Cross Country Soaring, Inc.

Sometimes the hole-punch clouds leave the overcast. Sometimes the overcast leaves the hole-punch clouds. Very confusing...but cool.

And...they did it! Congratulations to team USA (Sarah and Karl) on winning the WGC World Championship glider competition in the multi-seat 20M category. Karl is 87 years old. Brains&Experience takes the gold in this sport.

Three days left in the 38th World Championship Soaring Competition...Sarah & Karl (team USA) in First Place. Woohoo!! (Yeah, I know. I just jinxed it)

Happy 4th of July!!

An important date in history.
March 23, 1933 is another.
Find out why.

A.I. images are being passed off as real every single day on my FB feed. Yours', too, I'm sure. I know that because a while back I installed a Chrome extension called "Hive Detector". Whenever I suspect that an image (or text) is A.I. generated, I can right-click over it and select the detector from the drop-down menu. Highly recommend, especially with election season underway. It produces and result like this:

Last contest photo! I swear. It's over. There were three classes flying and we won our class. Woohoo! Co-pilot Barry and his amazing rocket ship of a glider did most the work. Anywho - that's Harmony Park on the point with the cars and tents and stages. That's where the Shangri-La music festival is held.

My alma mater made number ONE most beautiful school in the world! I would like to cite that very distraction to explain my academic performance there....

The World’s 9 Most Beautiful Boarding Schools Located on historic city blocks or perched on mountains, homework looks a little better at these incredible institutions

Minnesota at the end of December 2023! Uh oh.

Give a glider flight for Christmas and your shopping is done! Money-back guarantee if the recipient isn't thrilled. There are three levels - $195, $245, $295. The higher and longer, the more dollars. Or you can buy the entry level flight ($195 is to 3000FT and lasts 20 minutes) and the recipient can upgrade to a higher flight if they want on ride day. They can take the stick and carve some turns if the want! It's a big sky, after all. I can walk them through the basics, but I get the landing.
I can email you a pdf of the certificate or mail a hardcopy (allow 3 days). Fully refundable for any reason and THIS gift won't gather dust. Videos of the flight also available. See my 20 year old website crosscountrysoaring.com for more information or call me (Don) at 612-7threezero-3905.
Merry Christmas

Winch launching a sailplane is THE best. Here's the view from the front-looking-back during a launch. We will be offering more of these flights in May 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIy8381lX3A

Christmas Gift Certificates! Just saying. He's already got ties and slippers, and she wants lasting memories of your love, not more things to dust. (how am I doing? :-) Call me)

Dang. The little rum barrel fell off again.

End of the day in the Fall.

Here's a pair of rare clouds that formed over the airport a few days ago - Fallstreak (or hole-punch) clouds. Wikipedia has a good layman's description of how it happens. They lasted about an hour.

I don't see what the problem is🤣🤣🤣

Disguised leapard😄😄

Breaking News: Glider Rides voted BEST gift of all! Fun. Amazing. Money-back guarantee (if you happen to give it to a fraidy-cat). Check online reviews "Faribault glider reviews" or go to crosscountrysoaring.com.
PM me with any questions.
Happy Holidays!

We are double-boosted and UP and running - until October 31st! Hop on my calendar and schedule a ride (Calendar&Links" page). If you listen closely, the puffy white cumulus clouds are calling you. Buy a certificate on my website as a gift or simply pay on ride day.

You can fly a bunch if you want (I can explain).
Or I can fly.
Or we can take turns.

Come spend a few hours at our little airport.
crosscountrysoaring.com

Just a quick note to say that I am discounting Glider Ride Gift Certificates again this Christmas. If you are shopping for someone on Santa’s GOOD list, then it’s 25% off.

3000FT - 20 minutes - normally $195 - now $146
4000FT - 30 minutes - normally $235 - now $176
5280FT (Mile High) - 40 minutes - normally $275 - now $206

As always, certificates arrive in 2-3 days in an unmarked brown manila envelope to any address you prefer.
I can also email you (or them) a pdf of the certificate if you cut it really close.

All glider ride certificates are fully guaranteed, money-back for any reason and never expire. They are also transferrable in case you decide to come soaring yourself. :-)

Thank you very much for your past business. Christmas sales have made it possible for my little enterprise to beat the odds since 2003.

Shoot me a text if you would like a certificate and I will take care of everything ~ 612-730-39zero5.

Stay safe and have a very Merry Christmas!

Don Ingraham
Cross Country Soaring
Faribault, MN

P.S. We are fully vaccinated with boosters and KN95 masks are available on request.
P.P.S. For those who already bought gift certificates after October 31st 2021 I will adjust your price or upgrade your ride. It’s only fair.
P.P.P.S. Forward this to someone you think is wrestling with gift ideas. Maybe they are having a hard time with yours. :-)

Glider Ride Certificates available for Christmas. Give a lifetime memory AND precious minutes off the planet's unpredictable surface. Call/text 612-730-39zero5 and ask about our pre-Xmas discount. Or email [email protected]
Thanks!
Don

The last flight on the last day of our 18th soaring season! Thanks to all who ventured out to soar with us. Engine, Smengine!

Hi everyone. We are back full-time (finally)! There are two full months left in our soaring season and plenty of empty ride slots on our schedule. If you have always wanted to try this, or need a second dose of hammerheads, go the the Calendar&Links page of my website and book up!
crosscountrysoaring.com

We are back!! Sort of....
We are operating Tuesdays and Thursdays until mid-August. After that we should be back at full strength - 5-days-a-week! Check out the website and hop on the calendar and schedule a short getaway from the planet's surface (you know, where all the bad stuff has been happening). crosscountrysoaring.com