Gliding

Christmas gift idea

30/11/2021

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 […]

Great Fathers day gift

10/07/2021

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 […]

Support Gliding

29/01/2020

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 […]

Development approval

19/12/2018

Gliding Tasmania has now received development approval to build and use new facilities at the Tunbridge Airfield (see location for updated map). All of our equipment and facilities have been removed from Woodbury where we have operated continuously since 1973 on leased land. Once approval has been received for our hanger and other facilities, we will […]

Sunday 6th December

07/12/2015

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 […]

Secrets of a strange cloud

24/09/2015

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

14/09/2015

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 […]

Fly away and BBQ

26/06/2015

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 […]