November 24, 2008 Astrid Rao

Kids want to fly

  Yesterday at the training site there were a couple of little boys barely 9 or 10 years old holding up bed sheets and running full tilt – they had no preconceived notions about flying with the sheets. They have been watching us train here and  have some idea about what one needs to be [...]

November 17, 2008 Astrid Rao

Angel Lift

Driving up to Kamshet on Friday morning was an exciting affair as always. Sanjay Dwane and I headed out at an unearthly hour to get to the training site on time.We had a luncheon party planned for the village kids and us at the site after the training and we were looking forward to an [...]

November 11, 2008 Astrid Rao

A Super Training Weekend

  The winds seem to have settled into a reliable pattern and sure were happy with the big leeway it gave us this weekend We stuck to an early morning schedule and our Elementary Pilot Course participants had super winds,  super flights and made super progress. They were a great bunch and we had a [...]

November 4, 2008 Astrid Rao

Diwali Week at Native Place

The festival of lights was celebrated in style with oil lamps adding to the warm glow at Native Place. Lamps, Fireworks great food and happy people set the festive mood and students, pilots and house guests all had a wonderful time, away from the noisy firecrackers and pollution in our own little piece of paradise. [...]