The Lakeland Aeroclub is a High School flying club that promotes youth pilots to fly gliders and tailwheel aircraft.
Members of the club have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in any aspect of aviation.
Membership is available to any high school student between the ages of fourteen and nineteen, who express an interest in aviation, are of good moral character, and are academically achieving.
The Lakeland Aero Club exists to provide an opportunity for local youth to get involved in, and create a future in aviation.
Join members of the Proving Grounds team on Sunday nights (8:30EST) for a friendly tour through various Proving Grounds installations from around the world organized through a Condor Club soaring competition.
There will be 16 racing tasks, with your 10 best scores defining your overall place in the competition. The real winners will be novice pilots who take this opportunity to discuss and practice soaring strategies, even how to use their flight computers through the event! Join the voice chat using the Discord platform to talk strategies, tools, technique and so much more.
November 11, 2023 map of global Proving Grounds installations
Two practice weeks kick off on November 20, the first race is on December 4th!
The Condor soaring simulator is an incredible tool to help introduce XC soaring and task flying to pilots interested in flying tasks in real gliders. It’s an effective way to gain comfort with a flight computer – setup, task definition, and use in flight.
The Proving Grounds ‘Task Master’ Chris is the leader of the contest, fresh off a great 2022 racing season in real life – 2nd in FAI Class at the Canadian National Soaring Championships, 1st at the SSA Region 8, and 3rd at the US Club Class Nationals.
ZVC Volkel is a club in the southeast part of the Netherlands and has been located at Volkel Air Force Base since 1955. When the military base is closed, we can fly. These are all weekend days, weekdays after 5 p.m., and on public holidays.
Nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, we lease an elevated 2100′ landing strip known as Bergseth Field. From this unique site, ridge lift is very close by, and the Enumclaw Plateau offers thermals and unparalleled views of Mt Rainier, the surrounding farmland, as well as lakes, and the Puget Sound.
The Texas Soaring Association (TSA) is one of the oldest gliding clubs in the United States, having been founded in 1947 and today is certainly one of the largest.
TSA has approximately 180 flying members including many youth members who participate in the club’s youth soaring program.
Aero Club Salland is one of the largest clubs in The Netherlands with almost 200 members, our own field with campsite, hangar, and bar/restaurant/canteen.
We have a fleet of 10 gliders and one TMG that can also be used for aerotows.
Connecticut Soaring Association is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to promoting the art of soaring and general aviation.
Since our beginnings, we’ve been driven by the same ideas as many nonprofit organizations: support, empowerment, progress, additionally, the love of flying.
