June 2023

  • General Membership Meeting Minutes – June 17, 2023

    The Omaha Soaring Club held its quarterly membership meeting on June 17th at the Blair Municipal Airport. 15 members were in attendance. Tom reported that there are currently no significant safety issues. Mark is compiling a list of members’ safety concerns addressed on the last page of the club’s spring safety quiz.  There was…

  • Soaring Report – Saturday, June 17, 2023

    Hello, everyone: We flew fourteen varied flights today. We started Saturday morning with six CAP Orientation fights. After CAP, James D. flew four flights, one with Steve R. and three solo. Steve and Bob D. flew three rides for a dad and his two kids, who flew in from York just to fly with…

  • Soaring Report – Thursday, June 8, 2023

    Hi All, We had a quiet day today with only four flights. Bob C. took a friend for a flight. Bob A. flew a solo flight and found some good lift; he flew more than 45 minutes. Bud S. flew two flights and then we called it a day. Frank towed for us. Tom

  • Soaring Report – Wednesday, June 7, 2023

    Hi All: It was a warm weekday for flying – it got up to 90 degrees. There were a lot of sunburned faces; more sun-screen needs to be applied on a day like today. We started flights at approximately 10:00AM, and until the cumulus clouds started forming at around 3:00PM, there wasn’t much lift…

  • Soaring Report, Sunday, June 4, 2023

    Hi, All: We had an early shut down today because of rain. We did complete 6 pattern flights for Jim D. before the rain arrived, but we had to call off flight ops once the rain started. We got a lot of rain in a short amount of time, and the runway was too…

  • Soaring Report – Saturday, June 3, 2023

    Hello, all: We flew fourteen flights today, beginning with 10 CAP flights in the morning. We flew four club flights in the afternoon, with Bob D. taking up a friend, followed by Lexy H. for a solo flight. Warren P. did a quick solo pattern flight and then took a friend up for a…