Submitted by Bob Craig: I had to work till 1230, so I didn’t get out until 130pm. The sounding looked good up to 8000ft ( -3 lifted index) but clouds were predicted at 6000ft and this verified very well. The operation was in full swing with Anders Backlund, Whitt...
Hi All of OSCI, The day turned out far better than forecasted. There was no close threat of showers and some flights had good climbs. Some had bad sink. Flight (1) :23, Jay and I on his safety flight, was off at 12:28 which was pretty good for a noon start and...
I was late getting out to the field but found Whitt Bonifant instructing, Steve Stevens towing, Jerry Adams running the radios, and Stephen Davis and Pat Greenwood flying with Whitt. We also had our newest member, Don Meyer, getting his second FAST Kit flight. Don...
Hi All of OSCI, Submitted by Jaime Alexandar We set up for a 13 operation and launched (1) Mike on his Safety Flight with me :19. Steve Stevens (2) went solo to regain passenger currency :19. Steve Davis and Whitt flew a dual flight (3) :23. Donna Neff flew her...
I arrived at the field just before noon to find Steve Davis and Whitt Bonifant also there. We were joined by Jerry Adams, Don Meyer, and Frank Mitchell. We got the L-23 and Pawnee out and moved to the NW end of the runway (SE winds). The first flight was me giving...
As I was driving up to Blair, the sky was getting more and more overcast – darn. This was not what we were hoping for with a decent thermal index up to about 6500ft. Luckily, after arriving at the airport, the showers north of the field moved off to the east...
Recent Comments