Hi All, Today we started with ten CAP Cadet Glider Orientation flights. These flights were followed by nine club flights: 1) Mike M flew two pattern flights with Steve, and one flight to 3,000′. 2) John H flew a solo flight to 3,000′. 3) Will M flew two...
Hello, all: SkySight forecast that there’d be solid lift today. It was a lie! First off, there’s a lot of smoke in the upper atmosphere from the ongoing Canadian wildfires. We never have good soaring conditions when the sky is hazy with smoke. Secondly, the corn...
Hello, all: We are in the summer doldrums! It’s hot. It’s humid. There’s hardly any wind. There isn’t much lift. Even the turkey vultures aren’t soaring more than a few hundred feet above the ground. We flew ten or eleven flights, but the flight conditions were...
Hello, all: The weather on Wednesday was so nice! Light winds, a high temperature in the mid-80’s, and very tolerable humidity levels. It was so different from last weekend when we wisely chose not to fly, due to the excessive heat and humidity. This was a gorgeous...
Hello, all: The thermals didn’t materialize as was predicted by SkySight. As predicted, there was lift to almost 5,000’, but it was a constant struggle to find and stay in the small thermals we found. The cumulus clouds were popping and passing overhead, but only...
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