Hi, all: A chilly start today! And, still no rain in weeks. The runway is very dusty. The badgers and ground squirrels can’t keep their holes open, because their dirt tunnels just collapse on them. There’s no moisture in the soil to hold the dirt together....
Hello, all: It was yet another nice, early fall day. We decided it was far nicer to be at the airport vs. at home doing fall yardwork. There’ll be plenty of time for yardwork! There wasn’t much in the line of thermals until late in the afternoon. The...
Hi, all: The fuel pumps at Skywerx are still not functioning. So, we only had enough fuel for four tows. We checked into buying fuel at the North Omaha Airport, and we can’t. We talked about sending the Pawnee to Tekamah to buy fuel, and decided it’d take...
Hello, all: What a nice day to fly unpowered aircraft in Nebraska! It was a fun day, even though we didn’t fly many sorties. Today’s flights: – Beth C. flew two flight lessons with Eric H. – Jonathan F. flew two flight lessons with Eric H....
Hi, all: Another nice, but warm, day with eleven sorties flown. The local farmers are busy harvesting their bean and corn crops. Once the crops are harvested, the mostly bare ground will be heated by sun. When the sun heats the bare ground, thermals will form. When...
Hi, all: We flew eleven sorties today: – Jose C. flew two flight lessons with Steve R. instructing. – Sean S. flew two sorties in his Jonkers JS-3, launching once via an aerotow and a second time via self-launch. – Bob A. and Dave L. flew two sorties...
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