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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 […]

Notice of 2021 AGM

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 Sunday, 12 November at 12 noon. AGENDA Apologies Minutes from last year Business from minutes Presidents Report Treasurers Report Technical Officer Report CFI Report Any other business All […]

Great Fathers day gift

September 5th is Father’s Day and how many fathers would love a gift of a glider flight for their special day. We have several different Air Experience vouchers for sale starting from $198. You can purchase a flight in a glider at Tunbridge Airfield in the Central Midlands of Tasmania to be taken at your […]

First passenger

Going solo is the “biggie” for all student pilots. But it doesn’t stop there. We move on to the “C” Certificate and beyond. This includes, for many, gaining the Passenger / Friends rating. Today, David Gibbs had the opportunity to exercise his passenger rating for the first time. All aspects of the flight were observed by […]

Outlanders

Monday 14th June. A great day today as we checked out a new site for outlanding training. Ian Dummett and David Gibbs both completed their outlanding training at Will Bennett’s field near Ross. It proved to be an ideal site for outlanding training and both pilots did 2 landings, including a steep approach over high […]

Harley goes solo

Gliding Tasmania is currently in a growth phase. Along with steady growth in membership numbers and the arrival of 3 “new” gliders during the past few weeks, we are seeing substantial increases in the number of students attaining Solo status. Yesterday Harley went solo in the Twin Astir. Harley was a significant contributor to our […]

Ian and David go Solo

Lovers of soaring like eagles, The current interest in gliding, truly soaring, in Tasmania is clearly very strong. The fantastic new site thanks to the Gardner family, is very stimulating and invigorating with its meteorological challenges and stunning landscape beauty. The facilities are also very impressive and constantly being refined and are a great reflection […]

We are back

We are back! Flying operations will be running throughout this long weekend and ongoing. Normal Covid 19 requirements to apply with a maximum of 20 people on site, masks worn in Glider cockpit for dual flights, sanitising etc. Contact must be made with Richard Doyle (0419 992 264) prior to attending so that we can […]

Support Gliding

The Soaring Club of Tasmania (Gliding Tasmania) is the only gliding club currently operating within Tasmania. The club’s role is to facilitate all activities of gliding in Tasmania, including ground and air training, introductory visitor flights, and cross-county flying. Your financial support will help Gliding Tasmania to offer the best gliding experience possible. Money will […]

Thank you

The Soaring Club of Tasmania has moved from Woodbury Airfield to its new home at Tunbridge Airfield. This has been made possible by a great deal of volunteer labour and support from our members. We are excited to restart flying at our new home site and begin to explore the opportunities at Tunbridge. We are […]

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