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My first exposure to sailplanes was in January of 1967 when I first read a fantastic article in National Geographic magazine. I was 14 years old and I had always been interested in aviation but at this point I knew a sailplane (or glider) was what I really wanted to fly. Ten years later, in 1977, I had the time and the money so I found our local glider operation near Portland, Or, began taking lessons, and I've been consumed by the sport ever since. I was the President of our club in Or. several times and in the early 90s I convinced our small club that we could sponsor the Soaring Society of America (SSA) National Convention, which we did in 1998. I got my Commercial Glider Rating in 1990 and my Instructors Rating (CFIG) in 2002. I have over 4000 hours in gliders and started my own commercial soaring operation in Hood River, OR in 2003. Wanting some warmer weather, I moved to Arizona in 2013

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