Hi All of OSCI, The day turned out far better than forecasted.  There was no close threat of showers and some flights had good climbs.  Some had bad sink.  Flight (1) :23, Jay and I on his safety flight, was off at 12:28 which was pretty good for a noon start and having to…

I was late getting out to the field but found Whitt Bonifant instructing, Steve Stevens towing, Jerry Adams running the radios, and Stephen Davis and Pat Greenwood flying with Whitt.  We also had our newest member, Don Meyer, getting his second FAST Kit flight.  Don Meyer, Stephen Davis, and Pat Greenwood all took instructional…

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…