Soaring Reports

A very busy day today. We did 10 flights on an early start. First up was Dan taking up his 16 yr. old granddaughter for her first flight, she loved it! Dan then took Bob Seewald for his first FAST kit flight followed by Greg, his son for his first FAST kit flight....

Six flights today. Steve R. wanted some backs seat time so Larry got a free ride. Next up was gift certificate ride for an 85v year old pilot who recently sold his Piper Colt. The last time in a glider was the early 60's. He really enjoyed it, right at 30 minutes...

Not a busy day but we got the L33 assembled and also did 3 flights. We did 2 rides, father and son. First up was Bob, the father. He really enjoyed it. Next was Greg, also he really enjoyed it. Greg has some powered flight time too. Last up was David K. for another...

Well, the clouds did not ground us today, but the first flight was just a pattern tow for Steve R. in the back seat with Bob A. providing balance in the front. Next up was Dave K. with Jaime followed by Larry and Bob A. on solo flights. Jaime then took up Dylan Willis...

A nice day to be out soaring, wind right down the runway swinging 10 degrees either side and nice temps. We did 7 flights including a certificate from Lincoln. Denny Collier, some family came up to watch too. Denny came to our display at the Lincoln air show 2 years...

Hi All, Busy afternoon today, 10 flights, five with the L33 and five with the L23. Jim was up first in the L33. Bob Dyer took up Jaime followed by Don taking an L33 flight followed by Stoner. Jim took the L33 up again followed by Bob Arant. Then Don took a second...

Hi All We had 7 flights today.  Don Meyer drove over from Des Moines for his safety flight with Dan.  Next up was Jeff Friend for his second FAST flight with Dan followed by Jake with Dan.  Then Stoner took up Dylan, an exchange student from South Korea.  Then Larry...

Hi All, We had 11 flights today. It ended up a pretty nice day with lift to be found. First up was Whit with Jake for his second FAST flight. Then Larry and Jaime followed by Steve S. taking a friend, Dave Koukol, up for a ride. Dave is a current power pilot and he...

Hi All, It turned out to be a nice day for once! A Total of 7 flights. First up was Bob Craig for his safety flight with Whit. Next up was Larry and Jaime for some dual time and a 30 minute flight. Bob A. did his safety flight with Bob C. followed by Paul for his SF....

It turned out to be a nice day for March allowing us to get some Safety flights done.  Jaime got his bi-annual flight review done with Dan.  Whit and Dan both got safety flights done and some CAP requirements. Dan was the busiest instructor and managed to get in a...

Hi All, A total of 4 flights today and one was Mark (Stoner) Oberg with his first solo flight. Way to go Stoner, congratulations! The first up was Larry with Jaime then Larry also did a solo flight.  Next up was Stoner for his first solo.  Jaime and I did the hangar...

Hi All Another nice Day to get to fly. Total of 8 flights. First up was Don M. with Jaime for a rope break then he went up for some fun alone. Don is going to Florida soon the finish his private and commercial. Next was Larry with Jaime for some dual, followed by...

Hi All, A nice day to fly and solo.  Dave Leslie soloed today! Congratulations Dave!  Dave was up first with Jaime then a quick pattern tow and then he soloed. Then Bob A. was up for the longest flight at 17 minutes and I took the hanger flight.  Temps upper 40's and...

Hi All, We managed 8 flights today despite the low clouds. The hanger flight was the longest flight at 12 minutes, as the sun finally started to shine. All flights were 1500 to 1900 foot tows except the first flight with Dave and Jaime doing a rope break sim. Jaime...

Hi All Beautiful day. Dan flew his P-Barron out to Blair to play with us today. Cool departure.  We saw Paul take off in the Conquest that is now based at Blair.  A quick trip to Valentine and back and he stopped in to help put things away.  One fast airplane.  Andy...

Hi All We had four flights today including Larry Morgan's solo!  Larry  and Jaime were up first.  Then Larry went up for 21 minutes for his first solo flight.  Congratulations Larry!  His wife Patty and daughter Kayla watched and will hear about it all evening. way to...

Hi All, Beautiful day, wind pretty much down the runway. Total of 7 flights.  Larry was up first with Jaime followed by Don in the L33. Steve Stevens took up a friend followed by my solo flight. Don then did a second flight. Jaime did a back seat write off for Pat...

Hi All A total of 8 flights today.  Steve R. was up solo first, followed by Dave and Jaime. Next up was Larry and Bob Craig followed by Andy and Jaime.  Andy and Jaime were finding lift so Bob jumped in his Russia and had a 1:34 hr flight.  I did a solo flight as did...

Hi All, Only 5 flights today.  The clouds finally moved out late morning so only some wind to deal with, but it was pretty much down the runway to 20 degrees off, so not too bad. A wind breaker felt good though. First up was Andy with Whit followed by Steve R. for a...

Hi All, Another real nice fall day.  We did only 5 flights today.  Larry did two in a row with Whit followed by a ride for Bob A. friend.  Next up was me followed by Bob A. for the hangar flight. We all found a little lift, 19-22 minutes. Steve Stevens did 4 tows and...

Hi All, Too bad we didn't have yesterday's weather today.  A little windy but not too chilly.  Runway 13 ops from the north end today. The HyVee chicken, fruit and salad, along with the deserts from many of the members was great. After lunch I did the first flight....

Hi All, Another nice day to be out flying.  Total of 10 fights.  Pat did a solo flight first followed by none other than Perry Mitchell with Jaime, welcome back Perry (Perry's last flight was summer of '14). Larry took 2 in a row with Jaime, the first was a simulated...

Hi All, What a beautiful day to be out gliding.  We did 10 flights today.  Jaime was up first with a gentleman that was in a wheelchair. He is in rehab and always wanted to go gliding.  There was 4 or 5 people with him and three kids.  A couple of his helpers lifted...

Hi All, Total seven flights today. Jaime and Donna were up first and the longest flight at 21 minutes. Then Stoner with Jaime followed by Larry and Jaime. Dave was up with Whit followed by Bob A. with Whit. Pat did a solo followed by my solo hangar flight. No thermals...

Hi All, Only four flights today. Really nice day but no thermals until the hangar flight. I was up first, Steve R. next, each 16 min. Jim took the L33 up for 21 minutes followed by Paul in the L23 for 52 minutes, he could have stayed up longer but Friday afternoon ya...

Hi All, We managed to get 9 flights in today before 4:30.  Larry was up for the first two with Whit followed by Stoner for two with Whit. Whit got a break when Pat did a solo flight. Next up for two in a row with Bob Craig was Steve R., the second was a rope break...

Hi All, What a thrilling opening game! Go BIG RED! We had a pretty busy day of flying today. A total of 9 flights. We were going to just do pattern flights with a 1700 foot broken to scattered cloud base. We managed to get on top for the first flight with Steve R. and...

Hi All, A total of 9 flights today. No thermals but light winds and a not too hot day, a catch 22, more heat, probably some thermals. First up was Pat with Jaime for a spot landing, they made 19 minutes. Pat then took a solo. Don Meyer was up next in the L33, up for...

Hi All, Wow, 14 flights today, and what a beautiful day. Lift was plentiful, the longest flight was Bob Craig at 2 hours followed by Paul in the L33 with 57 minutes. We had to limit the L23 to 25 to 30 minutes. Steve R. was up first with Jaime. He and Jeff each had...

Hi All, Busy day today. Total 11 flights, good thermals all day, we had to limit flights to 30-35 minutes. We started at 12:45 with Jim up in the L33. Jaime took James S. up for a 30 day sign off. Don Meyer took the L23 for a solo. Jaime did 5 more check out/lessons,...