Hi Grietje · Southern Cross Gliding Club operates a DG1000 and two ASK21s for Trial Instructional Flights (TIFs) from Camden Airport, http://www.gliding.com.au/
· Sydney Gliding also operates from Camden Airport, they have a Super Dimona and an ASK21Mi for training and TIFs, http://www.sydneygliding.com.au · Bathurst provide TIFs most weekends http://www.bathurstsoaring.org.au/default.asp · Hunter Valley Gliding Club also provide TIFs and gift vouchers etc. They have two Puchacz two seaters for training and TIFs. http://www.hvgc.com.au/ Regards, ROSS From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Angus Stewart Sent: Friday, 20 January 2012 11:26 PM To: Mal Bruce; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] enquiring ab initio and joy flights Speaking of which - what has happened to the layout of the GFA website? Has it gone under new ownership? Not long ago it got a revamp and was looking slick(er) and more professional - now it looks terrible. Agreed - a big red button drawing a visitor's eye to "accidents and incidents" is not such a good idea. Gus On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:53 AM, Mal Bruce <m...@mals.net> wrote: Hi Grietje Better you refer them to http://www.soaring.org.au as they may get to the GFA website and the first thing they will see is the red stamp that says accident a huge turn off for any new person to aviation. The first paragraph small text centred (baffled look on my face) does try direct them to http://www.soaring.org.au time and time again web developers who are glider pilots have offed to help to rectify the GFA web image. Sydney gliding does offer training they operate weekends and have 2 motor gliders http://www.sydneygliding.com.au/trial_info.aspx http://www.soaring.org.au/web/index.php?option=com_content <http://www.soaring.org.au/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id= 50&Itemid=37> &view=article&id=50&Itemid=37 http://soaring.org.au/web/index.php?option=com_content <http://soaring.org.au/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&I temid=37> &view=article&id=65&Itemid=37 New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory Bathurst Soaring Club (Bathurst) Canberra Gliding Club (Bunyan) Byron Gliding Club Inc (Byron Bay) Southern Cross Gliding Club (Camden) Sydney Gliding Inc (Camden) Southern Tablelands Gliding Club (Carrick) Murray Valley Soaring Club (Australian Soaring Centre) (Corowa) Grafton Gliding Club (Grafton) no web site -29° 40' 08" S, 152° 51' 53" E Cudgegong Soaring Pty Ltd (Gulgong) no web site -32° 17' 54" S, 149° 33' 40" E Lake Keepit Soaring Club (Lake Keepit) Leeton Aviators Club Inc. (Leeton) Wagga Wagga (Lockhart) Central Coast Soaring Club (Mangrove Mountain) Narromine Gliding Club Inc (Narromine) Soar Narromine Pty Ltd (Narromine) RAAF Richmond Gliding Club (Richmond) Temora Gliding Club (Temora) no web site -34° 25' 18" S, 147° 30' 42" E Tumbarumba Gliding Club (Temora) no web site Southern Riverina Gliding Club (Tocumwal) SportAviation P/L (Tocumwal) Hunter Valley Gliding Club (Warkworth) RAAF Williamtown Gliding Club (Williamtown) no web site 32° 47' 42" S, 151° 50' 06" E Dear All, I often receive email from people who would like to do a joy flight (I am sure it is called different these days, AEF?) or ab initio course. We don't do that so I tell them to go to Tocumwal or Benalla. But there are also requests for flying close to Sydney. Which club should I refer to? I always mention the GFA website as well. Regards, Grietje ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:39:16 +1100 From: "Justin Couch" <jus...@vlc.com.au> Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] enquiring ab initio and joy flights To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> Message-ID: <c1b8a50c2a888086a590f57a8dbd8f0e.squir...@webmail.vlc.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Grietje Wansink wrote: Dear All, I often receive email from people who would like to do a joy flight (I am sure it is called different these days, AEF?) or ab initio course. We don't do that so I tell them to go to Tocumwal or Benalla. But there are also requests for flying close to Sydney. Which club should I refer to? I always mention the GFA website as well. Southern Cross is the main club that does ab initio courses as well as AEFs. Sydney Gliding basically just do joy flights in motor gliders. They don't have a "club" as such where they train people to fly. Both operate out of Camden. Further afield from Sydney you have Mangrove Mountain, Bathurst or the club down near Goulburn, whose name escapes me now. -- Justin ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring End of Aus-soaring Digest, Vol 100, Issue 23 ******************************************** _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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