Soaring Reports

Soaring Report – Saturday, November 18, 2023

Hi All, Wow, what a great day with 32 sorties and a new student solo. Bob A. started the day before the CAP Cadet Orientation flights started. Then we flew six CAP flights. After CAP, Sean S. was up with Steve R. on pattern flights, getting Sean checked out in the...

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Soaring report – Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Hi All, A real nice day, we will take these all winter. We flew nineteen sorties. I started it off with an L23 flight, followed by Jim D. for a solo flight. Steve R. and Liam S. flew 3 pattern flights in the 2-22. Bob A, Bob D. and Mark B. all did a flight in the...

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Soaring Report – November 12, 2023

Hi, all: As it has turned out, we aren't done flying in 2023. The Pawnee wing struts passed inspection as required for the current FAA Airworthiness Directive, so they're good for another two years. Since the Pawnee is good to go and the weather is super nice, we flew...

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Soaring Report – Sunday, October 22, 2023

Hi All, Today we flew twenty-two sorties, with two gliders up together a number of times. Ryan K. went up first with Steve R. along, and then Ryan flew a solo flight. Then Steve and Liam S. went up in the 2-22 and we launched Dave L. in the L-23. Liam S. was launched...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, October 21, 2023

Hi All, It was another beautiful fall day! We started early this morning with ten CAP Cadet Orientation sorties. These were followed by fourteen club sorties. Club sorties started with Jim Cl. who completed his Bi-annual Flight Review with Steve R. Next was Matt R....

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Soaring Report – Friday, October 20, 2023

Hi All, A beautiful October day to fly! The skies were cloud free, the visibility was fantastic, the winds were well within our limits, and the temperature was in the upper 70's. To top it off, we flew thirteen sorties while most people were stuck at work. What a day!...

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Soaring Report – October, 8, 2023

Hi All, We only completed four sorties today before the winds shut us down. Lexy H. was up first for a solo flight. Next, Jeff took a friend of his for a flight. Matt and Jaime did a badge work flight, and then Steve and Liam S. did a flight. Frank did the towing....

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Soaring Report – October 7, 2023

Hi, all: Today we flew four CAP Cadet Orientation flights and twenty-four club flights. It was sunny all day, but quite chilly when we started flight operations at 10:00AM. It eventually warmed up into the low 60's, but there was a crosswind blowing at about 14 knots,...

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Soaring Report – Sunday, October 1, 2023

Soaring Report - Sunday, October 1, 2023 Hi, all: A pretty windy day, and hot for October 1st, but there was good lift to at least 6,000'. Today's first flight was Steve R. taking Teodoro G. for a flight lesson. The next two flight lessons were Ryan K. and then Will...

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Soaring Report – Sunday, September 17, 2023

Hi All, What a pleasant day to be out flying. The visibility improved and there was some decent lift. The temperatures were mild, and so were the winds. A gorgeous late summer day, but there was dust being blown up by the Pawnee when tows were starting. We need rain,...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, September 16, 2023

Hi All, After a day of booming thermals on Tuesday and a day of good thermals on Wednesday, we literally 'returned to earth' today. Most of today's flights 'returned to earth' in less than 30 minutes, because there was very little lift. There were gusty winds from the...

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Soaring Report – Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Hello: Today we flew eleven sorties. The humidity was low, and the high temp for the day was approximately 80 degrees. The wind was variable and mostly a crosswind blowing at 8 knots from the southwest, gusting to 14 knots. In other words, another beautiful...

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Soaring Report – Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Hi, Club Members: Wow, what a day! We only flew eight flights today, but what we lacked in the quantity of flights was more than made up by the quality of flights! Everyone who flew had at least an hour-long flight, because the lift was great today. Bob A. was up...

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Soaring Report – Sunday, September 10, 2023

Hi All, . We flew twelve flights today before ending just as a light rain started. Mark B. was up first for two flights with Steve R. Then Lexy H. flew once with Steve. Next, Steve took up a paid ride. Liam G. flew three flights, and then Steve flew the first FAST kit...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, September 9, 2023

Hi All, . Today was a fairly quiet day, perhaps because Nebraska was playing football. We flew six CAP flights to start the day, and then nine club flights after noon. Bob A. and I flew the 'Back to Service' flight, after the maintenance check on the L-23's elevator....

