Soaring Reports

Hi, All,   We flew ten flights today.  First up was Kubra H. with Whit B. for a lesson.  Then, John H. flew two in a row with Whit.  We gave Whit a break and launched Jeff in his 1-26, followed by Jay B. in his Russia.  Jeff was launched a second time, and then John...

Hi, All:   Saturday turned out to be a mostly sunny day with very light winds.  We successfully completed eight flights.  First up was Bob C. who flew a solo flight in the L-23, to refamiliarize himself with that glider.  Bob followed that up with two flights with...

Hi, All:   A pretty busy day for Thursday flight operations!  First up was Lexy H., and then a friend of Lexy's took a ride.  Steve R. took up a friend of his, who may be interested in joining the Club.  We launched Jim C. in the L-33, and then Bob C. in his Russia. ...

Hello, All:   It was another busy day, with 12 flights completed.  Jim C. was up first with Bob C. for his Safety Flight.  Jim didn't stay long; he had to rush off to wash his pickup (joke).  Next up was Bob C. instructing Lexy H. for another lesson.  Then, Kubra flew...

Hello, All: A beautiful day to be out!  This was the busiest flying day that I can recall since July of 2014, with 19 flights completed.  The first flight of the day was John H. (with Steve R. instructing), for his first FAST flight, followed by long-time OSCI member...

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...

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. ...

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...

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 flight in the...

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...

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! Congratulations Steve! Jeff...

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 for a...

We did 8 flights today for some good cross wind experience. First up was Warren with Steve followed by Bud with Bob C. Jake then did a solo. Warren did a second flight with Steve. Bob did two in a row with Bud then Steve gave Jeff's son Brian a ride. Bob did a solo...

What a nice day today, and busy. We started early with four solo flights for Nic. Next up twice was Bud S. with Steve. Steve then took up his friend for a ride. Next was Tom M. for FAST flight #1 then we launched Paul in the L-33 before Steve took up Lexy. Bob A. then...

A busy day for 15 flights total, with the first 10 being pattern tows. First three up was Bob C. for his BFR with Dan P. Next was three for Dan with Bob. Dan then did a couple of flights with Jeff along for the ride. Jeff then did two flight with Bob. Then Bob flew...

We did 10 flights today, and were done a little after 3:00. We got an early start with Jeff for the first 2 flights with Bob C. Pretty windy on the first 2 flights, then it shifted so we moved to the far end for the remaining flights. After the 3rd flight with Bob,...

A busy and nice day today. We did 15 flights. First up with Steve was Mark for FAST flight #,1 then Warren for his first FAST flight. We launched Paul in the L-33 then Jake did a L23 solo flight. Mark did his second FAST flight with Steve, then we launched Jay in the...

We did 8 flights today. First up was Jake with Steve, followed by Dave L. solo. Then our latest new member Kinneth went up with Steve. Welcome to the club Kinneth. I took the next flight solo, then Nic went up with Steve then Jake did another flight solo. Nic did a...

Busy day today with 11 flights. First up was Chris for 2 FAST kit flights with Whit. Next up with Whit was Nic. Then Bob A. to a solo flight to give Whit a break. Next was Kinneth for FAST Kit #1 followed by Barb for a FAST #1 with Whit. Jeff did two pattern tows with...

We did 10 flights today. First two were Nic with Steve, then Dave L. did a flight. Then Nic and Steve again. Then Nic did his first solo flight! Congratulations Nic! Nic also flies fixed wing and is an instructor, he also flies helicopters. Then Jeff F. and Steve went...

Another day with 7 flights. Like yesterday, 6 were under 20 minutes. First up was Nic with Steve. Second was Wendy, a paid ride and the longest at 23 minutes. Third up was Lexy then Jimmy G., Nic, Jimmy and last was Nic. Steve did all the instruction and Frank the...

Only 7 flights today on a nice day to be out. First up was Jimmy with Steve, followed by Chris for his first FAST kit flight. Then they both did it again. We launched Bob D. in his Russia then Dave L. did a solo and I did the hangar flight. Frank did the towing.

Only 5 flights today but we got some good cross wind experience. First up was Dave L. for a solo flight. Then Jeff F. had 3 flights with Steve. Tom did the hangar flight. Frank did the towing.

A busy day with 14 flights with 1:00 start. The first 6 flights were to 2,000 then the clouds scattered and lifted for us. First and second up was Jimmy with Steve, followed by Bob C with Barb for the ride that Jaime would usually give, and she really enjoyed it! Nic...

We had another busy day with 12 flights. First up was Jimmy with Steve followed by Bob A. in the L-33 for the first time, nice flight Bob! Then Jimmy again with Steve. Then Kent went up with Dan for his first FAST flight. Steve then took up a friend Daniel, who works...

A busy day with 10 flights. Jake was up first, then Nick did two FAST flights with Steve and got hooked and joined the club. Welcome Nick! Bob C. did his safety flight with Dan followed by Bob A. for a L33 check flight with Dan. Dan then wanted to get some stick time...