Number Date Distance accomplished Duration Speed Flight description Crew Tow Pilot
  7/14/02   3 hours   A near landing at Forest Lake, MN. Writeup.    
1 7/13/03 40.2 miles 2 hours 20.1 mph

From Benson's to Rush City, and then landed in a hay field near Harris, MN. Not quite sufficient for a silver distance flight. Glider: L-13. Writeup (PDF).

Les Stordalen & Bob Winston Roger Payne
2 8/30/03 65.6 miles 3.5 hours 18.7 mph Launched from Forest Lake, overflew Stanton, and landed at Faribault, MN. Glider: Pilatus B4. Silver Badge Flight. Writeup (PDF). Pictures. Paul Esser Ted Perron
3 5/1/04 165 miles 4.5 hours 36.7 mph Launched from Albert Lea, MN and flew to West of Des Moines. Glider: Pilatus B4. Writeup (PDF). Eric Bluhm  
4 5/26/04 60 miles 2.25 hours 26.7 mph Launched from Stanton, MN and flew to near Downsville, WI. Glider: Pilatus B4. Writeup (PDF). Jim Hard and Dick Andrews  
5 5/15/05 29.2 miles 2.5 hours 11.7 mph Launched from Benson's, and landed in farmer's field. Glider: Pilatus B4.

JC Cunningham

 
6 7/1/05 34.8 miles 2.25 hours 15.5 mph Launched from Benson's, and landed in farmer's field East of Prescott, MN. Glider: Pilatus B4. JD Teter  
7 6/3/06 148 miles 6.1 hours 24.3 mph Launched from OEO, and flew to SW of Wausau, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (PDF). Pictures. Natasha Vizcarra & Don De Pree  
8 6/12/06 128.43 OLC miles 4.25 hours 30.2 mph Launched from OEO, started to fly to Princeton, but aborted due to weak conditions, and went instead to Chetek, WI and returned to OEO. OLC link. Glider: SGS 1-35. Jim Hard (in-air, standby) Lee Bradshaw
9 7/9/06 100.1 miles 4.25 hours 23.6 mph Launched from OEO, and flew to Hinckley, MN and back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Walt Johnson (standby) Bob Lee
10 8/26/06 72.2 miles 2.25 hours 32.1 mph Launched from OEO, and landed in a hayfield near Alma, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (PDF; HTML). Walt Johnson Lee Bradshaw
11 4/28/07 95.1 miles (OLC Classic) 2.6 hours 36.6 mph Launched from OEO, flew to Cambridge, MN, then to Hinckley, MN and landed in a sandy, farmers field in Grantsburg, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. OLC link . Writeup (HTML).

Michael Hoover

Tyler Hastings

Eric Bluhm
12 4/29/07 65 miles (OLC Classic) 3.1 hours 21 mph

Launched from OEO, flew to Taylors Falls, then to Amery, WI, then back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. OLC link. Writeup (HTML).

None Mark Robotti
13 5/17/07 187.3 mile FAI triangle (195.8 OLC Classic miles) 6.25 hours 31.3 mph Launched from FBL, flew to North of Blue Earth (N 43 44' 58" W 94 01' 13"), then to Mason City, IA, then back to FBL. Glider: SGS 1-35. OLC link. Writeup (HTML). Dick Huber (standby) Chris McConnell (Cross Country Soaring)
14 5/27/07 256.6 miles (413 km; OLC Classic) 5 hours 51.9 mph Launched from OEO, flew downwind to Oconto, WI on the shore of Green Bay. Glider: SGS 1-35. OLC Link. Writeup (HTML). Dick Beggs Mark Robotti
15 6/8/07 269.3 miles (433.4 km; OLC Classic) 5.25 hours 51.3 mph Launched from OEO, flew downwind to just North of Freeport, IL. Glider: SGS 1-35. OLC link. Writeup (HTML). Jim Hard Lee Bradshaw
  6/19/07 N/A N/A N/A Launched from OEO, and landed in a bean field 9 miles to NW. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Dick Huber and Tyler Hastings Lee Bradshaw
16 7/6/07 214.4 mile triangle (345 km; OLC Classic) 5.9 hours 36.3 mph Launched from OEO, flew to Chetek, to Princeton, then to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC link . Andy Power (in-air, standby) Lee Bradshaw
17 7/20/07 143.0 mile closed-course task (230.1 km; OLC Classic) 4.9 hours 30.3 mph Launched from OEO, flew to Mora, to New Richmond, then back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC link . Andy Power (in-air, standby) Lee Bradshaw
18 7/28/07 231.9 mile, nearly closed-course, task (373.2 km; OLC Classic) 6 hours 39.6 mph

Launched from OEO, flew to Moose Lake, to Mora, to OEO, to Baldwin and landed at a private grass strip 10 miles SE of OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC link .

