Attracting the kids

"Jim Beckman" wrote in message
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And are those honestly the type you want to entice
into gliding? Or are they inclined to get as much
from a club as they can, and contribute as little as
possible?

I will never forget the look on my daughter's face the first time she got a
close look at a 2-33. It wasn't pretty! (neither the look nor the 2-33) She
had been flying Cezznas and decided on gliders because she would soon be old
enough to solo a glider. After her first flight, we heard no more about the
2-33 being ugly, it was just an aircraft to be mastered.

Yes, she not only soloed it, she got her license and moments later took her
(then) non-pilot father for one of his first glider rides. I was stoic, but
mildly nervous. I, more than anyone, knew that my daughter was not perfect. It
was some ten years later before I finally soloed, also in a 2-33.

Vaughn