Hi, all: The first two flights of the 2021 Soaring Season were Lexy H. for two lessons, with Steve R. instructing.  Lexy (pictured below) is the youngest member of the Omaha Soaring Club.  Lexy is a student member, and this is her third season with the Club.   We also got a good start…

Hi, All: We completed seven flights today, in silky smooth air.  Lexy H. was up first with Steve R., and they flew two flights.  Next was Dave L. for a solo flight, followed by Tom. S. for a solo flight.  Bud S. and Steve finished the the day off, with three flights.  Frank did…

Hello, All: What a beautiful fall day to be out flying!  The air was silky smooth, so there was no lift to be found, but it was still a very busy day with fifteen flights.  First up was Steve R. and Tom S. for a “return to service” flight for the brake work recently…

Hi, All: What a beautiful day to fly!  We completed seven flights.  Kinneth W. flew twice with Steve R, and then Bud S. flew twice with Steve.  Tom S. flew a solo flight in the L-23, followed by Bud and Steve again.  Steve gave a ride to Doug, who owns the Cessna 172 that…

What a nice day to be outdoors. We did 12 flights today. First two were Dan for a CAP check flight with Steve, then Steve did two flights with Dan for his CAP. Jim took up the L33 and then two flights in the L23 with his daughter and granddaughters. Jay took up his…

A hot day today but some decent lift. We did 16 flights. The first two were Lexy with Bob C. Jake took the L33 for a flight while Bud did 3 flights with Bob. Then Greg did FAST flight #1 and we launched Jake again. Greg did FAST #2 as Jake did a third…

What a great day for soaring. Twelve flights today. First up was Bud for five flights with Steve. Steve then took the L33 up for over an hour. David took the L23 up for an hour, and earned his “B” badge. Congratulations David! Jeff took up his 1-26 for 1:25, earning his “B” badge…

A very nice day to be out flying. We did 12 flights. First up was Jake in the L33 for his first flight in that glider. Dave L. did a solo in the L23 followed by Bob A. in the L33. Steve then took the L33 up for 1:02 and got his “B” badge!…

We had quite a busy day today, and yes it was hot. First up was Steve for a “back to service flight”. The Lexy did two in a row with Steve. Then Steve gave his friend a ride. Warren then did two with Steve. Jeff did a flight with Steve, followed by Warren’s wife…