Flying Reports

Possible field alert – Bob W was playing with his mosquito larvae friends yesterday from the standing water in the little ditch.  I believe mosquito’s may be numerous and hungry in the next day or two.  Bring plenty of repellent … Continued

Last Thursday was a great day to go out and catch the noontime bubble. Art, Gene, Bob, Larry and I (Bill) did exactly that with our electrics. One of the photos is a flock of buzzards that came to join … Continued

Monday 3/1/18 Hi Flyers:    If you were not there today it would be difficult to tell. That is because we had 10 fliers out in this beautiful spring day. We had so many guys flying that I’m not sure I … Continued

I thought I’d share a few photos of my progress in repairing the main wing section of the Supra I bought.  It had some damage when I bought it, but much less than my original Supra whose wing hit a … Continued

Hi Gents, It was a beautiful day to fly this last Saturday as I was in the mid 50’s – low 60’s and sunny for a December day!  When I showed up Ed was already setting up his Electric Eagle, … Continued

Hi fliers, Today was a killer day for flying HL. The forecast blowout did not materialize this morning and did not ever get over about 8-10 with a few brief gusts to 15. Despite the persistent overcast, the lift was … Continued

Great day at the old sod farm Well, the contest day was splendid. It got pretty hot, but there was a breeze and an occasional cloud cover, so there was a bit of relief. The conditions were appropriately challenging. Not … Continued

I arrived at the field a little before 10am and John already had his winch all set up and ready to go.  I brought along my small key-fob camera to try for some video with it attached to my Perfection.  … Continued

Hi Fliers, What a fantastic day for flying. The winds were light, the sun was bright, and the lift was outstanding. I usually didn’t have too much difficulty finding it. I think I only missed time on one out of … Continued