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 |
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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 |