Soaring Report Sunday 10/15/17

Hi All A total of 8 flights today.  Steve R. was up solo first, followed by Dave and Jaime. Next up was Larry and Bob Craig followed by Andy and Jaime.  Andy and Jaime were finding lift so Bob jumped in his Russia and had a 1:34 hr flight.  I did a solo flight as did...

Soaring Report Thursday 10/12/17

Hi All, Only 5 flights today.  The clouds finally moved out late morning so only some wind to deal with, but it was pretty much down the runway to 20 degrees off, so not too bad. A wind breaker felt good though. First up was Andy with Whit followed by Steve R. for a...

Soaring Report Sunday 10/8/17

Hi All, Another real nice fall day.  We did only 5 flights today.  Larry did two in a row with Whit followed by a ride for Bob A. friend.  Next up was me followed by Bob A. for the hangar flight. We all found a little lift, 19-22 minutes. Steve Stevens did 4 tows and...

Soaring Report Saturday 9/30/17

Hi All, Too bad we didn’t have yesterday’s weather today.  A little windy but not too chilly.  Runway 13 ops from the north end today. The HyVee chicken, fruit and salad, along with the deserts from many of the members was great. After lunch I did the...

Soaring Report Friday 9/29/17

Hi All, Another nice day to be out flying.  Total of 10 fights.  Pat did a solo flight first followed by none other than Perry Mitchell with Jaime, welcome back Perry (Perry’s last flight was summer of ’14). Larry took 2 in a row with Jaime, the first was...

Soaring Report Sunday 9/17/17

Hi All, What a beautiful day to be out gliding.  We did 10 flights today.  Jaime was up first with a gentleman that was in a wheelchair. He is in rehab and always wanted to go gliding.  There was 4 or 5 people with him and three kids.  A couple of his helpers lifted...