Hello, all: The thermals didn’t materialize as was predicted by SkySight. As predicted, there was lift to almost 5,000’, but it was a constant struggle to find and stay in the small thermals we found. The cumulus clouds were popping and passing overhead, but only...
Hello, all: We expected a short day today, but we ended up with a total of eighteen sorties. Since it was a nice day with cooler temps, low humidity, and light winds, multiple club members came out who hadn’t signed up to fly. There were thunderstorms that passed to...
Hello, all: There’s not much to report today. We started flight operations at 9am with nine Civil Air Patrol – Cadet Glider Orientation flights. There were five Cadets signed up, and all five flew at least once. The last of the Cadets had motion sickness...
Hello, all: It was a beautiful early summer day in Nebraska. The winds were light, the skies were mostly clear, the humidity was low, and the high temperature was 77 degrees. If there had been strong thermals it’d have been a perfect day for soaring. However, the...
Hello, all: . Today we flew a total of 17 sorties. We planned to start at 0900 with Civil Air Patrol – Cadet Orientation sorties. However, those were delayed until a little after 1000, due to winds exceeding the flight CAP limits. There was a total of eight...
Hi, All: On a hot and humid June afternoon, beneath a clear blue sky, we flew nineteen sorties. We also have two new members, Mike M. and Josh J. Welcome to the Omaha Soaring Club, gents! Todays sorties: Warren P was up first with Steve R to fly his Annual Safety...
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