This flight achieved 3 Wisconsin state distance records. See this snapshot of the WI state records on 10-11-07.

JC Cunningham Mark Robotti
  8/3/07 N/A N/A N/A Off-field landing, 4 miles SW of FBL. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Cody Chris McConnell (Cross Country Soaring)
19 9/15/07 About 15 miles     Launched from OEO, and landed at Amery, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Walt Johnson Eric Bluhm
20 9/22/07 80.44 miles (129.45 km; OLC classic) 2.6 hrs 32.1 mph Launched from OEO, flew to Willow River, and landed at a sod farm. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC link . Walt Johnson Dan Whipple
21 10/27/07 37.03 miles (59.59 km; OLC classic) 50 minutes 42.60 mph (68.56 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to just South of Baldwin, WI, landing at a private strip. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. Steve Kennedy Eric Bluhm
22 4/27/08 95.6 miles (153.8 km; OLC Classic) 2.9 hrs 34.3 mph (55.25 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Stanton, MN. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. Walt Johnson Bob Lee
23 5/4/08 133.25 miles (214.45 km; OLC classic) 2.2 hrs 61.85 mph (99.54 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Ashland, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35 Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. Walt Johnson Mark Robotti
24 5/11/08 297.12 miles (478.18 km; OLC classic) 4.75 hrs 63.08 mph (101.51 km/h)

Launched from OEO, flew to Muscatine, IA. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link.

This flight achieved 2 Wisconsin state distance records. See this snapshot of the WI state records on 6-28-08.

Walt Johnson Roger Lee
25 5/18/08 104.8 miles (168.61 km; OLC Classic) 2.5 hrs 41.07 mph (66.09 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to S of Eau Claire, and landed 10 miles East of Baldwin. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. Walt Johnson & Steve Kennedy Roger Lee
  5/24/08 N/A     Off-field landing near Bone Lake. Some pictures. Steve Kennedy Mark Robotti
26 5/29/08 42.3 miles (68.07 km; OLC Classic) 1.5 hrs 29.9 mph (48.18 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Grantsburg. Glider: SGS 1-35. OLC Link. Dick Beggs Lee Bradshaw
27 6/1/08 121.73 miles (195.91 km; OLC Classic) 2 hrs 10 minutes 55.99 mph (90.11 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Dorchester, WI and landed in a hay field. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML), OLC Link. Steve Kennedy Roger Lee
28 6/17/08 292.63 miles (470.95 km; OLC Classic) 6.5 hrs

45.5 mph (73.30 km/h)

Launched from OEO, flew to just North of the Green Bay airport, then flew along the coast of Lake Michigan to Menominee-Marinette, MI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. David Hallberg Lee Bradshaw
29 6/21/08 181.33 miles (291.83 km; OLC Classic) 4.75 hrs 38.72 mph (62.32 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to a turnpoint near Plainview, MN, then to a turnpoint near Independence, WI, then to the Menominee, WI airport. Glider: SGS 1-35. OLC Link Walt Johnson & Steve Kennedy Bill Argyros
30 7/4/08 251.67 miles (405.03 km; OLC Classic) 6.6 hours 37.9 mph (61.01 km/h)

Launched from OEO, flew to a turnpoint near Mora, MN, then flew back to OEO, then flew 105 miles SE to a turnpoint near Ettrick, WI, then landed 25 miles along the return course line to OEO (near Alma, WI). Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link.

This flight achieved 6 Wisconsin state distance records. See this snapshot of the WI state records on 8-22-08.

Walt Johnson Mark Robotti
31 7/13/08 337.63 miles (543.37 km; OLC classic) 5.6 hrs 59.89 mph (96.38 km/h)

Launched from OEO, flew to Sandwich, IL. Retrieve took three additional days. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link.

This flight achieved 2 Wisconsin state distance records. See this snapshot of the WI state records on 10-13-08.

