I was lucky enough to 1) reconnect with a friend from combat 2) fly some acrobatics again and 3) take my first flight in a Robin aircraft - a Robin R2160. Gimli is the owner and we re-met by location (both being in Virginia). Simply put, it was an epic day for me - perfect weather (clouds included) and the ability to fly a higher-G airplane. We executed aileron rolls, snap rolls, slice backs, some cloud chasing and spins. He even let me land it which was very nice of him. I hadn't spun since 1996 (T-37s) and it was a fun as it's always been. It was one of those days where you wish you could paint real-time. We could even see our propeller arc against some of the darker clouds. I was beside myself and couldn't thank him enough. It made me want to buy an RV-8 even more than I already do.
N2160Z - a Robin R2160. The owner hasn't named her other than "Robin".
Thank you, Gimli!
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