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Well, it was a beautiful day, with light cross winds.  We did 8 flights today. Bob Arant was up first with Dan P.- all signed off for another 30 days.  Next Bob D. did a pattern and a 3,000 flight.  Then Pat G. and Jaime did a simulated rope break, then Pat did a…

Hi All, Saturday started kind of chilly but ended real nice. Going from memory here, Bob took the flight sheet with him.  I think the longest flight was 26 or 28minutes, I believe Pat and Jaime had that one. Bob Craig started it off with his safety flight followed by Mike for his safety…

Hi All, Another great day at the airport! After our annual safety meeting, it was fly time!  A total of 9 flights with six of them safety flights. First up was Bob D. then Bob A. Jay, Don Meyer, Pat and then Mike went up in his Russia for his sled ride.  Larry Morgan…

Hi All, What a beautiful day to fly!  Jim Clark, Dan Peterson and myself got there early and assembled the L33 and put it in it’s nest until Saturday. After filling a lot of badger holes, we started flight ops taking off DW on 31, landed on 13.  Ten safety flights for the day. …

Another warm fall day at the airport and we even had lift.  At the field were Bob Dyer, Tom Schaap, Jay Buchanan, Mike Boska, Paul Jelinek and his wife, Donna Neff, Jaime Alexander, and myself.  I took the first tow for a solo flight in the L-23.  Bob Dyer was next up with a…

Hi OSCI, I arrived about 12:45 to find preparations well underway.  With a nearly direct crosswind we set up for 31 takeoffs and could land 13.  We did six flights, five in O-2 and one Russia.  Bob A. was first up on a solo .  Donna and Jaime were next (glad to have Donna…

What a flying day even though there was no lift. Many accomplishments with a total of 17 flights for the day. Whit started off with a solo flight in the L-23 to check on the use of an aiming point. Looked like it was going to work. Dan then took up Ross and Gus…

A another great October day – flying and barbeque – what more could you want.  When I arrived the L-23, L-33, and two Russias were being readied for takeoff.  Winds were moderate out of the north so it was a 31 operation with little forecast lift due to a strong temperature inversion.  The tent…