Julie, the pilot
Saturday, November 8th Julie took to the air in the CCSA Schweitzer 2-33 for her very first solo flight. With a perfect launch and tow to 1000ft she released and flew the pattern to a landing and a rollout right back to her starting point. Probably her best landing yet. Only to be topped by the next two as she took two additional pattern tows to complete the first phase of her training and her solo flight requirements. It was a great thing to be a part of. A little more than 2 months ago she took her very first flight in a glider on August 30th with our soon to be instructor Harold Gallagher . That trip was as a passenger in 105 degree heat out at Avenal. I took a demo flight that day as well. While I had been lucky enough to find some good thermals and climb to cooler air, Julie's ride had been one of not too much altitude and plenty of work for the 40 minute flight. We drove home and she wasn't too sure about the whole thing, while I was intrigued by the challenge o