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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...