tonycondon
Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer)
At the soaring banquet last night, one of our club members got up during "story time". Usually "story time" is when we tell funny stories from the year and the funniest gets a statue of a seagull that we just call "The Bird". Anywho, Paul starts talking about how the bird is kind of a crappy award and he wanted to raise the bar for someone who was deserving. He started talking about those of us in the club who go cross country and he thought one of us should get some kind of an award. Then he mentioned that Matt had made fun of him so I was to get the award. It was a model of a Schweizer 1-23 that according to Paul had been "bouncing around in his basement" for a while. What he doesnt give himself credit for is that he is a meticulous craftsman. He made the model from a simple 2 view drawing of the glider and it is great!
Anyway, I was floored. It was a really nice gesture. Paul doesnt fly cross country but he just got a glider more suited for him and is considering starting this season. Ive been trying to get him away from the airport since I started. I hope that I have inspired (at least) him to go have fun with his glider and make it do what it was designed to do.
Anyway, I was floored. It was a really nice gesture. Paul doesnt fly cross country but he just got a glider more suited for him and is considering starting this season. Ive been trying to get him away from the airport since I started. I hope that I have inspired (at least) him to go have fun with his glider and make it do what it was designed to do.