Craiger is absolutely LOVING Civil Air Patrol. He is learning so many things about leadership, emergency services, drones, aerospace. It's such a great program for teens.
In October, he was offered his first glider flight through CAP. He woke up early early in the morning & drove down to Payson Airport about an hour south of us. The whole experience was like a dream for him.
He got to be in the glider with an experienced glider instructor/pilot & he talked Craiger through everything. Craiger got to pull the lever to disconnect from the tow plane, he got to steer his whole way down, & he got to assist with the landing. It was incredible.
And while all this was happening, a full solar eclipse took place. Craiger was able to get a fantastic view of that from the sky as well.
Craiger also learned some of the ins & outs of gliders. He got to assist holding/pushing the wings for another fellow CAP member as they took off as well as assisted in setting up & taking down the glider.
The entire day was like a dream come true for him. Thank you Civil Air Patrol Blackhawk Squadron for being SO AMAZING for these youth.
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