Soaring Reports

Hi, all: . The Omaha Soaring Club flew Tuesday, May 13th, with five gliders and six pilots completing nine flights. We don't fly on many Tuesdays, but the soaring forecast indicated it'd be a good day, so we flew.  With the winds blowing down the runway from the...

Hi, all: . We decided to fly on a Monday because the soaring forecast was so good.  The soaring wasn't bad, but it wasn't anywhere near as good as it had been on Saturday the 10th.  As it was, we had five pilots and five gliders out to soar.  The winds were blowing...

Hello, all: . The day started off with clear skies, smooth air and no lift.  Winds were from the East and the forecasted high for the day was 84 degrees.  It was looking like a sled ride day until a little after 3PM when the lift suddenly exploded.  Steve flew through...

Hello, all: It was a good Thursday to fly!  The winds were light and blowing from the northeast, and the temps were in the mid 80's.  We looked for and found thermals to the north and northeast of the airport.  They were small, and it wasn't easy to find where their...

Hello, all: It was another brilliant spring day in eastern Nebraska!  And, there was lift to about 5,000' MSL, exactly what was predicted.  We had multiple flights that could have stayed aloft for at least an hour, but most everyone came back and landed after 30...

Hello, all: We're back!  The first day of soaring operations for the 2025 soaring season was today.  For the first day of flying, we focused on our club members annual safety flights, which are used to reacquaint our pilots with flying a glider.  Most of our members...

Hi, all: Today may have been the final flight operations day for the 2024 soaring season. Rain, wind, and cooler temps are forecast. Plus, we're putting all of our aircraft into non-flying status for 90 days, starting on December 1st. This will save some money on the...

Hi All, We are less than six weeks from the shortest day of the year, and by mid-afternoon, the sun is already so low that you don't dare fly without sunglasses. Still, it was a nice day to be out flying. Today's flights: - Tom flew a solo flight in the L-23. -...

Hello, all: This morning, we flew ten CAP Cadet Glider Orientation flights.  It was a chilly morning with bright sunshine and a light 6 knot wind blowing from the southeast.  Dan P, Tom S, Bud S, Jeff F, and Frank M handled equipment set-up and flight operations for...

Hi, Club Members: Today was Oral Exam and Check Ride day for Jeff F and Ryan K.  DPE Tony C arrived in his Cessna 120 on Friday evening, and was at Skywerx and ready to go early on Saturday AM.  Jeff was first and spent about two and a half hours with Tony while they...

Hi all: Another chilly morning today! We're expecting our first frost and freeze this week. And yet, there were thermals popping late this afternoon. I took Will M. along for my flight, and we were up for 45 minutes and reached 4,900' MSL. Not bad! Today's flights: -...

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. The dust...

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 longest flight of...

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 too long. As...

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. - Ryan K. flew a practice...

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 together in the...

Soaring Report - Sunday, September 22, 2024 Hi All, What a difference a day makes! Yesterday we were wearing shorts and t-shirts, and today long pants and a light jacket were needed to be comfortable. We can feel that fall weather is moving in. There are a lot of...

Hello, all: There's not much to report today. We started early to fly-off a group of the 'Mile High Experience' gift certificates that have accumulated. There were some flight lessons and check ride practice flights, and two bi-annual flight review flights. Otherwise,...

Hi, all: This morning started with a Ground School session in the Glider Pilot's Lounge at KBTA.  The session was open to all club members, but it was held primarily for the two members who have Oral Exams and Check Rides coming up in October (Jeff F and Ryan K) and...

Hi, all: Today we celebrated Jamie A’s 90th birthday.  For anyone who doesn’t know Jamie, he has a long history in aviation.   Jamie was a naval aviator back in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.  He flew as a pilot for United Airlines for many years.  He taught in the...

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Hi, all: Today was Labor Day, and we felt it’d be best to celebrate it while we ‘labored’ at the airport.  We ‘labored’ our way through thirteen flights today: Steve R. took Matt L. up for his ‘Mile High Flight Experience’. Sean flew a flight in his Jonkers after...

Hi, all: It was a quiet day today, with only nine flights.  This may have been due to the Cornhusker football team winning their season opener for the first time in five years.  People probably thought they’d better go to church, just in case.  Today’s flights: New...

Hi, all: It was a very nice day today!  Professional writing coaches will tell you that including ‘very’ in a sentence is unnecessary, but on a day like today, it is necessary!  Why?  Because it was VERY nice out!  Even though there were no thermals at all, it was a...

Hi, all: Today we flew a total of twenty-two flights: 1 - 7)       The first seven flights were CAP Cadet - Glider Orientation flights.  Dan P. and Steve R. flew the CAP flights. 8)            Dan P. took the Iowa CAP Wing Commander for her first glider ride. 9)     ...

Hi All, What a nice day to be out flying.  We flew five CAP Cadet Glider Orientation flights in the morning.  Two of the cadets were from the Iowa CAP Wing, and one was from the Nebraska CAP Wing.  At the end of CAP, Dan gave a ride to Mary, the Iowa CAP Wing...

Hi All, Today we flew seven flights.  The weather is unseasonably cool, but you won't hear anyone complaining!  Oh, so nice out!  Jim D. wanted some rear seat time and to log more flight hours, so he did the first three flights, two with Jaime A. in the front and one...

Hi All, Today we flew a total of twenty flights.  First, we flew ten CAP Cadet Glider Orientation flights, and then we flew ten club flights.  The morning was pleasant, but it got hot around noon.  Todays club flights: 1) Jim D. flew a flight in the L-23 with Bob A....

Hi All, Today we started with ten CAP Cadet Glider Orientation flights.  These flights were followed by nine club flights: 1) Mike M flew two pattern flights with Steve, and one flight to 3,000'. 2) John H flew a solo flight to 3,000'. 3) Will M flew two pattern...