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Recent News Updates – Spring 2026
Hello, all: It was a mild winter in eastern Nebraska, with several flyable days. We didn’t fly all winter, as we place our aircraft in non-flying status from December through March to reduce insurance costs. Also, our tow plane has been in Loup City since late November for new fabric and paint on the…
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November, 2025 – Flight Reports
November 4th: It was a nice day to fly seven flights. Bob D. took up a friend’s wife, followed by Steve taking up the husband. Then we launched Eric in his 1-26 glider followed by Jeff in his 1-26. Sal then did three training flights, one with Steve and two with Eric. Frank did…
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2nd Quarter General Membership Meeting – June 21, 2025
16 members in attendance Treasurer report: Jeff reports minimal outstanding member debt Maintenance Fund has $xxK General Fund has another $xxK SSA dues and Insurance have been paid Keeping busy with 129 flights in May CAP flights have been suspended which won’t help revenue Safety officer: Tom reports No incidents and members doing a…
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Soaring Report – October Soaring Summary
Hello, all: We flew a lot in October! We flew a total of seventy-seven sorties over eight days. Most of the flights were sled rides, but we also had two days where flights were more than an hour long. The longest flight was Bob A flying the club’s Grob 102 for two hours and…
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Soaring Report – Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Hello, all: We held flight ops yesterday because it’s getting late in the soaring season and the soaring weather was predicted to be at least average. The conditions were much better than that! Skysight predicted clear skies, but CU clouds started to form by 1PM and they continued to form and pass overhead until…
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Soaring Report – Friday, October 3, 2025
Hello, all: We flew fifteen sorties today. The tailwheel parts for the L-23 arrived early this week from the Czech Republic, Eric H installed them, and we were able to start flying the student pilots again. It was a nice day, too, with some decent thermal activity in the area. Today’s flights: Trevor F…
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Soaring Report – Sunday, September 21, 2025
Hi, all: It was a pretty nice day at the airport. With the L-23 down for maintenance, we only flew five sorties. Eric H flew two sorties in the partner-owned 1-26B, Bud flew two sorties in his Grob 102, and Ryan K got to fly one sortie in the partner-owned 1-26B. There was some…
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Annual Club Cookout – September 28, 2025
Hello, all: The Omaha Soaring Club held its annual club cookout on Sunday evening, September 28th. The cookout was attended by thirty-seven club members and guests. The food was amazing and more than plentiful! Thanks go to Mark B for again providing the smoked pork! Also, thanks to everyone who contributed to the meal…
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Soaring Report – September 14, 2025
Hi, all: We flew nine sorties today. It was breezy, but the winds were blowing down the runway, so it wasn’t an issue. The temps were in the high 80’s, and there were high clouds in the area. The high clouds and the sporty winds prevented thermals for forming. Today’s flights: – Jose C.…
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Soaring Report – Saturday, September 6, 2025
Hello, all: What a gorgeous September day! It reminded me of the Earth, Wind, and Fire song ‘September’ (with a slight modification): Hey, hey, hey, ba-de-ya, say do you remember? Ba-de-ya, flying in September Ba-de-ya, never was a cloudy day! It’s a joyous song, and it was a joyous day to fly! We started…
