On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6:53:23 PM UTC-7, wrote:
An optimistic view is that he was not one of us based solely on his last flight. He possessed a glider rating, but he was not one of us. To be a glider pilot, you have to be an optimist, (JJI) ~Barny

Exactly, Barny. To be one of us, one had to have a passion for, care about, and share in the kindred spirit of those who fly, be they bird or man.

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