As the overcast dissipated Will and I followed the towplane around and over the remaining cloud to the top of Henrietta Peak in the hills east of Hollister. On the way back, Will flew the glider with a very good touch and showed me "The Right Stuff"! I hope he finds a glider operation near his home in CO. We've had 14 yr-old student pilots solo and then get their licenses at 16 before they drive the family car!
Jonel and Sonaya wanted a couple's ride:
After landing we got a pic to show who's really in the "driver's" seat:
Susan and John had their ride as a couple too:
Another family event involved a grandfather's birthday ride. Here we have the son-in-law taking a picture of his wife, mother-in-law, three children and father-in-law:
With the airport about 8 miles away and 3200' below, Sam was bringing us back from the east hills. Although we couldn't converse in English, my only language, Sam and I had a good ride using prearranged hand signals so that he could fly the glider for ten minutes during our return to the airport:
We couldn't talk to each other but we managed to fly together!
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