Hello, all: It was a good Thursday to fly! The winds were light and blowing from the northeast, and the temps were in the mid 80’s. We looked for and found thermals to the north and northeast of the airport. They were small, and it wasn’t easy to find...
Hello, all: It was another brilliant spring day in eastern Nebraska! And, there was lift to about 5,000′ MSL, exactly what was predicted. We had multiple flights that could have stayed aloft for at least an hour, but most everyone came back and landed after 30...
Hello, all: We’re back! The first day of soaring operations for the 2025 soaring season was today. For the first day of flying, we focused on our club members annual safety flights, which are used to reacquaint our pilots with flying a glider. Most of our...
Hi, all: Today may have been the final flight operations day for the 2024 soaring season. Rain, wind, and cooler temps are forecast. Plus, we’re putting all of our aircraft into non-flying status for 90 days, starting on December 1st. This will save some money...
Hi All, We are less than six weeks from the shortest day of the year, and by mid-afternoon, the sun is already so low that you don’t dare fly without sunglasses. Still, it was a nice day to be out flying. Today’s flights: – Tom flew a solo flight in...
Hello, all: This morning, we flew ten CAP Cadet Glider Orientation flights. It was a chilly morning with bright sunshine and a light 6 knot wind blowing from the southeast. Dan P, Tom S, Bud S, Jeff F, and Frank M handled equipment set-up and flight operations for...
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