April 2023

Hi, OSCI Members: We completed eight flights today, before the winds exceeded our club safety limit. Our short-term goal the past couple of weeks has been to have OSCI members complete their Annual Safety Flights. This is a club requirement for safety purposes, where each club member is required to fly one flight with…

Hello, OSCI Members: It was a little chilly today, but there was good lift! A little sun on the bare farm fields works wonders! Most of today’s flights (not the pattern tows) reached between six to seven thousand feet in altitude. In total, we flew eighteen flights plus pulled the L-23 over to Skywerx…

Hi, OSCI Members: It was another great Monday to fly. Flight operations started with Steve R. and I going up. I took the rear seat for a rear seat refresher flight. Second up was Jeff F. in the first of three flights with his 1-26. Bob A., Bud S. and I all flew solo…

Hello, all: The 2023 Soaring Season is underway! We flew eight flights today, on what turned out to be a beautiful spring afternoon. The winds were steady but light, the temps ranged from the mid 60’s to the low 70’s, and the cumulus clouds started popping at around 2:00pm. There was lift on day…