Soaring Reports

Hi, All:   A pretty busy day for Thursday flight operations!  First up was Lexy H., and then a friend of Lexy’s took a ride.  Steve R. took up a friend of his, who may be interested in joining the Club.  We launched Jim C. in the L-33, and then Bob C. in his…

Hello, All:   It was another busy day, with 12 flights completed.  Jim C. was up first with Bob C. for his Safety Flight.  Jim didn’t stay long; he had to rush off to wash his pickup (joke).  Next up was Bob C. instructing Lexy H. for another lesson.  Then, Kubra flew her second…

Hello, All: A beautiful day to be out!  This was the busiest flying day that I can recall since July of 2014, with 19 flights completed.  The first flight of the day was John H. (with Steve R. instructing), for his first FAST flight, followed by long-time OSCI member Whit B. flying his annual…

Hi, all: The first two flights of the 2021 Soaring Season were Lexy H. for two lessons, with Steve R. instructing.  Lexy (pictured below) is the youngest member of the Omaha Soaring Club.  Lexy is a student member, and this is her third season with the Club.   We also got a good start…

Hi, All: We completed seven flights today, in silky smooth air.  Lexy H. was up first with Steve R., and they flew two flights.  Next was Dave L. for a solo flight, followed by Tom. S. for a solo flight.  Bud S. and Steve finished the the day off, with three flights.  Frank did…

Hello, All: What a beautiful fall day to be out flying!  The air was silky smooth, so there was no lift to be found, but it was still a very busy day with fifteen flights.  First up was Steve R. and Tom S. for a “return to service” flight for the brake work recently…

Hi, All: What a beautiful day to fly!  We completed seven flights.  Kinneth W. flew twice with Steve R, and then Bud S. flew twice with Steve.  Tom S. flew a solo flight in the L-23, followed by Bud and Steve again.  Steve gave a ride to Doug, who owns the Cessna 172 that…

What a nice day to be outdoors. We did 12 flights today. First two were Dan for a CAP check flight with Steve, then Steve did two flights with Dan for his CAP. Jim took up the L33 and then two flights in the L23 with his daughter and granddaughters. Jay took up his…