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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 […]
Off and running
Gliding Tasmania has made a great start after nearly 6 months of no flying due to the Tow aircraft engine issue. Flying stats for December show the Tug had 100 tows and nearly 17 hours of towing gliders over 11 days of flying. Our 3 club gliders flew for over 41 hours in total during […]
Notice of 2022 AGM and Tug news
Dear members, It’s time for the annual general meeting of the Soaring Club of Tasmania (gliding Tasmania). The AGM will be held at the Tunbridge Airfield on Saturday, 26th November at 12 noon. AGENDA – Apologies – Minutes from last year – Business from minutes – Presidents Report – Treasurers Report – Technical Officer Report […]
News update – July 2022
Following both a Flying Panel meeting and a Committee meeting we are pleased to advise that Stephen Ross will be taking over the role of the Clubs Tug Master and Stephen will now oversee the towing operation and maintenance of the Tug. Craig King will continue to assist us by helping Stephen with the organisation […]
Our tow aircraft is out of service
Our tow aircraft is out of service due to an engine failure. We expect to only offer minimal flights for a month or two using our sole private motor glider. The engine failure was unexpected and will be expensive to fix but it will be fixed and put back into service as soon as possible. […]
Would you like to support Gliding Tasmania
The Soaring Club of Tasmania (Gliding Tasmania) is the only gliding club currently operating in Tasmania. The club’s role is to facilitate all activities of gliding in Tasmania, including ground and air training, introductory visitor flights, and cross-country flying. Your financial support would help Gliding Tasmania to offer the best gliding experience possible. Any donated […]
Gliding Tasmania Open Day
Gliding Tasmania ran an Open Day on March 20th, 2022 and it was a great success. The weather was warm and cloudy with little wind. In other words, just about perfect. There were 25 visiting aircraft and one helicopter from all over the state and an estimated 150 visitors in attendance and you can see […]
