Soaring Report – Sunday, May 21, 2023

Hi, All: Another great day to fly! The thermals were strong today, but so was the sink between the thermals. The sink messed up the timing on at least one pattern tow. It took a lot longer to reach 1,000′ than it normally does, so the glider release occurred...

Soaring Report – Saturday, May 21, 2023

Hi, All: What a nice day to fly! We completed nine flights today. Lexi H. flew one flight with Jaime and then flew a solo; she found some lift on her solo flight. Jake K. and Bob D. did a couple of pattern tows. Bud S. flew twice, and Bob A. and I each flew once. The...

Soaring Report – Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Hello, Club Members: Today was a little unusual. We flew twenty-one flights, but a single member flew seventeen of those flights. Jim D. flew multiple pattern flights and a rope break while preparing for his first solo flight. Not only did Jim fly his first solo, he...

Soaring Report – Saturday, May 13, 2023

Hello everyone: We flew nineteen flights today – not too bad for a day with lower clouds. We started flight ops a little earlier than normal. We knew going in that it wasn’t going to be a good day for thermals, so we planned to fly more training flights...

Soaring Report – Sunday, May 7, 2023

Hi All, We had a busy day today with a total of 24 flights flown. There were three rides, three Annual Safety Flights (John H, Mark B, and Jake K), and eighteen normal club flights. Lexy H flew three pattern flights with Steve and then flew a solo flight. Jim C flew a...

Soaring Report – Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Hello, OSCI Members: We had a busy day with 16 flights, plus there was good lift. First up twice with Steve R. was Joe C. Then Warren P. flew his annual safety flight with Steve. Later on, Warren flew a solo flight and just missed completing the hour-long flight...