Soaring Report – Friday, October 11, 2024

Hello, all: It was yet another nice, early fall day. We decided it was far nicer to be at the airport vs. at home doing fall yardwork. There’ll be plenty of time for yardwork! There wasn’t much in the line of thermals until late in the afternoon. The...

Soaring Report – October 6, 2024

Hi, all: The fuel pumps at Skywerx are still not functioning. So, we only had enough fuel for four tows. We checked into buying fuel at the North Omaha Airport, and we can’t. We talked about sending the Pawnee to Tekamah to buy fuel, and decided it’d take...

Soaring Report – Friday, October 4, 2024

Hello, all: What a nice day to fly unpowered aircraft in Nebraska! It was a fun day, even though we didn’t fly many sorties. Today’s flights: – Beth C. flew two flight lessons with Eric H. – Jonathan F. flew two flight lessons with Eric H....

Soaring Report – Sunday, September 29, 2024

Hi, all: Another nice, but warm, day with eleven sorties flown. The local farmers are busy harvesting their bean and corn crops. Once the crops are harvested, the mostly bare ground will be heated by sun. When the sun heats the bare ground, thermals will form. When...

Soaring Report – Saturday, October 26, 2024

Hi, all: We flew eleven sorties today: – Jose C. flew two flight lessons with Steve R. instructing. – Sean S. flew two sorties in his Jonkers JS-3, launching once via an aerotow and a second time via self-launch. – Bob A. and Dave L. flew two sorties...

Soaring Report – Sunday, September 22, 2024

Soaring Report – Sunday, September 22, 2024 Hi All, What a difference a day makes! Yesterday we were wearing shorts and t-shirts, and today long pants and a light jacket were needed to be comfortable. We can feel that fall weather is moving in. There are a lot...