My Experience at the 2016 Youth Soaring Camp

Thank you so much for the amazing opportunity to go to soaring camp. I really enjoyed the soaring camp and really learned a lot and extended my flying skills by attending this camp.

At the beginning of the camp I set a goal for myself to get checked out in the new 126. After a few days I achieved my goal. After I started flying the 126 I really started to learn what the aircraft can do. For example, I accidentally got off tow at 3,500 ft when you really want to get off at 4,500 ft. After realizing my mistake I quickly found a 2 knot thermal and climbed up to 5,700 ft. That was the most I’ve ever climbed in a solo flight and I really think I learned a lot that day.

Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to go to this camp. I believe that if I didn’t go to the soaring camp I would not have had the chance to experience what the 126 can do.

Jim Parker did a little practicing and I got a few photos so I thought I would share them with you. The other campers and I had a lot of fun watching him doing stunts.

Thank you again for the amazing opportunity. I will never forget this week.

Photos that Ethan took of Jim Parker Sr. flying his Pitts.