At 12:48 12 January 2011, Paul Tribe wrote:

As much as I'm sure that you and your wife love your daughter
and want to do the best by her, don't forget that she's a child.
If there's one thing that you can count on in a child, it's being
fickle. She may want to fly a few times and then suddenly
decide that she doesn't like it any more...

And at 16, it wouldn't be surprising if her life suddenly starts to
revolved around boys. OTOH, find a glider club with some cute 16 to 18
year old boys in it, and her interest may continue.

Jim Beckman