Learn to fly a glider

Have you ever wanted to soar like an eagle and ride on the thermals just like they do? Well at the Adelaide Soaring Club (ASC), yes you can! 

The ASC is a not for profit organisation whose motto is:  To enjoy safe flying, friendship, and sharing our passion for aviation.  

All our instructors are fully qualified and love flying, so they volunteer their time to train our members and fly the public. This means we have lots of fun and it keeps our flying costs low compared to commercial organisations. We can train you to fly a glider and take to the skies on the doorstep of the famous and scenic Barossa Valley. We will take you through the whole training process from absolute beginner to solo and beyond. The flying principals are the same as they are for powered flight, however, you don’t have to worry about an engine so it can take less time to learn. The hours you take learning can also go towards your powered rating if you would like to go down this path at a later stage.

Did you know that the Australian Airforce have been training Australian Airforce Cadets in gliding for years because of the excellent flying skills they learn as a glider pilot? You will learn to stay up for hours just riding the rising thermals throughout the day. The Gawler region has some of the best soaring conditions around the world. We even have pilots fly over 1000km in one day in the summer months. You can just have a bit of fun flying around the local area or learn to go on cross-country flights. You may even be interested in going into some cross-country competitions. These are held all over the world. You can even learn to do a few aerobatics, or all the above. Once you have your appropriate ratings you can take to the skies in all our modern gliders. You can start your flying lessons from the age of 14 and go solo at the age of 15. You can fly before you can drive. Yes, you can do all of this at the ASC.