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Flight Instruction
Welcome to the wonderful sport of soaring. Learning how to fly gliders will likely be one of the most exhilarating and fulfilling experiences of your life. It may even change your life altogether. However, learning how to fly gliders takes time, money and patience. Because each of us have a different amount of these items available, each person will learn at a different pace than the next. Some people make it to the point of solo in as few as 20 flights or as many as 100 flights. The average is 30-50 flights. It all depends on the individual and how they go about their training. As a general rule, lessons should be as often as financially and otherwise possible. 2-3 lessons per trip to the airport when you are first beginning is highly recommended as is flying every weekend (weather permitting). The longer the time span between lessons, the slower your progress will be. These are not a requirement by any means but you will most likely realize yourself learning more quickly if you fly often.Glider Instruction is performed by FAA Certificated flight instructors in our Schweitzer SGS 2-33 and Grob Twin Astir (for advanced instruction), and is provided on a first come first serve basis.
This is a great guide for student pilots from the FAA. We highly recommend that you read it. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this guide.
Before you begin your training, please purchase the following items:You will need these prior to your first lesson. These items are available for purchase through the club. However, you can also purchase these from the Soaring Society of America (SSA) and most pilot shops. Other items required for later stage training:Most of these items are not available through the club! InstructorsInstructors Currently the club has 6 FAA certified flight instructors. Club instructors are volunteers .Each weekend day and most Fridays there is one instructor of the day signed up. This person will vary from day to day .Usually there are other instructors on the field each day but this is not a guarantee. Some of the instructors are also tow pilots so you may see certain people at the airport more than you do others. Homework to do before your first lesson:
What to bring with you on each lesson:
Before the big test: Pre-solo written test
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