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A man can criticize a pilot for flying into a mountainside in fog, but I would rather by far die on a mountainside than in bed. What sort of man would live where there is no daring? Is life itself so dear that we should blame one for dying in adventure? Is there a better way to die? ~ Charles A. Lindbergh
Byron Bay Forecast
Temperature: 23.1°C
Dew Point: 21.9°C Relative Humidity: 93% Wind Speed: 29.6km/h Wind Gusts: 40.7km/h Wind Direction: E Pressure: 1020.8hPa Rain Since 9AM: 8.4mm
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Have you ever dreamed of flying, soaring the ridges and thermals just as the eagles do? Have you been inspired by the books of Richard Bach, but never knew how to go about taking the first step? It's a lot easier than you may think, and quite inexpensive. Byron Bay Gliding Club offers 3 day and week long courses in robust Scheibe MotorFalke and Dimona self-launching gliders. These courses are run by our Chief Flying Instructor, Ian McPhee, one of the very best gliding instructors in Australia. That's not just advertising hype - ask anyone who is knowledgeable about the Australian gliding movement, and they'll tell you that Ian (known to one and all as Macca) is regarded as literally a national treasure, a man who has devoted the greater part of his working life to promoting the art of soaring.
Download an information sheet on Learning to Fly Gliders The best times for student courses are in Spring and Autumn when the air tends to be generally calmer. Summer brings strong sea-breezes which make circuit training difficult for the novice pilot. These same North Easterlies are a blessing to the experienced soaring pilot, as they produce ridge lift - we have one of the best ridge sites in the country, and certainly the prettiest. Coorabel ridge was the site of two Australian records flown some 60 years ago - Soaring Coorabel |
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