Bathurst Soaring Club holds training courses for beginners and low-time pilots, usually twice a year. The courses typically run for 5 days, Monday to Friday, Dates of the next course: Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October 2026 Places are still available.
While the formal course starts on the Monday, course participants are encouraged to arrive on either the Saturday or Sunday. This will allow those attending to complete the necessary paperwork, get a feel for the club’s operations, and also fit in some early flying as part of the club’s normal weekend operations. We host a welcome dinner on Sunday night which gives the students an opportunity to meet our members. In addition to completing several instructional flights during the weekend, duty pilots and other club members can train students on the course in:
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This introductory training will greatly assists the instructors to get into flying earlier on the Monday morning and running the course more smoothly. Bookings and weather permitting, course attendees will get their first flight with a weekend instructor on Saturday or Sunday. This is likely to be limited to one or two flights only so as not to impact on other club members, however, if time permits, additional flights might be possible. Intense flight training will start on Monday. The training course includes:
If due to adverse weather or for any other reason you are not able to take your 20 launches during the week, you will be credited with the launch height remaining from the initial allocation of 40,000 feet and you are free to take further flights during the following weekend or during normal operations over the following three months until the allocation is exhausted. After that, flights will be at the usual club rates. This course is for Ab Initio (beginners) or early glider pilots with limited hours only. Cost for the Course:
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