Soaring Reports

Hi All, Today we flew twenty-two sorties, with two gliders up together a number of times. Ryan K. went up first with Steve R. along, and then Ryan flew a solo flight. Then Steve and Liam S. went up in the 2-22 and we launched Dave L. in the L-23. Liam S. was launched…

Hi All, It was another beautiful fall day! We started early this morning with ten CAP Cadet Orientation sorties. These were followed by fourteen club sorties. Club sorties started with Jim Cl. who completed his Bi-annual Flight Review with Steve R. Next was Matt R. flying with Jaime, and then with Steve. After that,…

Hi All, A beautiful October day to fly! The skies were cloud free, the visibility was fantastic, the winds were well within our limits, and the temperature was in the upper 70’s. To top it off, we flew thirteen sorties while most people were stuck at work. What a day! First up today was…

Hi All, We only completed four sorties today before the winds shut us down. Lexy H. was up first for a solo flight. Next, Jeff took a friend of his for a flight. Matt and Jaime did a badge work flight, and then Steve and Liam S. did a flight. Frank did the towing.…

Hi, all: Today we flew four CAP Cadet Orientation flights and twenty-four club flights. It was sunny all day, but quite chilly when we started flight operations at 10:00AM. It eventually warmed up into the low 60’s, but there was a crosswind blowing at about 14 knots, so if you weren’t in the sun,…

Soaring Report – Sunday, October 1, 2023 Hi, all: A pretty windy day, and hot for October 1st, but there was good lift to at least 6,000′. Today’s first flight was Steve R. taking Teodoro G. for a flight lesson. The next two flight lessons were Ryan K. and then Will M. Steve then…

Hi All, What a pleasant day to be out flying. The visibility improved and there was some decent lift. The temperatures were mild, and so were the winds. A gorgeous late summer day, but there was dust being blown up by the Pawnee when tows were starting. We need rain, and rain is predicted…

Hi All, After a day of booming thermals on Tuesday and a day of good thermals on Wednesday, we literally ‘returned to earth’ today. Most of today’s flights ‘returned to earth’ in less than 30 minutes, because there was very little lift. There were gusty winds from the northwest, bringing a lot of smoke…

Hello: Today we flew eleven sorties. The humidity was low, and the high temp for the day was approximately 80 degrees. The wind was variable and mostly a crosswind blowing at 8 knots from the southwest, gusting to 14 knots. In other words, another beautiful end-of-summer day to be outside! We operated from the…

Hi, Club Members: Wow, what a day! We only flew eight flights today, but what we lacked in the quantity of flights was more than made up by the quality of flights! Everyone who flew had at least an hour-long flight, because the lift was great today. Bob A. was up first in the…