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 […]
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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. […]
Sunday 6th December
The forecast was for a 60% chance of rain but it didn’t eventuate. The weather was fine for flying with some of the best thermals for quite a while. While Graham worked on a form 2 for the Libelle, the rest of us went flying with some great flights until a south westerly came in […]
Soaring Club of Tasmania, 2015 AGM
The Soaring Club of Tasmania Annual General Meeting took place on Sunday 29th November at the Woodbury Airfield. 2015 has been a growth year for the club. There was had a steady increase in membership and the club was recently awarded the Victorian Soaring Association’s most improved club award for 2014/15 for growth in membership and training. The […]
Secrets of a strange cloud
Secrets of a strange cloud is the story of Professor Thomas Peacock and his visit to Burktown in the remote Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia to see the Morning Glory. The Gulf is home to one of the world’s most extraordinary and spectacular meteorological phenomena, the Morning Glory Wave Cloud. Up to two kilometres high […]
Sunday 9th September 2015
Sunday 13th Sept. turned out pretty much as expected. We had seven flights the longest being flown by Reg Marron in the Libelle of 50min. towards the end of the day. The wind forecast was spot on with a 10 knot westerly upstairs (ground wind was N.W.) showing up about 3.00pm. This induced some wave which […]
VSA Awards Presentation, 2015
The VSA Awards Presentation was held on 8th August, 2015 at Bacchus Marsh in Victoria. At the awards, the Soaring Club of Tasmania was honoured to receive the Maurice Little Memorial Trophy for significant achievements in club development trophy The Maurice Little Memorial Trophy is awarded by the VSA Executive to a VSA Club which has made […]
Ready to fly
Craig King took our Pawnee tow plane to Merimbula in southern NSW for its annual maintenance last week. It was an uneventful trip (apart from a very frosty Tuesday morning start out of Launceston airport). We had to rotate the plane several times on the ground to encourage the sun to melt the thick frost […]
Fly away and BBQ
The Aero Club of Tasmania and the Soaring Club of Tasmania are offering a day of flying fun and BBQ. Enjoy a fly (or drive) to Woodbury ALA with fellow pilots, test your skills as a glider pilot (optional), and swap stories with other aviators over a BBQ lunch. This invitation is open to Club […]
