October 21st, 2017 was a special day for Stephanie and Ben when they exchanged their vows at a marriage ceremony in Deloraine, Tasmania followed by the reception at the beautiful Quamby Estate. Stephanie is the club secretary and one of our valued instructors and Ben a relatively new member and they make for a great […]
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SCOT updates
The weather may be getting cooler as we move towards winter but there was some great flying again last weekend with ridge soaring, training flights and some trial instruction flights. We fly every Sunday and occasionally Saturday as well right through the year weather pending. As well as the flying, there is the regular glider […]
Liam’s first solo
Congratulations to Liam on his first solo today (Easter Sunday) in the Grob Twin Astir glider. Starting with a great takeoff and finishing with an equally good landing, Liam nailed a great first solo flight in what will no doubt be the first of many more to come. Liam is being congratulated by John Spilsbury, […]
Double this weekend
We will be flying both Saturday and Sunday this weekend (18th and 19th February) so why not join us at Woodbury for a great weekend. RASP is indicating a great day for thermals on Saturday and a good day on Sunday so there should be great flying both days. John Spilsbury and Phil Goss will be […]
Double shifter
Saturday October 1st and Sunday October 2nd is our first “Double shifter” for the soaring season. So why not pack your tent, load the Winnebago or have the staff put fresh linen in the Learjet and join in for Saturday night Barbie and beverages? Don’t want to stay over, no problem. Just drop in and […]
Full Gliding Operations
After a long and wet winter and a tug with a broken engine mount, full gliding operations are on again at Woodbury. There was a fair bit of water around in recent months and the ground was still quite wet but with spring just around the corner it should start to dry out quite nicely. […]
Pawnee is flying again
The Pawnee tow plane is now back in the air after some delays relating to an engine mount issue. This highlights the importance of good airmanship which includes conducting very thorough pre-flight inspections. The good news is that the required maintenance occurred during a period where there has been weather that was quite unsuitable for […]
SAFETY SEMINAR
This coming up SATURDAY 23rd July at the ROSS Hotel – 10 am sharp. This is an extremely important seminar for all trainees, current glider pilots, instructors and tuggies who are members of The Soaring Club of Tasmania. It is open to ALL interested parties but the Flying Panels at both SCOT and the Air […]
Two new tow pilots
We are now lucky to have two new Tow Pilots with a heap of experience between them. Russell Palmer (left) is a former member and Tow Pilot and has come back to ‘the fold’ with 200 or so aero-tows and flight experience to draw on. Steve Ross (right) is also a highly experience pilot but […]
Form 2 time again
The annual Form 2 checks on our fleet were due this month and thanks to our wonderful maintenance crew, especially John Spilsbury and Graham Cassidy who have worked tirelessly to complete 3 Form 2 inspections during the past 3 days. The fleet is now in “tip top” condition ready for an excellent summer soaring season. […]
