The Gatineau Gliding Club (GGC) is a non-profit volunteer run organization.
The organization is dedicated to promoting motorless flight in Canada. GGC is the longest continuously operating gliding club in Canada, first incorporated in 1942.
The Gooise Zweefvlieg Club is a club in the western part of the Netherlands, located at Hilversum Airport (EHHV) near Utrecht and Amsterdam.
Our club has about 180 members, we own and operate a fleet of 10 gliders including 4 two-seaters and 6 single-seaters operating out of the Hilversum Airport. We have one winch and a Husky as towplane.
Our goal with Proving Grounds is to introduce more club members into the fun of cross country flying, in an easy and fun way!
The Philadelphia Glider Council is a non-profit, membership-based 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to the joy and adventure of soaring flight.
We own a beautiful 125-acre private turf gliderport in Hilltown, PA (Bucks County) devoted exclusively to soaring and a modern all fiberglass fleet. Our longest runway is approximately 3,000 feet long.
We provide primary and advanced instruction and promote Cross Country.
The Oklahoma Soaring Association (OSA) operates at the Hinton Municipal Airport in Hinton Oklahoma just west of Oklahoma City.
We’ve been flying gliders in Oklahoma since the 1960’s! Operating as a member owned club, we have 4 club gliders, a tow plane and many privately owned gliders.
For flight training, or cross country/skill development, OSA is a great option to pursue gliding, and the Proving Grounds stands to help novice OSA pilots develop their task flying skills in a supportive and outcome-oriented training environment!
Treasure Coast Soaring is a fast-growing, instruction-centric club located in Vero Beach, Florida.
With an abundance of small airports and farm fields in the area, we are in an excellent location for budding cross country pilots to spread their wings.
keep readingA small club with a really big airport.
We are primarily a 1-26 operation with ground launch operations.
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.
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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.
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.
Club de planeur de Quebec (CVVQ) is located near Quebec city between the plains of the St-Lawrence river and the wooden mountains of the north.
keep readingZVC 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.
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