On Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 2:40:32 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Maybe this is a good opportunity for some of us to share some stories of our experiences.
I'll go first.-

During the regional at Harris Hill in 2013 I was flying K21 with grandson Calvin Mampe, Rachel Conklin, and her sister Michelle. All 3 had flown multiple contests with me before, 2 having done so before they were old enough to solo.
Half way through the contest, my wife Dianne had a terrible fall and ended up hospitalized with some very serious injuries. All 3 of the juniors had good flights with me earlier in the contest so I told them to just keep on flying.
On Friday, Calvin and Rachel flew but decided to abandon the task part way around the course due to rain. They did not want to land out and take the ship apart in the rain. Smart!
The next day Rachel and Michelle flew together. About 4:00 I was in the ICU with Dianne when Calvin called. When I answered, he simply said “K21 four miles”. Our 2 young ladies had flown the course for a reasonable score. To my knowledge, this is the first time two young sisters had ever flown in competition. We had a seriously great group hug that night. This may be my best ever moment as a supporter of youth soaring.
Following up- Michelle is now an A&P working for Textron and just finished her first restoration, a 1-26E. Rachel is instructing at Flight Safety and soon will have all the requirements for her ATP.

UH

Not soaring related but aviation and history come together. The day was October 27 1942, that day probably doesn't mean anything, except to a 96 year old sailor named Joe Miller. Joe was an aircraft mechanic aboard the USS Hornet CV-8 and may be one of the two or three remaining alive men who was there as Jimmy Doolittle executed the raid on Tokyo. Joe, worked on his aircraft and other aircraft that were used in the raid.
The reason that I mention this is because I have an autographed picture of the raiders on the deck of the Hornet prior to departure. I have scanned this pic and did a high resolution scan and Joe will be signing this print this week. After so thought about what I wanted him to write on the print I have decided that he will start by entering the current date, his name, US Navy, USS Hornet CV-9, 1942, sunk 10-27-1942, "I Was There", signature Joe Miller. Any other ideas ? After completed I will hang in my man cave and toast a drink or two. Bob