Soaring Report – Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Hello, all: We held flight ops yesterday because it’s getting late in the soaring season and the soaring weather was predicted to be at least average.  The conditions were much better than that!  Skysight predicted clear skies, but CU clouds started to form by...

Soaring Report – Friday, October 3, 2025

Hello, all: We flew fifteen sorties today.  The tailwheel parts for the L-23 arrived early this week from the Czech Republic, Eric H installed them, and we were able to start flying the student pilots again.  It was a nice day, too, with some decent thermal activity...

Soaring Report – Sunday, September 21, 2025

Hi, all: It was a pretty nice day at the airport.  With the L-23 down for maintenance, we only flew five sorties.  Eric H flew two sorties in the partner-owned 1-26B, Bud flew two sorties in his Grob 102, and Ryan K got to fly one sortie in the partner-owned 1-26B. ...

Annual Club Cookout – September 28, 2025

Hello, all: The Omaha Soaring Club held its annual club cookout on Sunday evening, September 28th.  The cookout was attended by thirty-seven club members and guests.  The food was amazing and more than plentiful!  Thanks go to Mark B for again providing the smoked...

Soaring Report – September 14, 2025

Hi, all: We flew nine sorties today.  It was breezy, but the winds were blowing down the runway, so it wasn’t an issue.  The temps were in the high 80’s, and there were high clouds in the area.  The high clouds and the sporty winds prevented thermals for...

Soaring Report – Saturday, September 6, 2025

Hello, all: What a gorgeous September day!  It reminded me of the Earth, Wind, and Fire song ‘September’ (with a slight modification): Hey, hey, hey, ba-de-ya, say do you remember? Ba-de-ya, flying in September Ba-de-ya, never was a cloudy day! It’s a joyous song, and...