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Hi All,   We flew five flights today.  Steve R. continued in the role of DPE (Designation Flight Examiner) to prepare those club members who plan to take their flight and oral exams in early October.  Steve flew with Jake twice, Jeff once, and me once.  Jake flew solo for the hangar flight.  Frank…

Hi All,   We only flew two flights today.  After a two hour delay due to gusty crosswinds, Steve R. flew a gift certificate ride.  Then, Jaime A. and Jim C. did a flight.  Jim is working on his CFIG, so Jaime took him up for spin training and recovery.  Spins are more fun…

Hello, all,   We started flying today with eight CAP Cadet Orientation flights.  The flights went very well, and the Cadets appeared to have a great experience.  We followed the CAP flights with club operations, where we flew another eight flights, but with twelve landings.  How is this possible?  Jeff F. added his spoilers…

Hi All,   We flew eight flights today.  First up was Jake K., flying with Bob C.  Then John H. flew a flight with Bob, and I flew with him, too.  Steve R. took Hanna up for a lesson, followed by Dave L. for a solo.  We launched Bob C. in his Russia then Jake…

Hi All,   We flew nine flights today, even though we had a later start, due to waiting for clouds to move out of the area.  Steve R. and I took the first flight, which was followed by John H. and Steve.  Steve then took Martin up for his 2 FAST Kit flights.  John…

Members of the Omaha Soaring Club attended the annual Greater Omaha Aviation STEM Day, at the the Millard Airport this past Saturday.  This year, Bud S. displayed his motorized ‘Taurus’ glider.  I felt that Bud’s Taurus drew more attention than the L-23 has in past years.  It’s a very unique aircraft, that hasn’t been…

Hi, all:   It was a little breezy today, but the wind was pretty much right down the runway.  We flew nine 9 flights.  Warren P., John H., Lexi H., Bryan T., Jacob M., Rich M., HannaH M., plus a gift certificate ride from Wisner all flew with Steve R. today.  Dave L. flew…

Hi, all:   Flight operations started today before 9:00AM, and we didn’t leave until 5:30PM.  It was a long day with twenty-seven flights!  That may be a club record!  We completed nine CAP Cadet Orientation flights, and eighteen club flights for the day.  The flights started with Mark B., who flew two pattern tows…

Hello, all: Today we flew two flights in support of the Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer’s Office, and the Civil Air Patrol FEMA coordinator. This summer, the Omaha Soaring Club has been providing orientation flights to CAP Cadets.  Each cadet is allowed to experience up to five glider flights.  These flights have…