On 2014-10-25 10:54:55 +0000, Cookie said:

When I used to do a lot of "scenic glider rides" many times the
passenger would request to "fly over their house"..but the request was
made once airborne...

Steering turns worked great for this!

Pawnee climbs steeper than the DG1000 descends, so for any given
distance from the airport (other than straight over the boundary fence)
I can fly over lower in free flight than on tow. Especially with a bit
of a dive and then pull up.

I once did a fly by the living room window of a trial flighter who's
house was on a 500 ft ridge 2 miles from the airfield. I would be
nervous there at 50 knots, but with the climb after a pass at 100 knots
it was always going to be fine.