Monday 3/26/12 Silver Hawk ride for two

Francois and Chantal, both glider pilot/owners, visiting from Toulouse, France had never been in a Schweizer 2-32 and enjoyed their ride over San Juan Bautista and the San Andreas Faultline on a day with scattered clouds.  We experienced some thermal and convergence lift while turning with another glider as we returned to the airport.

Observe how Chantal used Francois' scarf to block the excess ventilation or maybe it was to cushion her arm from the side as it is a tight fit for two "grown-ups"!

 
Francois showed me a picture of their glider in which they sit tandem, each with complete controls.  A state-of-the-art ASH 25 with twice the performance of our SGS 2-32:

I'm quite sure RC is their "race number" and does not mean "remote control"!  I'll bet they can fly all over southern France on a day with good lift.