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Soaring Report – August 27, 2023

Hi All, . What a beautiful day to be outside flying! We completed thirty-two flights today. Steve R, Frank M, and Matt R started at 9:00AM so Matt could get in ten quick pattern tow flights. Matt needs one-hundred solo flights to qualify for piloting CAP Cadet Glider...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, August 26, 2023

Hi All, . With a break in the oppressive heat and sauna-like humidity, we've returned to flight operations! Today, we flew 4 CAP flights and 16 club flights. After the CAP flights, Matt R. started the club flights with 4 pattern flights. Then John H. and Steve R. flew...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, August 12, 2023

Hello, all: . It was a nice afternoon for soaring. It was warm and it was a bit humid, but it wasn't bad for August. Tows were very smooth, which means that thermal activity was very light. There were some small thermals that allowed a couple of flights that lasted...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, August 5, 2023

Hi All, . Today we started our flight operations with six Civil Air Patrol - Cadet Glider Orientation flights. Those flights were followed by eleven club flights. . The CAP flights started later than normal because of on-and-off low clouds. We started the CAP flights...

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Soaring Report – Sunday, July 30, 2023

Hello, all: . We had 8 flights today, missing the 9th because of weather moving in. I went first, giving my brother a ride. Then Dave L. did a solo flight for the longest at 30 minutes. Then Ryan and Steve followed by Matt and his wife. John did a solo flight then...

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Soaring Report – Sunday, July 23, 2023

Hi All, . Today was a big day!  Congratulations to Matt R. on earning his Private Glider rating and to Jim D. on earning his Commercial Glider rating.  Great job guys, and congrats to CFI-G Steve R. on successfully preparing them to pass their Check Rides. . . . We...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, July 22, 2023

Hi All, . We flew twenty-four flights today.  The first ten flights were CAP Cadet Orientation flights.  Then, Matt R. and Jim D. flew a total of five flights with Steve, doing final practice flights for their Check Rides tomorrow. John H. flew a twenty-seven minute...

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Soaring Report – Thursday, July 20, 2023

Hi All, A real nice day today with some lift too.  July is normally hot and humid, but we've had some really nice days recently.  We flew sixteen flights today.  Matt R. started it off with Steve R. for two flights, followed by Jim D. who also flew two flights with...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, July 15, 2023

Hi All, We had a slower day today with only thirteen flights.  Matt R. was up three times with Steve R., finishing his Check Ride preparations.  Then Ryan K. was up for two flights with Steve.  Steve then did a ride for Dave K's relative from Prague (Czech Republic,...

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Soaring Report, Sunday, July 9, 2023

Hi All, We flew eighteen flights today.  Starting before noon, Jim D. flew five flights with Steve R. while practicing for his upcoming Check Ride.  Following Jim's flights, Steve flew a paid ride, and then Steve flew two flight lessons, one with Ryan K. and one with...

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Soaring Report, Thursday, July 6, 2023

Hi, All: What a beautiful day to be out flying!  Low humidity, light winds, and the high temperature was 78 degrees.  It was a Top Ten day, and it's JULY.  Crazy weather.  We flew a total of twelve fights today.  Jim D. was up early for the first of six flights.  Bob...

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Soaring Report – Sunday, July 2, 2023

Hi All, We flew eighteen flights today.  Ryan K. started off with Steve R. for an instruction flight.  Next, Matt R. flew two flights with Steve as Matt prepares for his upcoming Check Ride.  Steve then flew two paid rides.  Will M. was up next for a lesson with...

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Soaring Report – Saturday, June 17, 2023

Hello, everyone: We flew fourteen varied flights today. We started Saturday morning with six CAP Orientation fights. After CAP, James D. flew four flights, one with Steve R. and three solo. Steve and Bob D. flew three rides for a dad and his two kids, who flew in from...

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Soaring Report – Thursday, June 8, 2023

Hi All, We had a quiet day today with only four flights. Bob C. took a friend for a flight. Bob A. flew a solo flight and found some good lift; he flew more than 45 minutes. Bud S. flew two flights and then we called it a day. Frank towed for us. Tom

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Soaring Report – Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Hi All: It was a warm weekday for flying - it got up to 90 degrees. There were a lot of sunburned faces; more sun-screen needs to be applied on a day like today. We started flights at approximately 10:00AM, and until the cumulus clouds started forming at around...

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