Friday, April 15, 2011

Friday 4/15 rides

Tax day?  NO, a beautiful day for a glider ride, just ask these people!

The milky sea air is visible to the right going up the Salinas Valley on the other side of Fremont Peak and the Gabilans.  Rob looks back at Hollister while we fly towards the Hollister Hills where he rides dirt bikes:

Cameron is taking pictures of his business property adjacent to the airport:

Naina and Ashu chose the ride to Monterey Bay:

Monterey peninsula while over Prunedale:

The "heads-up-display" yaw string looks strange above the tow-plane but once off tow it is used to keep the glider flying strait as there are no lines to follow in the sky!  Moss Landing and Elkhorn Slough are ahead and below:

The north end of the bay with Watsonville in the Pajaro River Valley and Santa Cruz in the distance:

Naina could start flying lessons now because even at 12 she can reach all the controls!  At 14 she could solo and at 16 get her Private Pilot Glider license.  Then she could take her dad for a ride!

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