Soaring Reports

Hi All of OSCI, Submitted by Jaime Alexandar We set up for a 13 operation and launched (1) Mike on his Safety Flight with me :19.  Steve Stevens (2) went solo to regain passenger currency :19.  Steve Davis and Whitt flew a dual flight (3) :23.  Donna Neff flew her FAST 1 flight with…

I arrived at the field just before noon to find Steve Davis and Whitt Bonifant also there.  We were joined by Jerry Adams, Don Meyer, and Frank Mitchell.   We got the L-23 and Pawnee out and moved to the NW end of the runway (SE winds).  The first flight was me giving Whitt a…

As I was driving up to Blair, the sky was getting more and more overcast – darn.   This was not what we were hoping for with a decent thermal index up to about 6500ft.  Luckily, after arriving at the airport, the showers north of the field moved off to the east allowing the sun…

Hi All of OSCI,   I arrived a bit before 9:00 passing Frank Mitchell, early tow pilot, in the “alley way” inside the gate.  The hangar doors were already open and when I turned the corner to drive out on the field I noticed the tent set up on the far end.  The fellow…

Hi All of OSCI,   The first day of spring turned out to be a jewel in March’s unpleasantness.  I arrived a bit before noon and found Jim C. with the hangar doors open and a project underway putting a “new” radio in the trailer.  The job isn’t complete but Jim hooked it up…

OSC kicked off it’s first flying on this warm but windy March day.  It didn’t start off windy but the forecast said we would eventually have too much crosswind once a cold front move through.  After the OSC board met, we moved out to the field and set up operations for takeoffs on 13. …

Mac says: Jim Clark and Jerry Adams came out well before the 1:00 start time and washed the L-23.  They also filled up our field transportation machines and the gas can.  Perry called Bert who said he could not make it out to the airport after all.  The Jantar has a low tire so it…

On the last day of November the Omaha Soaring Club made it to the field to enjoy some flying. Sounds like there was even some celebration in order for club member Anders. Jaime’s report tells the story, so click “read more”! Thanks also to Mac for the photos! Hi All of OSCI, As I…

Club member Mike Boska discovered a neat way to visualize the GPS tracks he’s been keeping of his soaring flights. Here is an example of a soaring flight from BTA. (note: it looks like the site (https://www.doarama.com) that was used to generate the video only works with Chrome or Firefox. Try this link: https://www.doarama.com/view/2532…

Further proof of a successful summer of soaring again this week. Another club member earns a rating! Club members are keeping examiner Bert and the FAA busy this year!! Read More for the report, and the grip-n-grin! Hi All of OSCI, Anders and I arrived at SkyWerx about 10:45 and spent a few minutes…