flew this
route. I terminated flight to stay out of TCA SJ international
3
13-Feb
Nathan Whelchel
RW
Jacklin Rd. Milpitas
30.3
Bob Trumbly landed with me even
though he could have continue further in the lee of the Diablo range
4
21-Feb
Bob Trumbly
RW
Stockton
33.6
Milkrun. Landed @ bridge on Hwy
4
5
7-Mar
Bob Trumbly
RW
South of Madera & Hwy 99
123
Finally
6
7-Mar
Tom Seeilger
RW
Interstate 99 at Worden Ave.
north of Le Grande
95
My personal longest flight from
Diablo to date.
7
7-Mar
Mark Grubbs
HG
Oakdale
62
Almost landed at the 1000' LZ,
had to scratch for 30 minutes before climbing out.
8
21-Mar
Tom Seeliger
RW
Highway 104 near Rancho Seco
Nuclear Power Plant
51
First 20 miles were difficult
until I hooked into a monster convergence line NE of Stockton.
9
1-Apr
Ramy Yanetz
RW
New Jerusalem (near Tracy) to
Coalinga Exit, HWY 5
115
Got off tow at 900 ft AGL, MAX
alt 6200 ft.
10
1-Apr
Tom Seeliger
RW
Ed Levin Park
33
Cloudbase was over 6k
11
1-Apr
Bob Trumbly
RW
Coyote hills country club rd.
Morgan hill
49
12
2-Apr
Dan Maguire
HG
Fowler Rd, near Evergreen
College
40.5
Left
at 4000, 7400 over Blackhawk, 3400 at 580-680. Personal best from Diablo.
13
4-Apr
Kevin Dutt
RW
Short of Los Banos
76
14
4-Apr
Bob Trumbly
RW
South Patterson Hwy 33
51
15
9-Apr
Bob Trumbly
RW
Past Crows Landing on I-5
61
Landed with Nathan Welchel who
spiraled down under O-D skies
16
9-Apr
Nathan Whelchel
RW
Past Crows Landing on I-5
61
Breakthrough flight on my Mil
after many disheartening & successive failures from Diablo (shhweeet!)
17
25-Apr
Mark Grubbs
HG
Byron Airport
16
Caught
the tail end of the convergence just before the Trailer Park.
18
9-May
Robert Moore
HG
Byron Road (J4)
23
Didn't really look like an X/C
day!
19
16-May
Bob Trumbly
RW
Past Gustine at Ingomar Rd
73
20
27-Jun
Bob Trumbly
RW
Mines Rd.
44
Just short of Mt. Stakes in
upper San Antonio Valley
21
27-Jun
Mark Grubbs
HG
Garre Winery, Livermore
20
Convergence over Livermore,flew
out over Lake DelValle and then came back to land at the winery.
22
22-Aug
Mark Grubbs
HG
Balfour Ave, Brentwood
11.3
No usable lift after leaving the
mountain.
Data
courtesy of Wings Of Rogallo:
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