Pete Alexander

Pete Alexander – a retired Silicon Valley refugee started flying gliders at the age of 14 at Sky Sailing in Fremont, CA where he flew his first solo flight in a SGS 2-33. Since then he has accumulated over 6000 hours in gliders including a 6.5 year sting as a full time glider flight instructor at Sky Sailing in Fremont, CA while in college. He started flying competitions in 1986 and has since flown in numerous Regional and National contests on the East and West coasts. He had the privilege to be a crew member for Rick Walters (3R) on the 1995 US Team at Omarama, New Zealand. He was also a volunteer at the 2012 WGC at Uvalde, TX as a sniffer and photographer. US Team member in the 18m Class at the 2014 WGC in Leszno, Poland and 2015 PAGC in Chilhowee, TN flying his ASG-29. His home field is the Williams Soaring Center in Williams, CA where he flies his ASG 32 Mi and AS 33 Es.