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Caboolture Gliding Club

Soar like an eagle on silent wings in a friendly, cooperative club atmosphere from our base at Caboolture Airfield on Queensland's beautiful Sunshine Coast. New members and visitors are always welcome.

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Exhilarating Scenic Air Experience Flights

   
Soar like an eagle on silent wings!
  
Behind the tug in Twin Astir IKW and about to release - May'08 - photo by Ken Wishaw
 

Picturesque is the only way to describe the vista of ocean, islands, farmlands and market gardens, the Glasshouse Mountains, pine plantations and various equestrian venues that are yours to see as you are introduced to soaring flight from the Caboolture Airfield.

 

Air experience flights commence with the glider being towed to a predetermined release height by a powered tow aircraft. Once the required height is reached your qualified instructor pilot will release the glider from the tow, or turn off the engine, and the wonderful experience of silent flight commences.

 

If you want to make the most of your introduction to gliding we will give you some basic instruction followed by hands on flying experience - naturally at a safe height above the ground.

 

Alternatively you can leave all of the flying to your pilot who will be able to answer any questions you have about gliding in general and the Caboolture Gliding Club in particular as you enjoy both the experience and the scenery.

  - SCENIC GLIDER AIR EXPERIENCE FLIGHTS - 
 

The Deluxe Flight:

You will  fly to 3,500 feet and soar gently over the spectacular local scenery before returning to the airfield at Caboolture. Flight duration will be about 25 to 30 minutes, depending on the weather conditions.

The price for the Deluxe Flight is $195.

Subject to weather/cloud conditions, we offer an "on the day" option to extend the Deluxe Flight to a 4,500 release height. Flight duration would then be 40 to 45 minutes, depending on the weather conditions.

The additional price for this option is $50.

    

The Standard Flight:  

The release height will be 2,500 feet and the flight duration will be about 15 minutes depending on the weather conditions.

The price for the Standard Flight is $170.

   

Click here for contact details, 

or send an e-mail to: 

bookings@glidingcaboolture.org.au

 

Click here to complete the on-line request form.

 

For an article on one of these flights (with pics taken by passenger John Rounsefell on 24-Mar-01) please click here.

       
  - SCENIC MOTOR GLIDER AIR EXPERIENCE FLIGHTS - 

Experience the best of both worlds, the pure exhilaration of traditional silent gliding/soaring flight combined with the convenience and flexibility of a self launching motor glider.

Click here for details of the various motor glider adventure flight options.  

 

 Twin Astir IKW over Caboolture May'08 - photo by Ken Wishaw

       

Barry McCarthy in the rear seat of Twin Astir IKW to the south of Caboolture Airfield (photo by Ken Wishaw from the front seat - May'08)