Soaring Reports

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On the last day of November the Omaha Soaring Club made it to the field to enjoy some flying. Sounds like there was even some celebration in order for club member Anders. Jaime's report tells the story, so click "read more"! Thanks also to Mac for the photos! Hi All...

Club member Mike Boska discovered a neat way to visualize the GPS tracks he's been keeping of his soaring flights. Here is an example of a soaring flight from BTA. (note: it looks like the site (https://www.doarama.com) that was used to generate the video only works...

Further proof of a successful summer of soaring again this week. Another club member earns a rating! Club members are keeping examiner Bert and the FAA busy this year!! Read More for the report, and the grip-n-grin! Hi All of OSCI, Anders and I arrived at SkyWerx...

November is here, and with it comes some advancement for club members. Steve S. updated his FAA ticket with commercial glider privlideges and some others in the club enjoyed another fall day of flying. Read More for Jaime's report and a photo!  Hi All of OSCI,  I...

Congratulations to Jim on the addition of Commercial Glider privileges to his ATP! Oh and there was some other training going on last Sunday. Read More for Jaime's report. Hi All of OSCI,   I arrived a bit before 1:00 and found Jim C. and Bert upstairs at SkyWerx...

Bob Craig reports on soaring again, with some success. Sounds like the birds helped mark some lift, and the club had another great fall day. Read More! A recovering sore back gave me pause about coming out but then I saw the thermal index with -3 or greater up to...

A few club members get out in front of the weekend, and some advancing weather for a few flights. Jaime's report covers the details: Hi All of OSCI,   I arrived around 11:30 and found Jim C. had already gotten us set up for a 31 operation.   We did 5 flights with the...

Bob Craig and the gang were out on Sunday the 14th for some flying. From the report it sounds like there wasn't much lift, but enough good flying to keep the smiles going. Read More! I arrived at the field at 1145 to find Pat Greenwood  and Mike Boska setting up the...

Despite the hints that summer is just a memory and fall is nearly in full swing the crew of the Omaha Soarin club had a great day! Jaime's report includes 8 flights, with a couple milestones by club members. Click on to read the report, and spot the photo of Anders...

Ops officer Jaime has the soaring report. Just beat the winds to the hanger, but it sounds like they got some flying in before! Hi All of OSCI,   I arrived a couple minutes before 10:00 AM at the Skywerx conference room to find Jim C. and Steve S. already there.  We...