Hello, all: We expected a short day today, but we ended up with a total of eighteen sorties.  Since it was a nice day with cooler temps, low humidity, and light winds, multiple club members came out who hadn’t signed up to fly.  There were thunderstorms that passed to the north and to the…

Hello, all: There’s not much to report today.  We started flight operations at 9am with nine Civil Air Patrol – Cadet Glider Orientation flights.  There were five Cadets signed up, and all five flew at least once.    The last of the Cadets had motion sickness and chose not to fly a second time.  Still,…

Hello, all: It was a beautiful early summer day in Nebraska.  The winds were light, the skies were mostly clear, the humidity was low, and the high temperature was 77 degrees.  If there had been strong thermals it’d have been a perfect day for soaring.  However, the thermals were not strong; they were mostly…

Hello, all: . Today we flew a total of 17 sorties.  We planned to start at 0900 with Civil Air Patrol – Cadet Orientation sorties.  However, those were delayed until a little after 1000, due to winds exceeding the flight CAP limits.  There was a total of eight orientations sorties.  CAP operations concluded at about…

Hi, All: On a hot and humid June afternoon, beneath a clear blue sky, we flew nineteen sorties.  We also have two new members, Mike M. and Josh J.  Welcome to the Omaha Soaring Club, gents! Todays sorties: Warren P was up first with Steve R to fly his Annual Safety Flight. Mike M…

Hi All, A busier day today with twelve sorties flown. We started off with three paid rides, flown by Steve R.  The paid rides were followed by Ryan K flying a lesson with Steve R, followed by Mark B flying with Steve R.  Steve flew a fourth paid ride, and then Steve flew a…

Hi All, It was another quiet weekday with only seven sorties flown: Steve R took Ryan M up for a flight lesson.  Ryan has begun practicing the maneuvers required for his Private Pilot – Glider Certificate flight exam later this summer.  Steve does a very good job of preparing his students for both the…

Hi All, A quiet weekday of flying, with only six sorties flown. John H. flew his Annual Safety Flight (ASF) with Steve R riding shotgun. John followed that up with a twenty-six minute flight in the L-23; this was a longest flight of the day. Paul J flew his ASF. It was good to…

Hello, all: We flew eleven sorties today: Joe C flew his Annual Safety Flight with Steve R. Bob A flew a solo flight in the L-23. Will M flew a flight lesson with Steve R. Beth C bought a ride for her friend Maria; Steve flew the sortie. Beth C flew a flight lesson…