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Drove Out to the Glider Field |
rbzymek |
Oct 2 2022, 04:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 5-April 19 From: Northville, MI Member No.: 23,013 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
It was a beautiful day Saturday so I took a cruise out to Richmond Field near Gregory, MI, the home of the Sandhill glider club. I ended up chatting with Fred who was getting ready for a flight. It turns out he has been doing this for 22 years and he is now 89 years old!!! He has crewed at Elmira, NY, home of the glider museum and also has flown out west in the mountains. Amazing guy! (The second picture will rotate if you click to enlarge. Don't know how to fix it.)
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ChrisFoley |
Oct 3 2022, 04:14 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
That's not a glider.
That's a Sailplane! (my dad was the US importer for Shempp-Hirth in the 1960s and '70s) |
rbzymek |
Oct 3 2022, 03:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 5-April 19 From: Northville, MI Member No.: 23,013 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
That's not a glider. That's a Sailplane! (my dad was the US importer for Shempp-Hirth in the 1960s and '70s) I think the names are interchangeable. The Sandhill club page talks about gliders. I did some training there years ago but chose to buy a sailboat so the whole family could enjoy it. |
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