Saturday 10/29/11 rides

Lovina brought Micheal, visiting from Texas, in for a Hollister Hop.  Just for fun she posed for a pic as if she were literally "giving him a ride"!

 The ride in the front seat for one is more comfortable and scenic than sharing the back seat.  And I give the passenger the opportunity to fly the aircraft while at altitude.

Nick and his father, Claudio demonstrate the best-case scenario for a rear-seat 2-person Silver Hawk ride:

Here is Nick trying out the front seat where he'll be sitting when he's big enough to start his training!

Vickie and Al split a Monterey Bay Ride for two into two individual shorter rides for one so each could enjoy more comfort and a better view.  Vickie is using her iPhone camera while on tow:

Al and I had such a relaxed ride together that I neglected to get a pic of him in flight.  Here he and Vickie are back together after our landing and roll-out to parking:

  

Kristoffer(with binoculars!) and his father Walt took the "big" ride to Monterey Bay.

 The hats tell me they are a long way from Florida where my kids and g-kids live!

Here's another potential student glider-pilot pose:

Peter's wife and three little ones gave him an hour in the air out to Monterey Bay and back, a nice "time-out" from the realities on the ground:

Julie brought her husband, Roland, down from Palo Alto for a scenic Monterey Bay ride two months after her father, Jim, had his "solo" ride(see Saturday 8/13).  The two men had intended to ride together in the rear seat as they met the weight limit but their statures became the limiting factor.  Jim enjoyed his ride at the time while Roland had to return for a higher and longer ride while enjoying the front seat comfort and visibility.

 
The last ride of the day was with sister and brother, Arianna and Austin over San Juan Bautista with a little fun maneuvering on the way back.