Soaring Reports

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...

Hello, all: SkySight forecast that there’d be solid lift today.  It was a lie!  First off, there’s a lot of smoke in the upper atmosphere from the ongoing Canadian wildfires.  We never have good soaring conditions when the sky is hazy with smoke.  Secondly, the corn...

Hello, all: We are in the summer doldrums!  It’s hot.  It’s humid.  There’s hardly any wind.  There isn’t much lift.  Even the turkey vultures aren’t soaring more than a few hundred feet above the ground.  We flew ten or eleven flights, but the flight conditions were...

Hello, all: The weather on Wednesday was so nice!  Light winds, a high temperature in the mid-80’s, and very tolerable humidity levels.  It was so different from last weekend when we wisely chose not to fly, due to the excessive heat and humidity.  This was a gorgeous...

Hello, all: The thermals didn’t materialize as was predicted by SkySight.  As predicted, there was lift to almost 5,000’, but it was a constant struggle to find and stay in the small thermals we found.  The cumulus clouds were popping and passing overhead, but only...

Hello, all: We expected a short day today, but we ended up with a total of eighteen sorties.  Since it was a nice day with cooler temps, low humidity, and light winds, multiple club members came out who hadn’t signed up to fly.  There were thunderstorms that passed to...

Hello, all: There’s not much to report today.  We started flight operations at 9am with nine Civil Air Patrol - Cadet Glider Orientation flights.  There were five Cadets signed up, and all five flew at least once.    The last of the Cadets had motion sickness and...

Hello, all: It was a beautiful early summer day in Nebraska.  The winds were light, the skies were mostly clear, the humidity was low, and the high temperature was 77 degrees.  If there had been strong thermals it’d have been a perfect day for soaring.  However, the...

Hello, all: . Today we flew a total of 17 sorties.  We planned to start at 0900 with Civil Air Patrol - Cadet Orientation sorties.  However, those were delayed until a little after 1000, due to winds exceeding the flight CAP limits.  There was a total of eight...

Hi, All: On a hot and humid June afternoon, beneath a clear blue sky, we flew nineteen sorties.  We also have two new members, Mike M. and Josh J.  Welcome to the Omaha Soaring Club, gents! Todays sorties: Warren P was up first with Steve R to fly his Annual Safety...

Hi All, A busier day today with twelve sorties flown. We started off with three paid rides, flown by Steve R.  The paid rides were followed by Ryan K flying a lesson with Steve R, followed by Mark B flying with Steve R.  Steve flew a fourth paid ride, and then Steve...

Hi All, It was another quiet weekday with only seven sorties flown: Steve R took Ryan M up for a flight lesson.  Ryan has begun practicing the maneuvers required for his Private Pilot - Glider Certificate flight exam later this summer.  Steve does a very good job of...

Hi All, A quiet weekday of flying, with only six sorties flown. John H. flew his Annual Safety Flight (ASF) with Steve R riding shotgun. John followed that up with a twenty-six minute flight in the L-23; this was a longest flight of the day. Paul J flew his ASF. It...

Hello, all: We flew eleven sorties today: Joe C flew his Annual Safety Flight with Steve R. Bob A flew a solo flight in the L-23. Will M flew a flight lesson with Steve R. Beth C bought a ride for her friend Maria; Steve flew the sortie. Beth C flew a flight lesson...

Hi All, . The day started with several members helping Jeff F assemble his glider.  Jeff returned from a week at the Hinckley Airfield in Illinois where he competed in the 'Windy City 1-26 Regatta'.  His glider was still on its trailer and needed to be assembled for...

Hi All, We are back in business!  We completed thirteen sorties to kick off the new soaring season.  Bob A. flew his Annual Safety Flight (ASF) with Steve R., and followed that up with the first solo flight of the season.  Next was Joe C. for his ASF, followed by...

Hi All, Wow, what a great day with 32 sorties and a new student solo. Bob A. started the day before the CAP Cadet Orientation flights started. Then we flew six CAP flights. After CAP, Sean S. was up with Steve R. on pattern flights, getting Sean checked out in the...

Hi All, A real nice day, we will take these all winter. We flew nineteen sorties. I started it off with an L23 flight, followed by Jim D. for a solo flight. Steve R. and Liam S. flew 3 pattern flights in the 2-22. Bob A, Bob D. and Mark B. all did a flight in the...

Hi, all: As it has turned out, we aren't done flying in 2023. The Pawnee wing struts passed inspection as required for the current FAA Airworthiness Directive, so they're good for another two years. Since the Pawnee is good to go and the weather is super nice, we flew...

Hi All, Today we flew twenty-two sorties, with two gliders up together a number of times. Ryan K. went up first with Steve R. along, and then Ryan flew a solo flight. Then Steve and Liam S. went up in the 2-22 and we launched Dave L. in the L-23. Liam S. was launched...