Gift vouchers are available and are a great idea for a friend or family member.
Sunraysia Gliding Club gift vouchers are available from the Deakin
Visitor Information Centre in Mildura, or by phoning a club committee
member. More information can be found in Contact Us. Air Experience passenger flights cost $150.
The club offers professional instruction free of charge in our three dual-seat gliders.
The process of learning to fly is specified by a syllabus according to the Gliding Federation of Australia's standard operating procedures. This can be different for everyone! Some students with past flight experience may solo in as little is 20 flights, whereas it is not uncommon for some learning pilots to take greater than 100 flights to achieve solo status.
However, there is much more to look forward to after solo. Pilots have the opportunity to increase their experience and work towards a series of certificates and badges specified by the Gliding Federation of Australia. Such accreditation forms the basis of various endorsements each pilot may achieve, such as being able to perform aerobatics or being qualified to take family and friends for joyrides for example.
After beginning to gain further solo experience, pilots are converted to other glider types, particularly single-seaters. Single seat gliders are generally higher performance and have better handling characteristics than their bigger brothers. This makes flying single-seaters very rewarding, and opens up prospects of sport flying - specifically cross-country or competition racing.
Gift vouchers are available and are a great idea for a friend or family member. Sunraysia Gliding Club gift vouchers are available from the Deakin Visitor Information Centre in Mildura, or by phoning a club committee member. More information can be found in Contact Us.
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