The Canberra Gliding Club has been established for over forty years, offering pilot training in gliders, trial instructional flights, where you can fly the aircraft under instruction, and joy flights, all conducted by experienced qualified members, in modern fiberglass aircraft. The club also has good club house and hangar facilities on it's own airfield. The local scenery is also very special, and under the right condition above 7000 ft, you can see from the New South Wales snow fields to the Tasman Sea. Even local flights over the home airfield offer a scenic experience!

Gliding is the sport of flying unpowered aircraft or sailplanes. Soaring involves using the air currents in the atmosphere to advantage. A glider sinks at around 160ft/min in still air when flown at minimum sink speed. If it can be flown into air that is rising at more than 160ft/min (called lift) it can climb. 500 to 1,000ft per minute is not unusual.

Gliders do not need wind to fly safely. They can fly in complete safety in still air. Wind may generate rising air, but rising air is also found in nil wind conditions.

Gliding is very safe. The aircraft land at a low speed. They have no fuel to catch fire and no engine to fail. Flight training and airmanship are of an exceptionally high standard. Our gliders are launched by aerotow; a powered aircraft tows them into the air, usually to 2,000ft. This is the safest method of launching.

Unlike some air sports, gliding can be relaxing and tranquil. The cockpit is enclosed and comfortable. Plenty of adrenalin can be produced for the thrill-seeker on request.

Men and women of all ages fly. Our club has trained people from 13 to 78 years. There are many pilots in their eighties. Younger children often enjoy passenger flights.

Club operates flying activities on weekends and public holidays.