Soaring Report Thursday 5/17/18

Hi All, Busy afternoon today, 10 flights, five with the L33 and five with the L23. Jim was up first in the L33. Bob Dyer took up Jaime followed by Don taking an L33 flight followed by Stoner. Jim took the L33 up again followed by Bob Arant. Then Don took a second...

Soaring Report Sunday 5/6/18

Hi All We had 7 flights today.  Don Meyer drove over from Des Moines for his safety flight with Dan.  Next up was Jeff Friend for his second FAST flight with Dan followed by Jake with Dan.  Then Stoner took up Dylan, an exchange student from South Korea.  Then Larry...

Soaring Report Saturday 5/5/18

Hi All, We had 11 flights today. It ended up a pretty nice day with lift to be found. First up was Whit with Jake for his second FAST flight. Then Larry and Jaime followed by Steve S. taking a friend, Dave Koukol, up for a ride. Dave is a current power pilot and he...

Soaring Report Sunday 4/22/18

Hi All, It turned out to be a nice day for once! A Total of 7 flights. First up was Bob Craig for his safety flight with Whit. Next up was Larry and Jaime for some dual time and a 30 minute flight. Bob A. did his safety flight with Bob C. followed by Paul for his SF....

Flying with Mack McKain

Let’s go along for a ride with Irvin “Mack” McKain! The sun is out and you can feel it heating your skin. The air seems dry. Two conditions most often leading to good soaring potential. You drag the single seat sailplane out of the hangar and to the...