Schweizer SGS 2-33

Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Schweizer Aircraft Corporation. Model: 2-33. Nickname: none
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Glider
> FAA Category and Class: Glider
> Engine Description: none

Aircraft Experience
> As of: 11/5/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 13
> Number of Times Flown: 51
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: TG-4A (USAFA)

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 27
> Date First Flown: 9/28/1986 [This is an error; my first flight was 5/2/1982; As a result, the sequence first flown is off]
> Location First Flown: Sky Sailing Airport, Fremont, CA
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Sky Sailing

Recollections: While my number of flights in the Schweizer 2-33 are not large, this glider has had a big effect on my pilot certificate.  In a variety of ways:

–I got my commercial glider add-on in a 2-33 at Skysailing in Fremont, CA (a field that is no longer there, pushed out by development)

–I flew them both with the USAF (see photos below) and, later, in Wichita, KS at a civilian glider club.

–While working for the FAA, I obtained my Glider Instructor certificate (CFIG) at Skylark North in Tehachapi, CA, flying the 2-33

From a performance standpoint, the 2-33 is definitely a GLIDER, not a sailplane but (like all the Schweizers I’ve flown) it handles well, and is forgiving (for training).