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(left to right, below: Danielle with Rick, sailplane
pilot - Danielle's takeoff view of STLLLA/BIGRBOB at the Tehachapi RV campground
- Aerial view, with towplane in front) |
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| I watched from the runway as the towplane took them aloft,
circled to gain altitude, and then released them several miles away. For about
twenty minutes they cirled and traversed the valley, slowly losing altitude.
Rick let her 'fly' it for a few minutes. After they landed, I walked over and joined their
conversation. Rick was telling Danielle that he had experience flying a number
of different aircraft and had also flown and
landed “the world’s largest glider”. After a short pause, he said “… the Space
Shuttle”! His name is Richard Searfoss, retired USAF colonel/astronaut:
Wiki article
He then told Danielle that he always waits until AFTER they land to tell people his background “… just in case it isn’t the smoothest landing”! Needless to say, Danielle was in very good hands while aloft! Since then we’ve taken the Airstream to visit the kids and grandkids for a few days during the Christmas holidays. We parked on the street in front of their house and hooked up to their water and electricity. Nice. (below: Michael, Danielle, Kara, Deborah, Dennis, Aria, Colin, Keva, Brennan, and Jaclyn) |
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And
at year's end we spent a couple nights at an upscale RV campground on the coast
between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay where we celebrated the arrival of the New
Year with friends from the dojo that also own an RV. Wishing all of our loved ones and friends many blessings, peace, and joy in 2018. Love, Michael & Danielle |
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