Hi All, I arrived “responsibly early” about 11:40 to find the stuff pretty much all up at the far end setting up for a 13 operation. I did my share by pulling Ander’s Russia out with my Subaru and trusty tow rope. The soaring forecast was dead on, i.e. there...
A check of the thermal index indicated negative values up to 6500 ft. With no significant wind forecast, there was potential for lift even though it is November. When I arrived, the L-23 and the Pawnee were positioned for a 31 takeoff. Whit Bonifant, Dan Peterson,...
Day turned out very nice with temps in the 70’s but some crosswinds from the West. We decided that the quartering tail winds were ok for a 31 launch and a 13 return. Seemed to work good all day. Had a record 11 folks show up with most doing some flying. Bob Dyer...
Even though the winds were forecast to be fairly strong out of the Northwest, the sounding still indicated the possibility of thermals up to 5000ft. Whitt Bonifant, Steve Stevens, Tom Schaap, Paul Jelinek, and Mike Boska were already there with the L-23, tow plane,...
Hi All, My day started with ground school attended by Steve Davis, Tom Schaap, and Steve Stevens. A bit after 11:00 a young lady, Katelyn, came in with one of our gift certificates and asked if she could fly today. We wrapped up GS about 11:15 and headed for the...
The soaring forecast for today was better than Dr. Jacks page had been forecasting for a while. The sounding this morning was also good with lift indicated up to 6000ft with a high temperature of 58. The high temperature got to 59 and lift was good to 5500ft. Whitt...
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