September 2024

Soaring Report – Sunday, September 22, 2024 Hi All, What a difference a day makes! Yesterday we were wearing shorts and t-shirts, and today long pants and a light jacket were needed to be comfortable. We can feel that fall weather is moving in. There are a lot of local farmers harvesting their beans,…

Hello, all: There’s not much to report today. We started early to fly-off a group of the ‘Mile High Experience’ gift certificates that have accumulated. There were some flight lessons and check ride practice flights, and two bi-annual flight review flights. Otherwise, it was a quiet day with a total of fourteen flights. Today’s…

Hi, all: This morning started with a Ground School session in the Glider Pilot’s Lounge at KBTA.  The session was open to all club members, but it was held primarily for the two members who have Oral Exams and Check Rides coming up in October (Jeff F and Ryan K) and one member who…

Hi, all: Today we celebrated Jamie A’s 90th birthday.  For anyone who doesn’t know Jamie, he has a long history in aviation.   Jamie was a naval aviator back in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.  He flew as a pilot for United Airlines for many years.  He taught in the aviation program at the…

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Hi, all: Today was Labor Day, and we felt it’d be best to celebrate it while we ‘labored’ at the airport.  We ‘labored’ our way through thirteen flights today: Steve R. took Matt L. up for his ‘Mile High Flight Experience’. Sean flew a flight in his Jonkers after doing a self-launch. Cale L.…

Hi, all: It was a quiet day today, with only nine flights.  This may have been due to the Cornhusker football team winning their season opener for the first time in five years.  People probably thought they’d better go to church, just in case.  Today’s flights: New club member Cale L. took a flight…

Hi, all: It was a very nice day today!  Professional writing coaches will tell you that including ‘very’ in a sentence is unnecessary, but on a day like today, it is necessary!  Why?  Because it was VERY nice out!  Even though there were no thermals at all, it was a superb day to be…