I m so proud, it s wonderful. I m the one who when she was 5 said to Dave, We d better get her a quarter-midget. Sarah slips into the cockpit and is strapped in as the showgirls pose for photos a few feet in front of her. Dave Fisher puts clear strips over the vents, then leans in and talks to his daughter. She nods in acknowledgement to him.
Mom takes more pictures.
Dad stands with his arms folded. Brian Barnhart holds up an index finger indicating there would be a wait. Then it s over in less than two minutes. Sarah takes her white cap back from her mother, pulls her hair back, slips it through the strap and is ready for the media. She talks to the television interviewer, goes on radio and then prepares to meet the rest of the print press.