Hi All of OSCI, My arrival time was delayed by a clothes dryer hose failure. A duct tape temporary repair allowed me to see the first launch as I approached the airport about 12:15. Earlier in the week I had sent an email saying we had only Lisa D’Alurra (mother and...
Hi All of OSCI, It was a spectacularly nice day, 70’s with a light and variable wind, good lift for the most part. We set up for a 31 t/o-13 ldg operation and did nine flights. The L23 flew eight flights, three duals, one ride and four solos. I did the duals...
Hi All of OSCI, The threats for the day involved TRW, wind, wet field. None were significant by a little after noon. And another positive note for your Flight Officer was the presence of four CFI’s (Bob C.,Dan P., Whitt, me) and ditto for tow pilots (Frank – primary...
Looking at the thermal index for Thursday, it beckoned lots of soaring with lift to 7000ft possible. As I left work and headed to the airport at noon, cumulus clouds building to the east seemed to confirm the forecast. However, approaching Blair airport, it was...
Hi All of OSCI, I arrived a bit before the 1:00 start time and found the hangar doors opened with Whitt and Steve D. talking to visitors Darcy McAbee and her dad Dal McAbee. Darcy had contacted me several days ago to try and get her dad an intro flight this...
Heading out to the field after an historic rainfall, I expected the field to be too wet. But Blair was north of the heaviest rain so the field was useable though damp. At the field were Steve Stevens pre-flighting the Pawnee. Mike Boska, Anders Backlund, and Jerry...
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