Self Roger Lee
32 7/26/08 65.34 miles (105.16 km; OLC classic) 2.2 hrs 31.07 mph (50.01 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Red Wing, MN airport. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. Walt Johnson Al Grayson (with Dan Whipple in the back seat)
33 8/9/08 145.49 miles (234.15 km; OLC classic) 3.75 hrs 38.736 mph (62.34 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to near Bangor, WI and landed near Burr Oak, WI in a hayfield. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. Walt Johnson Al Grayson
34 8/17/08 154.41 miles (248.50 km OLC Classic) 4.3 hrs 35.69 mph (57.43 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Chetek, WI, then to NE of Tarrant, WI, and landed at the Boyceville, WI airport. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). OLC Link. Walt Johnson and Richard Weil Bill Argyros
35 4/11/09 108 miles 3.5 hrs   Launched from OEO, flew to Cambridge, MN, Princeton, MN, Milaca, MN, Mora, MN, Hinckley, MN then landed in a farmers field 7 miles South of Hinckley.Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walt Johnson Lee Bradshaw
36 5/2/09 224.07 miles (360.61 km; OLC Classic). 6.1 hrs 36.7 mph Launched from OEO, flew a partial rectangular course, landing in a farmers field near Rush City, MN. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walt Johnson & Steve Kennedy Mark Robotti
37 5/10/09 77.88 miles (125.34 km; OLC Classic) 2.25 hrs 34.84 mph (56.07 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to near Cub Acres, to Cumberland, then landed in a farmers field near Dresser, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walt Johnson Roger Lee
38 5/17/09 257.67 miles (414.68 km; OLC Classic) 6.25 hrs 42 mph (67.6 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Grantsburg, to Shell Lake, to near Independence, WI then back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Dick Beggs Tim Roska
39 5/22/09 117.17 miles (188.56 km; OLC Classic) 3.9 hrs 30.6 mph (49.24 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Boyceville, to Cumberland, WI then back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Troy Pongratz Lee Bradshaw
40 5/24/09 268.56 miles (432.21 km; OLC classic) 6.9 hrs 39.33 mph (63.29 km/h) Launched from OEO, and flew to Veblen, SD. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walt Johnson Bob Lee
41 6/3/09 237.01 miles (381.43 km; OLC Classic) 6.75 hrs 35.31 mph (56.83 km/h) Launched from OEO, and flew to near Wausau, WI, then on return leg to OEO, landed near Colfax, WI in an alfalfa field. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Steve Kennedy Lee Bradshaw
  6/11/09 0 miles 0 hrs 0 mph We didn't fly. How sad. Writeup (HTML). No crew No towpilot
42 6/14/09 116.28 miles (187.14 km; OLC Classic) 2.5 hrs 49.25 mph (79.26 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to my turnpoint about 93 miles SE of OEO, turned back towards OEO, then landed in a alfalfa field near Independence, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Darryll Dodson Bill Argyros
43 6/15/09 132.08 miles (212.56 km; OLC Classic) 3 hrs 46.14mph (74.26 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to near Rush City, to just South of Shell Lake, and then landed in a corn field near Prairie Farm, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Andy Power Lee Bradshaw
44 6/20/09 232.52 miles (374.21 km; OLC Classic) 6.25 hrs 37.44 mph (60.26 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to near Rice Lake, then to Shell Lake, then to Grantsburg, to Moose Lake, and then back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walter Johnson Lee Bradshaw
45 7/4/09 24.7 miles (OLC Classic) 50 minutes   Launched from OEO, flew North to near Sunrise, MN then landed in a field. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walter Johnson Tim Roska
46 7/11/09 37.82 miles (60.86 km; OLC Classic) 52 minutes 42.21 mph (67.94 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew East to between Clear Lake, WI and Prairie Farm, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walter Johnson Roger Lee
47 7/19/09 283.86 miles (456.83 km; OLC Classic) 6 hrs 57 minutes 40.82 mph (65.69 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to near Winona, then to Arcadia, then to near Grantsburg, to near Rush City, and back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walter Johnson Ted Perron
48 8/18/09 295.35 miles (475.32 km; OLC Classic) 5 hrs 20 minutes 55.26 mph (88.94 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to airport at Escanaba, MI.
Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML).
Chuck Sullivan & Mike Scholz Roger Lee
  2009 N/A     Team Zulu Tango Won the OLC Classic Competition For Region 7 (Diploma) Many thanks to the crew members, and primarily Walter Johnson! Many thanks to the Tow Pilots!!
49 4/11/10 258.2 miles (415.6 km; OLC Classic) 6 hrs 7 minutes 44 mph (70.85 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Lublin, WI, then towards Rochester, MN until just about the Mississippi river, and then flew back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walter Johnson Bill Argyros
50 4/17/10 191.54 statute miles (308.26 km; OLC Classic) 5 hour1 58 minute 32.37 mph (52.09 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Stanton, Faribault, and landed at New Richmond. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Dick Beggs Roger Lee
51 5/9/10 249.2 miles (461.48 km; OLC Classic) 6 hours 15 minutes 45.89 mph (73.86 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Wausau, WI, and landed at Boyceville, WI airport. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Steve Kennedy Lee Bradshaw
52 5/29/10 110 miles (176.96 km; OLC Classic) 3 hours 45 minutes 29.9 mph (48.13 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew a rectangular course to Frederic, WI with a landing in a hayfield. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML).

