I took the opportunity to visit some gliding sites and catch up with friends while in Chicago and Colorado for business in July 2007
While in Chicago for a conference, I visited the Chicago Glider Club and flew their K21. They were wonderfully welcoming to both me and the visiting Swiss pilot.
Then I went to Colorado to meet with other companies. While there I visited a commercial gliding operation in Durango.
Just before leaving to fly back to Australia, I stayed with Marc Arnold and his family in Longmont. We flew Marc’s Stemme although bad weather meant we could not fly as deep into the mountains as we might have liked
USA Visit
Members of the CCG
A private 1-26
Dawna and I with the LS-8
Rigging the ASW28
Chicago’s Pawnee
Launching the 1-26
The other tow plane
Hazy skies
The front of the K21
Chicago views
and more views
still more views
the K21
K21 launches
My conference!!
Durango Glider Port CO
An L-23 Blanik
Schweizer 2-32
Front seat of the 2-32
Back seat can take 2
Front of the L-23
Blanik landing
Marc in his office gives the Stemme “salute”
Marc’s Stemme
Cockpit of Marc’s Stemme
On climbout from Longmont
Me
Ridge soaring
more ridge soaring
Still ridge soaring
Marc
Bad weather coming
The lightening grounded us for an hour
