A check of the sounding held out hope for some weak thermals with cloud bases around 5000ft. Winds were out of the south and light so we elected to takeoff on 13. We started a little later than normal with the first launch at 1330 and that was Steve Davis with Whitt...
Hi All of OSCI, A half dozen showed up at Skywerx for the ground session I proposed: Don Meyer, Paul Jelinek, Steve Davis, Bob Arant, Tom Schaap, Tom Ostlund. We mostly talked about basic glider flying stuff wherein each commented on their impressions of how they...
Hi All of OSCI, Tuesday’s flying was primarily arranged because of Ken Costello’s email that he would be in town for one day and asking if we could do his Flight Review. I’m glad we could! Ken handed me his Safety quiz and we were good to go. Again we set up...
Hi All of OSCI, With the wind from O60 but forecast to become SE (it did) we set up for a 13 operation having the possibility of some 31 landings. Then: (all two place flights are in the L23) 1) Paul flew solo in the L23, :28, signs of lift? 2) Jerome and I...
The thermal index for this day was good with lift indicated to about 7000msl with CU forming at 5300msl. With this type of sounding, CU can form at lower levels, as it grows and hits the inversion at 7000ft msl, it spreads out in to a semi overcast layer. This is...
Hi All of OSCI, Saturday 7/26 mini Soaring Report: Morning for CAP I-Cadets Jim C. did the crack of dawn solo Dan P did 9 cadet flights without getting out of the back seat (as far as I know) Paul towed 1 – 8, Frank towed 9,10, but really was out for the...
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