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. |
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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. |
