Training Options

Learning to fly a glider has been the starting point for many successful aviation careers. Gliding is one of the safest, most enjoyable and yet most challenging forms of manned flight. It is something that virtually anybody can do - if you can drive a car, you can almost certainly learn to fly a glider. Three flight training options are available at the Caboolture Gliding Club. These include air experience flights, a course running over a number of weekends and progressive training as a Club member.  

AIR EXPERIENCE FLIGHTS

An air experience flight is an ideal way to start your training Your pilot will be an instructor who will teach you the basics of flying a sailplane and allow you to have some "hands on" flying experience. Following this there are a number of training options available.

    WEEKEND COURSE PACKAGE

This option caters for those who want to progress to the solo stage as quickly as possible. Training is conducted on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. While it is highly desirable that participants attend on three or four consecutive weekends, this is not essential. The initial cost for this course is $585, including twelve months membership of the Gliding Federation of Australia, initial Caboolture Gliding Club monthly membership fee, air and ground tuition, pilot's log book, text books and an allowance to cover about the first five flights. The flying allowance is credited to the member's account and, once it has been "spent", further flying is invoiced at normal Club members rates. For a student of average ability and assuming virtually no previous flying training experience, the total cost to the "first solo" stage might be in the order of $2,500, but much depends on the ability of the student to attend regularly.

For further information on courses, please contact: courses@glidingcaboolture.org.au

TRAINING AS A REGULAR CLUB MEMBER

A less formal approach to learning to glide is to join the Caboolture Gliding Club as a flying member and come along as and when you are able. This way you can learn to fly at your own pace.

MEMBERSHIP & FLYING FEES

Caboolture Gliding Club Annual Fees:

$264 (invoiced at $22.00 per month)

Students $132 (invoiced at $11.00 per month)

Gliding Federation of Australia Annual Fees: $195 (Students $120.50)

Tug Launch Fees: $10.00 plus $20.00 per 1000 feet / $2.00 per 100 feet

Non- Powered Gliders: $39.60 per hour / 66c per minute

Grob G109B Motor Glider:

  Engine-On: $110 per hour / $1.83 per minute

Engine-Off: $44 per hour / 73c per minute

FURTHER INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS

Click here for contact details, or send an e-mail to:

bookings@glidingcaboolture.org.au