September 25th 14, 07:40 AM
On Saturday, August 30, 1997 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, Barry Colin wrote:
> Dear Soaring Friends,
>
> I am posting this message with great sadness.
>
> On Sunday, August 24, 1997, Bruce Miller passed away quite unexpectedly in
> his sleep.
>
> Bruce owned and operated The Cloudbase, the local soaring FBO at Boulder
> Municipal Airport. His was 57 years old at the time of his passing. Always
> a
> good friend to those of us who flew with him, he will be sorely missed by
> the
> local gang and by those who have moved on to greater heights with his
> mentoring.
>
> Bruce was one heck of a pilot. Blind flying the Explorer, the National
> Center for Atmospheric Research's glider, at thirty-eight thousand feet
> while covered with ice during lightning studies took exceptional piloting
> skills. But getting a ham-fisted, middle-aged, know-it-all glider pilot to
> make a safe and consistent approach to a good landing on Boulder's runway
> 08
> was no mean feat either. Bruce was one heck of a pilot. I, for one, will
> miss him greatly.
>
> An informal memorial service for Bruce will be held Tuesday September 2,
> 1997
> at 10am at the amphitheater atop Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder.
>
> The family requests contributions in his memory be made to organizations of
> your choosing.
>
> Gunnar Blanke
>
Don Szabo
I knew Bruce as 'just' an instructor before slowly learning of his feats and prowess in the gliding community as I learned to soar at the Cloud Base around 1994. I had the pleasure to fly with him quite a few times as I was a slow learner and had problems with airsickness. Mostly I remember his intelligence and wit. We really did have fun up there. Don Szabo
> Dear Soaring Friends,
>
> I am posting this message with great sadness.
>
> On Sunday, August 24, 1997, Bruce Miller passed away quite unexpectedly in
> his sleep.
>
> Bruce owned and operated The Cloudbase, the local soaring FBO at Boulder
> Municipal Airport. His was 57 years old at the time of his passing. Always
> a
> good friend to those of us who flew with him, he will be sorely missed by
> the
> local gang and by those who have moved on to greater heights with his
> mentoring.
>
> Bruce was one heck of a pilot. Blind flying the Explorer, the National
> Center for Atmospheric Research's glider, at thirty-eight thousand feet
> while covered with ice during lightning studies took exceptional piloting
> skills. But getting a ham-fisted, middle-aged, know-it-all glider pilot to
> make a safe and consistent approach to a good landing on Boulder's runway
> 08
> was no mean feat either. Bruce was one heck of a pilot. I, for one, will
> miss him greatly.
>
> An informal memorial service for Bruce will be held Tuesday September 2,
> 1997
> at 10am at the amphitheater atop Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder.
>
> The family requests contributions in his memory be made to organizations of
> your choosing.
>
> Gunnar Blanke
>
Don Szabo
I knew Bruce as 'just' an instructor before slowly learning of his feats and prowess in the gliding community as I learned to soar at the Cloud Base around 1994. I had the pleasure to fly with him quite a few times as I was a slow learner and had problems with airsickness. Mostly I remember his intelligence and wit. We really did have fun up there. Don Szabo