Hi, all:
We knew days like this were coming! Thermals galore! There were fat cumulus clouds floating overhead at about 7,500′ MSL, and there was lift beneath most of them. Plus, the winds were light, and the temps were in the mid-70’s. What a day! We’d like some more, please!
Today’s flights:
– Jeff F. flew three check-ride practice flights with Steve R. This included boxing the wake, 720-degree steep turns, near stalls, and a rope break.
– A paid ride for Ed, an 83-year-old gentleman from Crete. A glider ride was on his bucket list.
– Dave L. flew two solo flights in the L-23. He found some lift on his early flight, but by the time he flew a second time, the lift was starting to dissipate.
– New club member Don O. flew a flight lesson with Steve.
– Meanwhile, Sean and company assembled his Jonkers JS-3 and then was towed aloft for a short flight.
– Jonathan F. flew a flight lesson with Steve.
– Sean did a self-launch using the Jonker’s electric engine. He flew to Missouri Valley, then over the DeSoto Wildlife Refuge, and then over to Bennington Lake. He flew for more than two hours and more than 100 miles. Did I mention there were thermals?
– Matt R. took his wife up in the L-23 for a 30-minute flight.
– Jeff flew Steve’s SGS 1-26E for the first time. He shared a thermal with Matt and Denise, with Denise capturing some nice photos of Steve’s ship in flight.
– Bud S. flew a nice flight in his Grob 102 Astir CS77. He, too, flew over the Missouri River to visit the DeSoto Bend Wildlife Refuge, and also flew over Bennington Lake, too. He was gone for about an hour and fifteen minutes. This counts as Bud’s first cross-country flight. I asked him if he was at all nervous about crossing the river and he said, ‘It looks pretty small from 7,000′ in the air’. Bud was pretty confident that the thermals weren’t going to suddenly vanish on him.
– Jose M., our newest member, flew two flight lessons with Steve.
– Tom S. took the L-23 up for about a 45-minute flight, and came back only because he knew others were waiting to fly it.
– Steve took his 1-26E for a flight but failed to find one of the many thermals that were literally everywhere. His flight took less time than a trip to the nearest grocery store to buy a gallon of milk.
Frank did the towing today.
Thanks, everyone for a day of smooth soaring on a beautiful day.
OSCI
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