Welcome to Goldfields Gliding Club
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Goldfields Gliding Club is a weekend gliding club operated on Uitsig Airfield located near Hennenman in the Freestate Province, South Africa. Our flying days are as follows: We usually have a good social gathering after the days flying where family and friends are most welcome. Dinner is prepared by a few good cooks in our club. The Club offer complete Glider Pilot License (GPL) training to first time pilots and current Private Pilot License (PPL) pilots. Training is done by a panel of well experienced Instructors and they can provide a conversion to powered gliders as well.The Club Fleet can provide a member with gliders from basic training to well advanced gliding and aerobatics. Goldfields Gliding Club has the biggest Club owned Glider Fleet in South Africa. Apart from our excellent fleet, we have the most affordable club and flying rates. We also offer day membership for a Introductory Instructional flight. The cost of day membership is R200.00 Refer to our Duty Roster to see which of our Pilots are on duty and to our Member page for contact details. You can also contact the Club for arrangements. |
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Whilst the functions assigned to a designated body are contained in the Civil Aviation Regulations (CARS), the CAA added some functions not specifically provided for in Part 149 of the regulations. These include oversight over Special Air Events, Aerobatic ratings and Display authorisations and oversight over Model Aircraft operations. |
The Soaring Society of South Africa (SSSA) is the body to which all glider pilots must belong, as stipulated in law by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), to pursue the sport of gliding in South Africa. |
Seven lucky Goldfield students will have the opportunity to learn to fly. A competition was launched by the club in 2012 whereby these students were selected from the local community. Lotto will partially fund their training after Goldfields Gliding Club was successfully awarded the funds by Lotto to do the development of these students. |
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