Soaring Report Thursday 5/17/18
Hi All, Busy afternoon today, 10 flights, five with the L33 and five with the L23. Jim was up first in the L33. Bob Dyer took up Jaime followed by Don taking an L33 flight followed by Stoner. Jim took the L33 up again followed by Bob Arant. Then Don took a second flight. Jaime wanted some flying time from the front seat so I took the back seat. Jaime got us up to 6300 or 6400. Jim took a third flight in the L33, getting ready for Colorado. I took the hangar flight. Don had the longest at 36 minutes, I think the highest was over 6500. Steve, Whit and Bob Dyer did the towing.
Read MoreSoaring Report Sunday 5/6/18
Hi All We had 7 flights today. Don Meyer drove over from Des Moines for his safety flight with Dan. Next up was Jeff Friend for his second FAST flight with Dan followed by Jake with Dan. Then Stoner took up Dylan, an exchange student from South Korea. Then Larry went up with Dan. Stoner then took up his friend Scott for a flight followed by Bob A. for the hangar flight. Frank did all the towing and cleaned the Pawnee landing gear too! Thanks Frank. Also a thanks to Stoner for greasing the tractor and tightening the steering, a big difference. Also he donated a nice tool kit and...
Read MoreSoaring Report Saturday 5/5/18
Hi All, We had 11 flights today. It ended up a pretty nice day with lift to be found. First up was Whit with Jake for his second FAST flight. Then Larry and Jaime followed by Steve S. taking a friend, Dave Koukol, up for a ride. Dave is a current power pilot and he discovered the fun of soaring. Dave bought a FAST kit and also signed up as a new member. Welcome Dave! Jake Kettelhut also signed up as a member today. Welcome Jake! Steve R. wanted some back seat time with Bob C. bumming in the front seat. Whit then took Dave up for his first FAST flight followed by Paul in the L33. Larry...
Read MoreSoaring Report Sunday 4/22/18
Hi All, It turned out to be a nice day for once! A Total of 7 flights. First up was Bob Craig for his safety flight with Whit. Next up was Larry and Jaime for some dual time and a 30 minute flight. Bob A. did his safety flight with Bob C. followed by Paul for his SF. David and Jaime did a half hour of dual. Bob C. took up his Russia for an hour and a 7,000 top. I did the hangar flight. Cross wind was on and off but a nice spring day to be having fun. I actually got a little pink. Frank did 6 tows and Paul did one. Tom
Read MoreSoaring Report Thursday 3/22/18
It turned out to be a nice day for March allowing us to get some Safety flights done. Jaime got his bi-annual flight review done with Dan. Whit and Dan both got safety flights done and some CAP requirements. Dan was the busiest instructor and managed to get in a couple tows at last. We had 3 simulated rope breaks and 3 pattern tows, the rest of flights were to 2,000 AGL tows. Safety flights today – Jaime, Dan, Whit, Jim, Steve R., Stoner, and myself. A total of 12 flights today with winds down the runway to 30 degrees off with some occasional gusts, good experience. Tom Schaap,...
Read MoreSoaring Report Sunday 12/10/17
Hi All, A total of 4 flights today and one was Mark (Stoner) Oberg with his first solo flight. Way to go Stoner, congratulations! The first up was Larry with Jaime then Larry also did a solo flight. Next up was Stoner for his first solo. Jaime and I did the hangar flight. Bob Dyer did all 4 tows. Windy with some gusts up to 19 but right down the runway. Glad the sun was out, we just parked the cars to break the wind. Tom
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