September 1st is Father’s Day and how many fathers would love a gift of a glider flight for their special day and we are offering a 15% discount on all our Air Experience flights. Just enter Fathers Day as a coupon code in the cart page and a 15% discount will be applied to your […]
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Julian
One of our newest members Julian Barons completed his first two solo flights today. Julian joined Gliding Tasmania at the start of June and has been persistently attending as many days as possible and taking advantage of the great winter training weather and opportunities. Julian and Richard (L2 Instructor) Congratulations Julian!
Sam
Congratulations Sam Sharma who completed his first solo today. Sam went to 5500 ft and we had to shoot him down!! An excellent job. Well done Sam
Another 5 hour flight
Congratulations to James Dwyer who today completed his 5 hour task in the Club Libelle. Not only did James fly the required 5 hours but he smashed it with a club record flight of 5 hrs 39 minutes. At about the 5hr mark James remarked that “the sky is pumping”! James’ flight is the third 5 […]
Luke
Congratulations to Luke Muir on his qualification as a Tug Pilot. Luke is the first new tug pilot for Gliding Tasmania for some years, and the first new pilot to qualify on our new Eurofox 915iS tug. Well done Luke.
Gone but not forgotten
Bob Kennedy, an experienced pilot and the President of Gliding Tasmania, taxied the Piper Pawnee PA-25-150 onto the Tunbridge runway. Against the backdrop of a clear blue sky, the bright white aircraft stood out, its propeller humming with eagerness as it prepared for a significant journey. Bob was on a special mission—to fly the Pawnee […]
Christmas gift idea
Looking for a different Christmas gift for a loved one, family member or even a friend why not consider a Gift Voucher for a flight in one of our gliders. Purchase someone (even yourself) the gift of flight with an Air Experience Voucher from Gliding Tasmania. Soar like an eagle using the skill of your […]
Yes Girls Glide
We are proud to announce that Bethany Dodwell completed her first solo in a glider on Saturday 7th October 2023. Bethany, an Arts teacher from Ulverstone, Tasmania is a Junior Member of the club (Under 25 yrs) and had partially completed her RAAus Pilot training before joining the Soaring Club of Tasmania. Beth commented after […]
Eurofox 915iS tow aircraft
The new SCOT Eurofox 915iS Tug aircraft has just completed the build with all avionics installed and the engine run. It’s now ready to be packed up and shipped to Australia upon completion of another aircraft in June. We’re expecting the Eurofox Tug to be operational at Tunbridge in September after the completion of importation […]
New Tug on order
The committee, after considering many options, has decided to purchase a Eurofox 915 glider tug. The aircraft will be delivered in a glider-towing configuration with a 141Hp Rotax 915i fuel-injected turbocharged engine providing much better performance and reliability than our aging PA25-160 Pawnee. The aircraft will be an RAAus registered 2-seat nose-wheel version. Delivery is […]
