There were a few dramatic moments on the mountain. After her flight when she was finally at the bottom, all three men went back up on top to try one more flight, leaving her alone on the bottom. Baillie fell asleep waiting for them and when she woke up, not knowing how long she had been asleep, she panicked and she said she was screaming and screaming for her dad, but he couldn't hear her on the top of the hill. Good thing she stayed with the packs, and in time her dad came flying down the hill to rescue her (from her own fear!) That was kinda sad and traumatic, but even that didn't make her not love the whole day!
Getting ready
Just waiting for her turn!
Baillie's first flight ever. She said it felt like the ride "Flying over California" at California Adventure Theme Park.
Coming in for the landing, I guess this is when the instructor says to "stand up"
On solid ground again, getting unhooked.
All done, going to Dad with that big smile!! How awesome is that?
Scott had a great day flying too, they really got some good flights in today because I guess the weather was great. He said there was so many more people out flying than there usually is. It's kind of like when the ocean has good conditions, and the surfers come out of no where. Everyone wants the good stuff! I'm glad they got in on the action!
What a great day for the both of them!
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I was so proud of Baillie today. She was so excited when Ken, our instructor, said that he had brought his tandem stuff. He got me and 2 other students up first, and we all had great flights as the conditions were perfect. I would have been up longer, but it was crowded and I moved into an area with less people. Once I did that I dropped out of the lift and within a few minutes I was approching for landing.
Since he waited to get us out, several people were still soaring and he planned to give Baillie an AWESOME flight. One of the other students took off with the tandem straps he needed, so he could not take off. I hurried up the hill so I could take pictures of them taking off and flying around, but we waited for the other student with the straps and by then the lift died. It just happens that way. I was sad for her because he could have stayed up for for a long time if he could just get a few hundred feet up. But by the time he got his stuff together, it was gone. My next 2 flights were short also. No lift as the sun goes down.
I was so glad she was with us today. She is so much fun to have around.
I was also so grateful that Ken,our instructor, took his time to help her out. Normally he can catch any lift there is and flys around after he gets his students off the launch and is waiting the 30 to 40 minutes it takes to get packed back up and hike the hill again. (It's about a 350 ft rise and the packs are around 45 or so pounds. It's fast the first time, but not after that.) He is usually good enough that when he sees the first student gettting to the top he just lands back on top and gets the student ready to go again. He could have been having a great time and he waited and took Baillie instead. What a great guy he is.
That is just too awsome, How cool is that. I and a lot of other people will probably never get the opportunity to do that in our whole lives, and little 8yr old Baillie did it! Way to go girl, she is great!
How scary Baillie is my new little hero! She's Rockin for being so brave...so is her MOM!
UNBELIEVABLE! Really, I don't know any other little girl that would even consider that...including THIS little girl. Way to go Baillie!
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