I think most will agree that it has been an opportunity to meet some interesting people and have some fun. The general consensus is that we will sell some rides and may get a few new members. Time will tell.
Emily Grant spent a good part of the day Friday checking out young future pilots on the Condor Flight Simulator. She had one doing rolls without using the rudder and many landing on their first flight. This lady has a lot of potential as a future CISS instructor.
On Thursday, Mike Nichols had the opportunity to visit with shuttle commander Robert "Hoot" Gibson. While their conversation was out of earshot, the rumor was that Mike was telling Hoot that he should not anticipate much trouble stepping up to a "slippery" glass ship like the Libelle. Hoot has been flying a glider with a max L/D of 4.5 with a best L/D speed of 200 kts called the shuttle. He got his glider rating in a Schweizer 2-33.
The event is on through Saturday and Sunday the 16th and 17th of July. If your schedule permits, come on out and enjoy the action.
CISS tow pilot Ed Escalon will be flying EAA Young Eagle flights from the adjacent Reese Airport on Saturday.
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