Great article! Thanks for the link. Mentioning your friend Marty brings back memories of a (sadly passed away a few years back) glider pilot in my club - he also had the experience of ejecting from a Starfighter after the engine failed! His incident took place in Germany in an RCAF CF-104. We've actually had three ex-104 pilots as well as several other guys who used to fly other fighters in my club during my time there. They've all had similar reactions to their first soaring flight as your friend did.