Soaring Reports

Hello, all: Today was a Practical Test flight practice day.  Warren P, Jeff F, Bob A, John H, and Liam G all flew with Steve, who played the role of the DPE (Designated Flight Examiner).  Steve had the five OSCI members who are preparing for their Practical Exam go thru the flight maneuvers in…

Hi All,   Today may have been a new single day record for the number of flights; there were 37 total flights.  There were 15 pattern tows and 5 simulated rope breaks.  The remaining flights were 2,000′ or 3,000′ tows.  John, Bob A., Jeff, Liam and Warren arrived at 9:00 to get some more…

Hi All, – We did some flying today, with a total of twenty flights.  First up was Liam G. for three solo pattern tows, and one solo flight to 3,000′.  These four solo flights were followed by Mark D. and his nephew Kent M., who flew their second FAST Kit flights, Jim C. instructing. …

Hi All,   Another busy day, and a beautiful day it was, too.  The morning started in the recently remodeled Club Room, with Steve R. leading an Oral Exam prep class for Bob A, Jeff F, John H, Warren P, Mark B, and Liam G.  Bob, Jeff, John, and Warren will be taking their…

Hi All,   Another very busy day today, and much nicer to be outside than last Saturday.  We flew five 5 CAP Cadet Orientation flights this morning, followed by nineteen club flights.  John H. flew three solo flights during CAP when we had a no show.  When club flights started, Lexi H. flew two…

Hi All,   We flew eleven flights today.  Liam G. was up first with Steve R.  David L. then flew a solo flight, followed by my own solo flight.  Will M. and Vere M. each did one flight with Steve, and then John flew three pattern tows in a row with Steve.  And then,…

Hi All,   Today was a long, hot day.  In fact, today may have been the hottest day we’ve ever had flight ops.  It’d be wonderful if today remains the hottest day we’ve ever had flight ops.  Despite the 100 degree temperature, there was good lift today, and we had multiple 30 minute flights…

Hi All,   We only flew seven flights today, before stopping due to crosswinds.  Vere M. flew one flight, Liam G. flew two, Mark B. flew one flight, and Troy R. flew his first FAST kit.  These flights were all flown with Steve R. instructing.  Troy also flew along with Steve on a flight,…

Hi All,   Wow, we had a really busy day!  The day started with 10 CAP flights.  These were followed by seventeen club flights.  We didn’t finish flying until almost 6:30PM.  Steve R. and John H. started the Club flights with 3 flights.  Then Steve and Bob C. each flew a flight with Hamid…

Hello, all: We flew eleven flights today.  We don’t fly on a lot of weekdays, but Bob C. predicted that there’d be strong lift, so club members did what they could to leave work early so that they could come out to get some longer flights.  The flights started with Dan P. taking Jeff…