On the Ground
Peoria, Arizona; November 27, 2011:
This is the glider we flew in, and that I had the chance to pilot briefly. Mostly my piloting skills were limited to steering and using the foot pedals to control the yaw. Carl, meanwhile, did the fun things as part of the aerobatic flight. To me the strangest thing was flying inverted for a fairly long period of time; many of the other loops and hammerheads were much more reminiscent of a roller coaster.