First Flight

[JR]

Last Saturday took my first flight in a 2-33 glider stayed up for about 40
minutes. What a beautiful experience.
John
Pittsburgh PA

[F.L. Whiteley]

"JR" > wrote in message
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> Last Saturday took my first flight in a 2-33 glider stayed up for about 40
> minutes. What a beautiful experience.
> John
> Pittsburgh PA
>
Welcome aboard.

The best is yet to come.

Hard to quit smiling?;^)

Frank Whiteley
Colorado

[Waduino]

I took my first flight a couple of weeks ago. After a week away I've been
back twice for 7 more flights. Fun day yesterday - thermalling and planning
the whole flight, approach and all. Tows will take a little time but I love
this. We also use the 2-33 for training.
This is at York Soaring, north of Toronto so I'm trying to get to solo
before the season totally shuts down.
Good Luck.
Stu.
"JR" > wrote in message
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> Last Saturday took my first flight in a 2-33 glider stayed up for about 40
> minutes. What a beautiful experience.
> John
> Pittsburgh PA
>
>

[JohnH]

JR wrote:
> Last Saturday took my first flight in a 2-33 glider stayed up for about 40
> minutes. What a beautiful experience.
> John
> Pittsburgh PA
>
>

Good for you. I'm going up this Friday for the fourth time. I've never
had anything take hold of me quite like this :)

Do you plan on keeping at it? Since you're posting here I would say
you're at least thinking about it.

john
orlando fl

[JR]

John-
Yes, I plan on sticking with it for a long time. I am a Private Pilot and
love the fact that there is no engine to worry about quiting.

[Andrew NIELSEN]

You'll also be able to blow the wings off any Cessnas for speed.


--
Andrew Nielsen ;o)>


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| John-
| Yes, I plan on sticking with it for a long time. I am a Private Pilot and
| love the fact that there is no engine to worry about quiting.
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[Dancebert]

On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 20:55:45 -0600, "F.L. Whiteley"
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>Hard to quit smiling?;^)
>

After my first glider flight, I climbed out and walked a couple
minutes over to the gate in the fence where my girlfriend was waiting.
Her first words were "I didn't think it was possible to see a smile on
a white person from that far away". Why I didn't immediately start
taking lessons I don't remember, but I suspect it was because of the
cost.

17 years later am I'm now taking lessons. 15 flights, 9.5 hours.
With each passing lesson there's less swearing at the stuff I know I'm
doing wrong and more grinning. The biggest source-o-joy is being able
to tow without the instructor having to touch the controls. Three in
a row and counting.

Oh, by the way, is it true that the English transaltion of 'Tehachapi'
is 'Valley-where-wind-never-stops'? ;-)