A Very Special Soaring Report 21 Sep 2016

I got a call yesterday afternoon that three college guys were going to be in town and one of them has ALS and a glider flight has been on his bucket list.  They could only do it today.   So through the power of the instant communication enough people committed to...

Soaring report 9/17

We had a decent turnout for flying after the membership meeting with a 31 takeoff operation and able to land back on 13. We started the day with 2 recurrent flights with Whit going up with Bob A. and Jamie flying with Tom S. Both are now current for another 30 days....

9-10-16 Dawn Patrol, and Soaring Report.

Hi OSCI   I’m including two parts for the Saturday 9/10 Soaring report: The Dawn Patrol Arriving stealthily as dawn breaks the darkness our team (Paul, Bob A, Tom S, Mike) dutifully comply with FAR’s and launch the mission to CBF precisely at sunrise.  They...

8-31-16 Soaring Report

I arrived a bit before 1:00 to find the staging already in progress.  The light NE wind allowed a convenient 31-13 operation.  It was a beautiful and comfortable day.  Lift was however only tantalizing resulting in all five flights being in the :19 – :29 range.  Bob...