for Christmas i purchased a 1 hour piloted glider ride for my Wonderful MR. he already does the hot air ballon thing once a year. he refused parachuting not even going to think about it. but….. a glider ride is perfect. he is such an airplane freak. since we live close (7 miles) from the airport he attempts to be stopped at the major intersection just so he can see planes come in and land. silly man but I love him and a glider ride is perfect….. the airport in beloit wisconsin is the closest place they offer this so beloit it is. he will get 2 hours of pre flight then up he goes one mile high and then slowly back down. i guess they set the pilot behind you and you can take the controls if you want. I will NOT be going up thank you very much i will be going to Library land or shopping while he is “up there’ I know that it will be like when he is done , he will talk about it for months and months but what i wait for is the look on my mans face when i greet him back on terra firma, it will be a look of pure happiness i am sure and to see that look on the face of one you love is so precious. that is why beloit is on my list.