Wednesday, August 27, 2025

2023 Soaring Summary


2023 Statistics:

  • 66 Cross Country Flights
  • 24,126 miles (38827 km)
  • 405 hours
  • 365 miles (588 km) average per XC flight
  • 60 mph average 
  • Covered California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming
  • Visited 18 airports (planned and unplanned)

Highlights:

  • 4th place in the OLC-USA Champion category 
  • 2nd place in the OLC-USA All Flights category (7th worldwide)
  • 6 flights over 1000km (including one over 1250km)
  • Downwind wave flight from Minden to King Mountain, Idaho. 
  • Flying over the Tetons from King Mountain.
  • Flying to the Grand Canyon from Ely.
  • Visiting the Carrizo Plain superbloom from Avenal.
  • “Around the horn” from Minden to Williams via Shasta and back the next day to grab the PASCO egg. 
  • 750 km O&R from hollister to Palmdale and back to King City.
  • Dust Devil Dash from Tehachapi to Calexico on the Mexican border. 
  • Epic landout at Eureka, CA  from Williams resulting in multi days retrieve. 

Photo Highlights

San Luis Obispo

Over Mt Diablo - Photo credit Andre Sosinski

Near Borrego Springs

Clear Lake

Over the Grand Canyon


Moab, UT

Grand Teton 

Sawtooth Mountains

Panoche Hills

Carrizo Plain

Mount Diablo

Mission Peak



 

 

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