Volume 7 Issue 11
November 2001
Upcoming events...
Our annual meeting is set for the 15th of December, and will be held at the Old Country
Buffet at 7450 Dodge St.
Soaring in November...
OSC was only able to fly two days in November due to adverse weather. We gave one
introductory ride but did check out a new commercial pilot - Terry Schmidt.
Congratulations!
Audit of OSC Books
We need two volunteers to audit OSC's books. It usually takes one or two evenings. Let Bob
Craig know if anyone is interested.
About the Aircraft...
Thanksgiving has come and gone and still no 95Z, But all of the other aircraft are busy
taking up the slack!
A Question for you...
You’ve noticed that we use two different ropes for the gliders, assumeing that one of them has a tensile strength of 1000 lbs, if it gets a knot in it, what is it’s new tensile strength?
At the Airport...
On the Omaha Sectional Chart, there is a symbol that looks like a badminton birdie to the
right of the airport symbol.
What does it stand for?
Flight Operations Corner
Jaime Alexander
November 2001
As I write this we have only two more weekends of scheduled flying before December. It
seems surreal to write that because today I was out flying in 75 degree temperatures! That
was here and not in Florida! Let's hope mother nature doesn't get even with us all at once
and plunge us into the deep freeze. Remember that we can and will fly in the Winter months
but we will look for reasonable opportunities. I will put out email and phone updates when
I foresee a flyable day. Of course any member can gather a crew and fly when the
opportunity arises.
I was out of town last week when the nuclear plant area ban ended and was glad to learn
we did some flying. Terry Schmidt obtained his Commercial Glider rating on his pilot
certificate. Congratulations Terry! We can always use more Commercial pilots for the intro
flights. We also look forward to Terry adding the CFI-G to his existing Flight Instructor
certificate. I'm ready for Spring already! Just think of cumulous clouds and two Blaniks!
See you at the field and/or the annual meeting.
Jaime Alexander
Flight Officer
Answers:
A Question For You:
500 lbs (FAA knowledge code N30)
At The Airport:
Although there hasn’t been any at Blair for several years, the symbol refers to
Parachute operations at the airport.