Paul Campobasso

Taylor Holmes

Al Grayson
  9/4/10 A Meaningful Flight: A Tribute to Kathleen C. Winters (The Kathleen C. Winters Memorial Flight). Fred Hewitt and Jim Hard flew from Stanton, MN to Hinckley, IL. Glider: DG 1000. Writeup (HTML). Chris Prince and Tom Kuhfeld  
53 4/17/11 186.3 miles (299.9 km; OLC) 4 hours 55 minutes 38.6 mph (62.2 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Tarrant, WI (SE of Durand, WI), then to Thorp, WI, then landed at Menomonie, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walter Johnson Bob Lee
54 4/24/11 326.84 miles (526 km; OLC distance) 7 hours 8 minutes 45.7 mph (73.6 km/h)

500km FAI Triangle: Launched from OEO, flew to Lublin, WI, then to Rochester, WI, then back to OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML).

This flight set 12 WI state records (11 distance records, and 1 speed record). See above writeup for details.

Darryll Dodson Mark Robotti
55 5/16/11 129.7 miles (208.8 km) OLC distance 2 hours and 33 minutes of soaring flight 50.7 mph (81.6 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Albert Lea, MN and landed in a old corn field about 3 miles North of the airport. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Darryll Dodson Roger Lee
56 5/26/11 209.15 miles (336.6 km) OLC distance 5.5 hours of soaring flight 37.9 mph (61 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew a four sided task to the NW of Minneapolis/St. Paul, and landed at Cambridge, MN. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Walter Johnson Roger Lee
57 6/1/11 60.4 miles (97.27 km) OLC distance 1 hour of soaring flight 59.9 mph (96.4 km/h) Launched from OEO, and flew downwind to Colfax, WI. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Darryll Dodson Lee Bradshaw
58 6/5/11 119 miles (191.5 km) OLC distance 4 hours of soaring flight 29.6 mph (47.6 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew a rough rectangle NE of OEO, landing back at OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Steve Kennedy and Don DePree (in-air co-crewing) Al Grayson
59 7/2/11 128.34 miles (206.54 km) OLC distance 3 hours 25 minutes of soaring 37.03 mph (59.6 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew a partial rectangle, and landed South of Eau Claire. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Dick Beggs, and Steve Kennedy and Paul Campobasso Al Grayson
  7/13/11 N/A     Flying from Boulder, CO. Pictures. None. Mile High Gliding
60 7/17/11 77.6 miles (124.9 km) OLC distance 2 hours 41 minutes of soaring 28.9 mph (46.5 km/h) Launched from Ephrata, WA, and landed back at Ephrata. Pictures (some also from brief non-cross country flight on 7/16/11) OLC link. None. Seattle Glider Council
61 10/9/11 118.1 miles (190 km) OLC Plus distance 3 hours 27 minutes 34.3 mph (55 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to East and then to West, and landed in a farmer's field NW of OEO. Glider: SGS 1-35. Walter Johnson and Darryll Dodson  
62 4/22/12 63.1 miles (101.6 km) OLC Plus distance 1 hour 39 minutes of soaring 38.4 mph (61.8 km/h) Launched from OEO, flew to Chetek, WI airport. Glider: SGS 1-35. Writeup (HTML). Steve Kennedy Mark Robotti