Soaring Reports

Hi OSCI Members   Ground School wrapped up about 11:30 and most went to the hangars to start preparations for flying.  Steve Davis and I cleverly delayed a bit to clean up the room and eat lunch.  By the time we joined the fray, the Pawnee had completed the pattern flight and everything was…

I got to the field about 9:00 and built a shelf on the west side of the Pawnee hanger to get the small stuff off the floor. More room to walk around the Pawnee. Then went out and mowed a separation line between the two runways and put a good amount of chalk down…

Another great soaring day with a twist.  Since I came out after working a half day, all the equipment was already out and Jaime and Donna were up in the L-23 on an instruction flight.  CUs were popping but they didn’t extend very far to the north of the airport.  Steve Stevens was next…

The forecast for soaring was generally good with a high buoyancy to wind shear ratio ( 3rd chart on the Dr Jacks page).  And the thermal index that morning was very good with lift up to above 9000ft based on 78 degrees.  The high reached 80. I got out late from work and the…

This was one of the busiest days we have had in some time.  We had 5 gliders down at the north end of the runway.   Dan Peterson started the flying with a safety flight from Whitt followed by  two extra flights to get current.   Dan also took his first flight in the L-33, towed…

Had 7 flights for the day and a little lift at the end. Bob Dyer started things off in the L-23 for a safety flight with Daryl. We then launched Jim Clark in the L-33. Bob completed two more pattern tows to complete currency to take passengers. Daryl took the L-33 up for his…

Another nice day at the airport with 2 Russia’s and the L-23 taking to the air.  Whit, Paul, and Jaime did the towing with Whit, Jaime, and Daryl splitting the instructor duties.   Don Meyer was first up with Jaime on a safety flight followed by Jerry Adams with Jaime for his safety flight. …

Was a great day to get safety flights and currency requirements met. Whit flew with Steve Stevens for his safety flight then Daryl flew with Pat Greenwod for his safety flight and recurrent training so his solo endorsement could be renewed. Pat would take another flight with Daryl and got his solo endorsement. Anders…

The first flying day of the year went off without a hitch. Jaime Alexander towed all but one flight and Whitt Bonifant did all the instructing since he was able to get current. Whitt took the first three flights to get current. He then went up with Jim Clark for a safety flight. Jim…

Hi all of OSCI,   We had a beautiful day of sled rides at BTA. No lift, but taking a ride in the skies was still worth the effort. We started pulling out the ships at about noon. First Daryl went up in his Schweizer 1-35 for its first flight since having the wing…