Gliding Tasmania – Soar Above Tasmania

What is gliding?

Aviation's Most
Pure Discipline

With no engine, your success depends entirely on skill, knowledge, and your ability to read the sky. Soaring on invisible rivers of warm air — thermals — glider pilots routinely fly hundreds of kilometres across Australia.

The Soaring Club of Tasmania operates from the historic RAAF airfield at Tunbridge, providing free instruction to members. Anyone in good health can learn to glide — you can go solo from just 15 years old, with no upper age limit.

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Glasflügel Mosquito VH-GQD over Tunbridge

Air Experience Flights

Your First Flight
Starts Here

Introductory training flights in a dual-control glider with a qualified instructor.

Aviation involves inherent risks including serious injury or death. Risk cannot be eliminated. Please read our Terms & Conditions before booking.

Standard

AEF Basic

~3,200ft (AMSL) tow · 15–25 min typical

$220per flight

Become a Member of
Gliding Tasmania

Full members receive free instruction, access to club gliders, and become part of Tasmania's only gliding club. Gliding Tasmania is a not for profit club and all fees and income go directly to aircraft maintenance and facilities.

Volunteer/Social

$15/year

For non-flying helpers, ground crew, and supporters of the club who do not intend to fly.

Volunteer members can carry out administrative including timekeeping, office admin etc.
Members have no voting rights.
Cannot fly as Pilot In Command.
Cannot receive flying instruction.
Broad-Based Liability Insurance Cover.

Join as Volunteer/Social Member

Mainland Resident

$20/year

For Gliding Australia members who reside outside Tasmania and fly with us on visits.

Primary residential address must be on the Australian Mainland.
Mainland Resident Members have no voting rights.
Access to all club gliders
May need a flight check before flying at Tunbridge.
You will need to be a current member of the GFA.

Join as Mainland Resident Member

Full Membership

Junior Member

$100/year

For pilots aged under 26.

Free instruction from club instructors.
Junior Members have full voting rights.
Access to all club gliders
Competition eligibility
Broad-Based Liability Insurance Cover.
You will need to be a current member of the GFA.

Join as Junior
Member

Full Membership

Adult Flying Member

$225/year

Full flying membership for adults.

Free instruction from club instructors.
Adult Members have full voting rights.
Access to all club gliders
Competition eligibility
Broad-Based Liability Insurance Cover.
You will need to be a current member of the GFA.

Join as Adult
Member

Operations

When We Fly

Flying Days

Mainly weekends and selected mid-week days, weather and crew permitting. Phone ahead to confirm operations before making the trip to Tunbridge.

Operating Hours

Generally from around 10 am until late afternoon. Flying depends on weather conditions and crew availibility — summer days often produce excellent conditions from midday.