Training
The Taranaki Gliding Club offers the opportunity to learn how to fly gliders as part of a national scheme to train pilots. As a trainee you will follow a national syllabus devised by Gliding New Zealand. There are online lessons, followed up by practical instruction. You become part of the wider gliding community and will be able to transfer your progress to any other club in New Zealand. This is particularly beneficial for younger pilot trainees who might head off to tertiary education.
Anyone in good health can learn and quite quickly too. Training is carried out in our two-seaters and will comprise a mix of soaring flights with flights devoted to handling the glider and acquiring the ability to land the glider safely.
Lecture evenings complement the practical side.
Instruction is free. People learning to fly must become members of our club and thus, Gliding New Zealand.
Learning to fly and soar a glider should be regarded as acquiring a life-long skill that is entirely portable wherever you might go. Going solo is just the beginning.
Call John Tullett on (06) 7552493.
Our Twin Astir thermaling near Stratford. It is not as low as it looks!
The Eurofox waiting
Above is a photo of our new towplane, purchased with assistance from the Taranaki Electricity Trust, the Gliding New Zealand Umbrella Fund and Pub Charity grants. It is going well and up to expectations.