Soaring Reports

Was another beautiful day to get the safety flights completed. Light winds from the NE so we could launch on 31 and land back on 13. Jamie showed up so he could tow while I gave Bob Dyer his safety flight and Jamie towed once more as Jerry Adams completed his. Bob D....

What a great day to start the season! Started off at 9:30 and had 16 flights completed by noon and all gone by 12:30. Was able to launch on 31 and land back on 13 which helped to speed things up as well as many pattern tows and rope breaks. Jamie started it off with 3...

Hi All,   I arrived “responsibly early” about 11:40 to find the stuff pretty much all up at the far end setting up for a 13 operation.  I did my share by pulling Ander’s Russia out with my Subaru and trusty tow rope.  The soaring forecast was dead on, i.e. there...

A check of the thermal index indicated negative values up to 6500 ft.  With no significant wind forecast, there was potential for lift even though it is November.  When I arrived, the L-23 and the Pawnee were positioned for a 31 takeoff.  Whit Bonifant, Dan Peterson,...

Day turned out very nice with temps in the 70’s but some crosswinds from the West. We decided that the quartering tail winds were ok for a 31 launch and a 13 return. Seemed to work good all day. Had a record 11 folks show up with most doing some flying. Bob Dyer...

Even though the winds were forecast to be fairly strong out of the Northwest, the sounding still indicated the possibility of thermals up to 5000ft.  Whitt Bonifant, Steve Stevens, Tom Schaap, Paul Jelinek, and Mike Boska were already there with the L-23, tow plane,...

Hi All, My day started with ground school attended by Steve Davis, Tom Schaap, and Steve Stevens.  A bit after 11:00 a young lady, Katelyn, came in with one of our gift certificates and asked if she could fly today.  We wrapped up GS about 11:15 and headed for the...

The soaring forecast for today was better than Dr. Jacks page had been forecasting for a while.  The sounding this morning was also good with lift indicated up to 6000ft with a high temperature of 58.  The high temperature got to 59 and lift was good to 5500ft.  Whitt...

The morning clouds cleared and it turned out to be a fine day for up and down flying. Jim Clark got there early and had the trailer and canopy up and ready. Bob Dyer got his Russia back and was assembling it. Mike B. took his Dad up in the L-23 for one last flight...

It looked like the day was going to be a bust with Mike B. cancelling out because his Dad  not feeling well. That only left Whit and Steve S. for such a beautiful day. I had a ride coming and a new member student so Steve and I began to get out the equipment as best...

Hi OSCI Members,   What a beautiful day form start to finish!  Soaring Forecast showed good possibilities if it warmed to expectations. After GS we proceeded to set up for 31 departures  with light winds allowing 13 land backs.   Well there was an initial...

Turned out to be a great day for gliding, not much soaring though even though it looked like the lift might develop, but then a high cirrus layer moved in and killed it and it also looked like we had a temperature inversion. Had 7 folks show up and first on the agenda...

It was  a beautiful Sat. morning for a 9:00 start. We need to do that more often. Got in the air by 10:00 and completed 6 flights and the equipment put away by 1:00. Started off with a couple of potential new members John Pineda and his son Chris. Both flew their...

Was a beautiful day with pleasant temps and moderate lift. Five of us showed up and we got the equipment out and set up for a 31 operation. Winds were pretty much calm so we landed back on 13. Pat greenwood was up first and managed a 45 minute flight after a 3000’...

Was a beautiful day but absolute zero lift. Got in 5 flights with Tom Schaap starting off in the L-23 solo,  followed by Pat Greenwood in the L-23 solo. We got the L-33 out and Steve Stevens launched in it next. We found out what a hazard the uncut tall grass can be...

A lot was accomplished today.  Pat Greenwood got in three pattern tows to start the flying with Dan Peterson towing.  Tom Schaap was next up in the L-23 for two solo flights.  Next it was checkride time for Paul Jelinek who flew with Bert Aagesen. They made three...

Hi all, It was a poor day for soaring, but a red-letter day for advancing students in the club. We had two first time solos, Tom Schapp and Bob Arant. We started early, arriving at 10 AM and getting the first tow off at 11. Tom took a pattern tow, a simulated weak...

Turned out to be a decent day with spotty lift. Nothing to write home about though. It looked better than it was, although Bob Craig made the best of it. He was still up when the gang left. First flight was Whit flying with Bob Craig for his safety flight. Jamie then...

After the ground school we moved to the hangers to discuss the possibility of flying even with the low ceilings. At that time, ceilings were being reported about 2000’ AGL. After some discussion we decided to fly since we had two instructors and two willing students....

Was  a day when there was no lift and plenty of liquids were consumed. But we managed to get in 7 flights operating on runway 13. Had some crosswinds to contend with but was good for the student training. Our priority was to fly with students to get some ready for...

The soundings were promising and a beautiful day developed. Folks showed up at noon and some skipped out of work to take advantage of a day squeezed in between many rainy days. Jamie launched with Steve Davis for a training flight using runway 31. Winds were rather...

index up to at least 9000ft and forecast cloud bases at 8500ft.  Well I decided I would work to 230pm then head out to the airport and hope for the best.  The rest of the crew had arrived much earlier and started flying at 1:15pm.  The first tow was Whit Bonifant and...

Hi OSCI Members   Ground School wrapped up about 11:30 and most went to the hangars to start preparations for flying.  Steve Davis and I cleverly delayed a bit to clean up the room and eat lunch.  By the time we joined the fray, the Pawnee had completed the...

I got to the field about 9:00 and built a shelf on the west side of the Pawnee hanger to get the small stuff off the floor. More room to walk around the Pawnee. Then went out and mowed a separation line between the two runways and put a good amount of chalk down for...

Another great soaring day with a twist.  Since I came out after working a half day, all the equipment was already out and Jaime and Donna were up in the L-23 on an instruction flight.  CUs were popping but they didn’t extend very far to the north of the airport. ...

The forecast for soaring was generally good with a high buoyancy to wind shear ratio ( 3rd chart on the Dr Jacks page).  And the thermal index that morning was very good with lift up to above 9000ft based on 78 degrees.  The high reached 80. I got out late from work...

This was one of the busiest days we have had in some time.  We had 5 gliders down at the north end of the runway.   Dan Peterson started the flying with a safety flight from Whitt followed by  two extra flights to get current.   Dan also took his first flight in the...

Had 7 flights for the day and a little lift at the end. Bob Dyer started things off in the L-23 for a safety flight with Daryl. We then launched Jim Clark in the L-33. Bob completed two more pattern tows to complete currency to take passengers. Daryl took the L-33 up...

Another nice day at the airport with 2 Russia’s and the L-23 taking to the air.  Whit, Paul, and Jaime did the towing with Whit, Jaime, and Daryl splitting the instructor duties.   Don Meyer was first up with Jaime on a safety flight followed by Jerry Adams with...

Was a great day to get safety flights and currency requirements met. Whit flew with Steve Stevens for his safety flight then Daryl flew with Pat Greenwod for his safety flight and recurrent training so his solo endorsement could be renewed. Pat would take another...