Club Newsletters
3rd Quarter Membership Meeting and Annual Cookout
The September membership meeting of the Omaha Soaring Club was held on September 27 at the Omaha Soaring Club clubhouse at Blair Executive Airport. Twenty members, family members, and significant others were in attendance. This was primarily a social gathering and...
Meeting Minutes – Omaha Soaring Club general membership meeting 22 June 2024
The June general membership meeting of the Omaha Soaring Club was held at 9:00 a.m. on 22 June at the OSC clubroom at Blair Executive Airport. 11 club members were in attendance and 8 cast proxy votes. Consideration of the club's financial status, and adjustments to...
2024 Spring Clean-up Day
Hello, all: . We had a nice turn-out on Sunday, April 14, for our Spring Clean-up. Thank you to everyone who showed up and helped. We had a crew of about eight club members working much of the afternoon filling dozens of varmint holes in our grass runway. Most of the...
Annual Safety Meeting – March 9, 2024
The Omaha Soaring Club held its 2024 Safety Meeting and March membership meeting on March 9 at the Centris Federal Credit Union headquarters. 17 members were in attendance. Tom welcomed the group to the 2024 safety meeting. Steve reviewed some safety-related articles...
Board of Directors Meeting – 1st Quarter 2024
The Omaha Soaring Club board of directors met at 1:00 p.m. on February 24 at the Swanson Branch of the Omaha Public Library. All BOD members were present, and Steve R. was present as an ex-officio representative. Jeff F. proposed that the club change the club credit...
Blair Airport Authority Meeting – First Ground School Class – Winter, 2024
Three members of OSCI attended the Blair Airport Authority BOD meeting on Tuesday, January 16th. Club President Bud S. and lead flight instructor Steve R. spoke on behalf of OSCI. Club Treasurer Jeff F. provided moral support from the gallery. Bud and Steve reviewed...
Annual Membership Meeting – December 16, 2023
The Omaha Soaring Club held its annual membership meeting on December 16th at the Millard branch of the Omaha Public Library. 21 members were in attendance. The club by-laws require election of the next year's Board of Directors in the December meeting. Dave reported...
Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting – September 21, 2023
The Omaha Soaring Club Board of Directors met October 21, 2023 at BTA to discuss resolution of needed maintenance on the Pawnee. Pros and cons of maintaining N7370Z versus purchasing a replacement tow plane were discussed. A motion was made, and unanimously approved,...
Quarterly Membership Meeting – Friday, September 29, 2023
Hello, everyone: The September membership meeting of the Omaha Soaring Club was held on September 29 at the OSC clubhouse at Blair Executive Airport. Approximately 25 members, family members, and significant others were in attendance. This was primarily a social...
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...
Omaha Soaring Club – Annual Safety Seminar, March 11, 2023
NOTE: Video of the Safety Seminar may be found on the YouTube channel for the Omaha Soaring Club: Annual Safety Seminar - 2023 - YouTube The Omaha Soaring Club's March membership meeting and annual safety seminar was held March 11, 2023 at the Centris Federal Credit...
Young Eagles STEM Open House, Saturday, February 18, 2023
The Omaha Soaring Club was well represented at the Young Eagles STEM Open House at the Oak View Mall on Saturday, February 18th. In attendance for the four-hour event were Bob A, Mark B, Bob D, Jeff F, Jacob M, and Tom S. Many thanks to Bob D for bringing and...
Annual Meeting – Saturday, December 10, 2022
The Omaha Soaring Club's annual meeting was held on December 10 at the Millard branch of the Omaha Public Library. 14 members were present. 4 members cast absentee votes for the Board of Directors. The proposed slate for the 2023 Board of Directors was presented for...
General Membership Meeting Minutes – July 18, 2022
A quarterly meeting of membership of the Omaha Soaring Club was held on July 18 at the OSCI clubhouse at Blair Municipal Airport. Thirteen members were in attendance. The meeting was held at the OSCI clubhouse at BTA as introduction of the new clubhouse to all, and...
General Membership Meeting Minutes – March 5, 2022
The Omaha Soaring Club held a general membership meeting, and the annual spring safety seminar at 9:00 on March 5 at Centris Federal Credit Union. Jay gave recognition to the contributions of Frank, Dan, Whit, and Jaime as tow pilots. Jay provided a review of club...
Newsletter – February, 2022
Hello, all: As we move towards the start of the spring soaring season and the Annual Safety meeting, please be reminded to complete your 2022 OSCI Safety Quiz. You’ll want to bring the completed quiz to the Safety Meeting. If you are unable to attend the Safety...
Newsletter – April, 2021
Hello, all: One of the critical items on the pre-takeoff checklist is the ‘emergency plan’. Whether an OSCI member is flying solo or is flying with someone else, a review of the ‘emergency plan’ is completed before the tow begins. The plan is a review of what to do...
Newsletter – March, 2021
Hello, all: As we move towards the start of the spring soaring season, please be reminded to complete your 2021 OSCI Safety Quiz. You'll want to bring the completed quiz to BTA before your annual Safety Flight. You'll also want to bring your mask! We just received...