On Sep 30, 5:52 pm, Shirl wrote:
wrote:
today our glider field was visited by my Grandma, and two sets of my
Great Aunts and Uncles (her sister and brother and their husband/
wife). Took granny and the two great uncles flying. Grandma has been
excited for a glider ride ever since I started flying and has always
enjoed hearing of my flights. Took them up in the old 2-22 and
discovered that winds above 1000 AGL were howling. got to fly
backwards while indicating 45 mph. Grandma, even though being legally
blind, really enjoyed the flight and the view. She mentioned that the
next time she wants to fly a glider on a cross country flight that
that "sounds like fun". so watch this space for a great story,
probably next spring, of the cherokee taking his grandma on a cross
country flight in a club 2-22. I cant wait.

Great story. You are *so* fortunate that (a) they are here to see you
fly, and (b) they want to share the experience WITH you. I hope you got
some photos. I wish I could have shared the experience with my parents.
Mom's parting words to me, a week before she died, were the inspiration
for learning to fly, a year later in a 2-33.

yep i got a nice picture of the 4 of us in front of the 22 after we
tied it down. Grandma also had a classic quote then. As I was tying
it down she says "When do we take the wings off???" I explained that
we keep the club gliders assembled and she was, I think, genuinely
dissapointed as she wanted to see how it worked. I tried to save
grace by at least showing her my dissassembled cherokee but I dont
think she will be happy until she is in a field with me somewhere
derigging.