Lillymae Spins the Glider

This video shows Lillymae doing 2 spins in a training glider.

I started giving Lillymae flight instruction in a Schweizer 2-33 shortly before she turned 10 years old. This video shows a 2 minute segment of her 25th instructional flight when she spins the plane. She was 10 at the time. The first part of the video shows my point of view, from inside the plane, as I sit in the back seat. The second part shows the same part of the flight, but as observed from the ground. I thank Ben Johnson for the ground shot.

At this point in Lillymae’s training, I had little occasion to touch the controls, as by now Lillymae could perform most of the maneuvers required for the private pilot checkride, and then some, without any help from me, except for some verbal coaching. I do not touch the controls at anytime in this video segment. All flying is done by Lillymae.