Glider Training
Learn to soar! Soaring is flying a glider into rising air and flying as high as 18,000′ and even higher, and flying cross country as far as 1000 miles in a flight! Whether you’re an experienced pilot or a have no prior aviation experience, we have lessons tailored to your needs. Learn to fly with our professional glider flight instruction that will take you from your first flight to solo, and to your FAA Private Pilot Glider certificate. Additional instruction in cross country soaring, glider aerobatics, and advanced certificates (Commercial Glider and Certified Flight Instructor-Glider) is also available, as well as the training to get your certificates!
commercial training
Interested in becoming a glider flight instructor? Tim will help you achieve that goal. Whether you’re an aspiring commercial glider pilot or already an established CFI for airplanes/rotorcraft, we have the knowledge and experience to get you through the initial or add-on instructor certification process. Time and cost associated with a CFI-G can vary quite a bit based on a number of factors. We recommend contacting the us for an estimate based upon your personal flying and teaching experience.
Cross Country Training
For glider pilots of all abilities, cross country training courses are a great way of improving or sharpening your skills, knowledge and confidence. For pilots who have completed solo training, a cross country course can show the real possibilities of gliding.
Wave
There are multiple ways to get into wave lift and utiliazing the lift espeially in the ridge or mountian range.
self Launch
A self-launch endorsement is required to operate any glider which can take off under its own power. This includes touring motor gliders like the Diamond Xtreme. For pilots who are current in both an airplane and a glider the endorsement can be as quick as 2 hours of flight and 1 hour of ground instruction. For the glider only rated pilot, the self-launch endorsement may take 15 to 20 hours of flight instruction.
unusual Attitude/upset training
Upset recovery training teaches potentially lifesaving techniques under actual in-flight conditions, simulating common situations where the majority of aircraft accidents and fatalities occur. In this course, pilots will also learn to differentiate between spins and spiral dives, and nose high and nose low situations.
Aerobatic training
Experience the total freedom and excitement of aerobatic flight as you improve your pilot skills in precision and coordination. Aerobatic training will make you a safer pilot and it will strengthen your confidence as pilot.